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in Tiga and I won. So I knew I was coming here really wire. Third place went to Austria’s Sara Vilic, who
fit. Laurent always told me that I had everything, I had stepped onto the WTS podium for the very first
the dedication, I had the integrity, I had talent and he time.
told me the one thing I was missing was emotion and I “Coming on that straight, Andrea was the stronger one,
didn’t show it a lot of the time,” Hewitt said through I was stronger on the hills. To be honest, I’m just ecstatic
tears. “I have to say thank you to Maddie Dillon, she has me and Andrea got on the podium. The amount of work
been beside me for one year and knows exactly what I we did all day, if I was going to lose to a sprint finish,
am going through and my friends, my family I just want I’m glad it was Andrea today,” said Stimpson of her
to thank everyone.” strong performance. “I can’t thank my family enough
Earning the silver medal was Great Britain’s Jodie for getting me through that last year. That one was for
Stimpson, who was edged out by Hewitt by just an my sister, she’s been my rock through this, and I couldn’t
inch in an epic sprint battle that came down to the have done this without her.”

Elite Men : Elite Women :

1.Javier Gomez Noya ESP 01:52:31 1.Andrea Hewitt NZL 02:03:46
2.Thomas Bishop GBR 01:52:45 2.Jodie Stimpson GBR 02:03:46
3.Vincent Luis FRA 01:53:08 3.Sara Vilic AUT 02:03:53
4.Fernando Alarza ESP 01:53:18 4.Rachel Klamer NED 02:04:17
5.Richard Murray RSA 01:53:25 5.Ai Ueda JPN 02:04:52
6.Joao Pereira POR 01:53:38 6.Gillian Backhouse AUS 02:04:56
7.Gregory Billington USA 01:54:00 7.Katie Zaferes USA 02:05:02
8.Mario Mola ESP 01:54:06 8.Lisa Perterer AUT 02:05:05
9.Andrea Salvisberg SUI 01:54:20 9.Yuko Takahashi JPN 02:05:07
10.Henri Schoeman RSA 01:54:35 10.Rebecca Spence NZL 02:05:13

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