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Last night, Vincent Luis took 5th place in the 7th stage of the World Triathlon Series in Edmonton (Canada). He finished 21 seconds behind the day’s winner, Britain’s Jonathan Brownlee. The second Frenchman competing, Simon Viain, finished 12th.
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After a remarkable run, Britain’s @jonny_brownlee wins ahead of Spain’s @mariomola and Belgium’s @MartenVanRiel.
@vincentluistri finishes 5th, 21 seconds behind Brownlee. Simon finishes 12th. ??@triathlonlive pic.twitter.com/1fnVKA43uy
— F.F.TRI. (@FFTRI) July 21, 2019
There were 54 at the start of this penultimate round of the 2019 World Triathlon Series, contested in a Sprint format (750-20-5).
After the 750m swim, Vincent Luis exited the water first, followed by Belgium's Marten Van Riel and American Ben Kanute. At the exit of transition, these three men were joined by Britain's Jonathan Brownlee and Australia's Matt Hauser. The five men worked together and completed the entire bike leg as a group.
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From the exit of the transition area, a group of 5 athletes took the lead, consisting of @vincentluistri, @MartenVanRiel, @jonny_brownlee, @Matt_Hauser and @benkanute?@triathlonlive pic.twitter.com/j3rdzvu5WY
— F.F.TRI. (@FFTRI) July 21, 2019
Vincent Luis entered T2 first, but the group of five had only a 19-second lead over the rest of the peloton. On the run, Jonathan Brownlee took the lead, followed by Marten Van Riel. Vincent Luis quickly found himself a few lengths behind the two escapees, alongside Ben Kanute and Matt Hauser.
Ahead, the Briton extended his lead over the Belgian, who was caught by two men who had come back from the peloton, Spain's Mario Mola and New Zealand's Hayden Wilde, while Vincent Luis was in 6th place.
Ultimately, Jonathan Brownlee raced to an unexpected victory. The Briton had completely missed his season with no top 10 finishes before Edmonton. His best performance in WTS 2019 had been an 11th place in Bermuda in April.
Mario Mola took 2nd place, which allowed the Spaniard to move up three places in the world series standings to 2nd position. Marten Van Riel took the 3rd step of the podium.
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After this 7th stage of the circuit, @vincentluistri maintains the lead in the overall World Triathlon Series standings.?Next up, August 31st in Lausanne to follow the Grand Final live!
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— F.F.TRI. (@FFTRI) July 21, 2019
Fifth on the day, Vincent Luis maintains his lead in the WTS before the Grand Final in Lausanne on August 31st. This is an important race for the world championship title, as the points awarded on that day will have a coefficient of 1.5.
Before that, the world's short-distance triathlon elite will meet in Tokyo on August 15th and 16th for the Test Event, a qualifier one year before the Olympic Games.
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