Flora Duffy Finishes 9th In Cancun World Cup
Bermuda’s Flora Duffy finished 9th in Elite Women’s division of the 2012 ITU Triathlon Cancun World Cup held in Cancun, Mexico on Sunday [Oct 7]. The event consisted of a 750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run.
Triathlon.org reports that: “Flora Duffy (BER) and Claudia Rivas (MEX) wasted no time getting themselves into prime position right from the start. Duffy came out with a blazing lead on the one-lap 750m swim, followed by Rivas.
“While the pair got a head start on the bike, a group of 16 athletes joined them on the first of three bike laps to form a large lead group. A small pack of six followed nearly a minute back on the 20km course.
“The flat road proved ineffective for a breakaway, forcing the lead group, which included Rebecca Robisch (GER), Kathy Tremblay (CAN), and Elizabeth Bravo (ECU), Shiver, and Hewison, to tackle the course together.
“While the group slowed significantly under the already-intense sun, they managed to maintain their distance from the chase pack on the second lap, which Shiver headed. Tremblay took her turn at the top when she bolted out to the front on the run course, followed by Shiver and Duffy. However, Hewison was too powerful and quickly overtook the leaders.”
