Vicky Holland claims silver in ITU Triathlon in Hamburg
Saturday 18 July 2015 20:00, UK
Britain's Vicky Holland threatened world champion Gwen Jorgensen's impressive ITU World Triathlon Series winning streak in Hamburg on Saturday before having to settle for silver ahead of compatriot Non Stanford.
Holland was within touching distance of Jorgensen heading into the final stages but in the end could not prevent the American from breaking away to record her 11th successive WTS victory, a run stretching back to last year.
Jorgensen finished in a time of 57 minutes and eight seconds, with Holland coming home a little more than five seconds later and Stanford claiming bronze in a time of 57:24.
The 29-year-old Holland, who moves up to fifth in the overall standings, said: "I thought I had a chance of getting closer maybe than anyone has done this year.
"She surged a couple of times and I managed to cover those but I knew in the final 1,500 metres I was pretty much on my limit. You can't underestimate Gwen, she has been unbeaten at the moment."
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Stanford, who has not been on the podium since winning the ITU world title in 2013 due to injury, said: "I thought, you know what, we need to get two British girls on the podium, that gave me an extra kick at the end because it's been far to long, and to finally share a podium with Vicky is fantastic."
There was a surprise winner in the men's event - which did not include the Brownlee brothers - as Frenchman Vincent Luis claimed his maiden WTS victory after finishing ahead of Spanish duo Javier Gomez Noya and Mario Mola in a time of 51:54. Noya and Mola still lead the way in the overall standings.
