Vicky Holland wins the Edmonton World Series in a recital of the British national team

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In the women's competition the victory was for the British Vicky Holland with a time of 56: 51, followed by the Australian Ashleigh Gentle with 57: 02 and by the also British Gergia Taylor-Brown.

All the Edmonton WTS it was the penultimate world series before the Gold Coast Grand Final and the last sprint distance test.

 This year there has been no female representation by the Spanish team in the Canadian event, in a WTS where we want to remember Carolina Routier, who in 2015 achieved a great fourth place, which is to date the best result of a Spanish in a world series. Carol is still recovering from the outrage she suffered a few months ago while training and we want to take advantage to encourage the recovery.

The American Summer Cook was the first to cover the 750 meters followed by the British Jessica Learmonth who after a quick transition was the first to get on the bike. A few seconds behind them was a tight group, where Vicky Holland, Katie Zaferes and Georgina Taylor-Brown were. For her part, Jodie Stimpson was 15” behind them and Alsleig Gentle was a little further behind, 30” behind Holland.

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In the first kilometers of the cycling segment a group of six triathletes was formed, with Learmonth, Holland, Taylor-Brown, Van Coevorden, Zaferes and Spivey, while behind a second group was formed with 14 triathletes where stood Gentle and the young Knibb. The six headed imposed a strong pace to try to get away to the second transition, but behind, thanks mainly to the work of Taylor Knibb the second group caught the breaks halfway through the cycling segment and formed a group of 20 triathletes in the lead of career.

The group of 20 went down to run together after the cycling sector and the race was to be decided in the 5 km final race on foot. Vicky Holland from the first strides was placed at the head, followed by three of his compatriots Stimpson, Taylor-Brown and Learmounth, along with the Australian Gentle. The five stayed in the lead until the last kilometer, where Holland changes the pace and only Gentle can follow him.

Finally victory for Vicky Holland, with the best running parcila on foot, 16: 41. Second position for Ashleigh Gentle also coming down from the 17 'in the race on foot and third was the British Georgina Taylor-Brown. The fourth and fifth positions were also for British triathletes, Jessica Learmonth and Jodie Stimpson.

Results: Elite Women
1.	Vicky Holland	GBR	00:56:51
2.	Ashleigh Gentle	AUS	00:57:02
3.	Georgia Taylor-Brown	GBR	00:57:08
4.	Jessica Learmonth	GBR	00:57:12
5.	Jodie Stimpson	GBR	00:57:14

Meanwhile Katie Zaferes world leader, came in sixth position.

Photo: ITU

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