Alex Yee and Beth Potter completed a double for Britain by the men's and women's events in the season-opening World Triathlon Championship Series at Yas Marina Circuit on Friday.
Yee broke clear in the last stages of the 5-kilometre run after closely contested swim and bike rounds to win the men’s race in a time of 52 minutes, 53 seconds.
Vasco Vilaca of Portugal was six seconds behind in second, and the Brazilian Manoel Messias was a further 13 seconds down in third. The world champion, Leo Bergere, (53:15) of France finished in sixth.
“I just wanted to see how the last four weeks [training] in Australia had gone and see the fruits of our labour, and I guess it worked out quite well,” Yee, the silver medallist at the Tokyo Olympics said.
“I think I swam pretty solid, not amazing, but pretty good. I’ll take it and hopefully build on it.”
Potter claimed her maiden gold in the world championship series and led a one-two finish for Britain in the women’s race.
She raced prominently in the lead group in the cycling leg and drew clear on her own in the 5km running stage to cross the finishing line in 57:56.
Compatriot Sophie Caldwell (58:14) and the American Taylor Spivey (58:27) stayed on strongly behind her to take second and third respectively.
“It’s fantastic to win,” Potter said. “I worked hard on the swim to stay in contention and then try and get a bit of a gap for the rest of the race. The bike was good for me and I felt I was technically good, although it was hard.
“The hot weather made the race more challenging but given it’s only a sprint race; I kept going until the end. This will give me a lot of confidence for the rest of the season and I will keep training hard when I go back to Leeds.”
Results:
Elite women:
1. Beth Potter (GBR) 57min 56sec
2. Sophie Caldwell (GBR) 58:14
3. Taylor Spivey (USA) 58:27
Elite men:
1. Alex Yee (GBR) 52:53
2. Vasco Vilaca (POR) 52:59
3. Manoel Messias (BRA) 53:06
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Brief scoreline
Switzerland 0
England 0
Result: England win 6-5 on penalties
Man of the Match: Trent Alexander-Arnold (England)
MATCH INFO
Borussia Dortmund 0
Bayern Munich 1 (Kimmich 43')
Man of the match: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
Jeff Buckley: From Hallelujah To The Last Goodbye
By Dave Lory with Jim Irvin
Five ways to get fit like Craig David (we tried for seven but ran out of time)
Start the week as you mean to go on. So get your training on strong on a Monday.
Train hard, but don’t take it all so seriously that it gets to the point where you’re not having fun and enjoying your friends and your family and going out for nice meals and doing that stuff.
Think about what you’re training or eating a certain way for — don’t, for example, get a six-pack to impress somebody else or lose weight to conform to society’s norms. It’s all nonsense.
Get your priorities right.
And last but not least, you should always, always chill on Sundays.
Who was Alfred Nobel?
The Nobel Prize was created by wealthy Swedish chemist and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel.
- In his will he dictated that the bulk of his estate should be used to fund "prizes to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind".
- Nobel is best known as the inventor of dynamite, but also wrote poetry and drama and could speak Russian, French, English and German by the age of 17. The five original prize categories reflect the interests closest to his heart.
- Nobel died in 1896 but it took until 1901, following a legal battle over his will, before the first prizes were awarded.
MATCH INFO
Uefa Champions League quarter-final, second leg (first-leg score):
Manchester City (0) v Tottenham Hotspur (1), Wednesday, 11pm UAE
Match is on BeIN Sports
