BMC athlete Vasco Vilaça, representing Team Stars & Stripes, secured his first Supertri victory. The competition was fierce, with athletes like Hayden Wilde, who had won the previous two Supertri races, and Tim Hellwig battling for the top spot.
The most remarkable part of Derron’s performance was that she overcame a one-minute time penalty. Like Alistair Brownlee in the men’s race, Derron also received a one-minute penalty for drafting, something that is allowed in the Olympic discipline but not in the T100.
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I rode solidly early on and opened up about a one-minute gap in the first 20 km, so I pressed on individually. I came off the bike with a lead of almost four minutes over the other favorites and managed the gap from there.
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Afterward, Lucy Byram admitted she had pushed hard on the bike to gain an advantage for the run. “I am really happy to get on the podium with such a strong field of girls. I had to ride really hard on the bike to make sure I had a good gap on the run against the fast runners. I am glad it all worked out today.”
After narrowly missing a Kona slot at IM Vitoria a month ago, Høgenhaug arrived in Frankfurt with a clear goal: to secure his Kona qualification.