MCCORMACK
and CARTER broke away from the leaders during the
bike leg, building their lead by around 20 seconds
per lap, taking a buffer of more than two minutes
into the run.
The
two leaders worked together during the run to maintain
their lead, before MCCORMACK raced away to extend
the gap to 30 metres going into the final kilometre.
Martin
KRNAVEK (CZE) finished fourth in 1:48:44.36, and Dimitri
GAAG (KAZ) was fifth in 1:49:00.44.
Australian
Miles STEWART, who was considered to be one of the
favourites, lost valuable time in the first transition
after dropping a shoe. He finished fourteenth.
World
number one Chris HILL (AUS) finished sixth in 1:49:18.20.
Loretta
HARROP delivered Australia another triathlon gold
medal by successfully defending her women’s title
in the 2001 Goodwill Games Sunday at South Bank.
Her
victory followed Chris MCCORMACK’s (AUS) win
in the men’s competition two hours earlier.
HARROP,
the New York 1998 Goodwill Games gold medallist, crossed
the line in 1:59:44.59, 15.65 seconds ahead of silver
medallist Barabara LINDQUIST (USA) who finished in
2:00:00.24.
Nicole
HACKETT (AUS) was third in 2:01:13.31.
HACKETT,
LINDQUIST and HARROP, and Sheila TAORMINA (USA) made
their decisive break from world champion Siri LINDLEY
(USA) in the swim, creating a 20 second gap leading
into the bike leg.
The
four leaders increased their lead over the rest of
the competitors by about 20 seconds a lap, before
HARROP and LINDQUIST broke away after the transition
into the run.
LINDQUIST
managed to stay close to HARROP for the first half
of the run, but HARROP proved too strong, creating
a 20 metre buffer in the second last lap.
LINDLEY
finished fourth in 2:02:42.54, while Sydney 2000 Olympic
Games gold medallist Brigitte MCMAHON (SUI) was sixth
in 2:04:03.62.
Press
Report Courtesy of Goodwill Games Inc.
