Andy Potts (USA) proved once again he is a brilliant race tactician at the 70.3 distance. Exiting the water first with three others, Potts took the initiative to pushed the pace early on the bike and broke the field up in the opening half of the bike. Now the front of the race had been reduced to three and Potts fell back to let the pair of Felipe Barraza (CHL) and Felipe Van De Wyngard (CHL) that accompanied him to share the work load up front. Potts put in a solid run and held off a late charge Jesse Thomas (USA) for the win at the inaugural event.
In the women's race, Heather Jackson (USA) jumped to the lead early into the bike and never looked back. Second out of the water, second fastest bike and third fastest run was the perfect recipe to cook up the win in Lima in a near perfect performance for the American.
Top 5 Pro Men
1 Potts, Andy USA 0:23:21…2:03:58…1:14:43…3:44:53
2 Thomas, Jesse USA 0:24:41…2:02:28…1:14:00…3:45:21
3 Van De Wyngard, Felipe CHL 0:23:24…2:03:57…1:18:33…3:48:47
4 Barraza, Felipe CHL 0:23:22…2:04:04…1:21:06…3:51:16
5 Tejada, Raul GTM 0:26:18…2:08:24…1:14:48…3:52:38
Top 5 Pro Women
1 Jackson, Heather USA 0:26:56…2:17:26…1:25:14…4:12:41
2 Piampiano, Sarah USA 0:30:55…2:16:48…1:24:39…4:15:38
3 Corbin, Linsey USA 0:27:50…2:21:42…1:24:07…4:16:58
4 Cave, Leanda GBR 0:26:13…2:23:46…1:28:12…4:22:01
5 Valentine, Nicole USA 0:28:29…2:27:53…1:26:44…4:26:58