French athletes shined under the Italian sun in the men’s race. In the swim, which was shortened due to strong winds and choppy water, it was on Julien Pousson to set the race on fire. Pousson reached T1 after only 14:29 minutes, leading a group of four. On the bike, his fellow countryman Cyril Viennot took over control for the rest of the day. Together with Swiss Manuel Kueng, Viennot embarked on a duo ride for about half of the course before he made his move. Taking a lead of a minute onto the run course, the strong runner secured his win on the sunny course on a hot day.
Austria’s Lisa Huetthaler proved her strength on the bike one more time in Italy, but it was a Swedish shadow that got closer and closer with every step on the run. Camilla Lindholm was 8:33 down at the end of the bike stretch, positioned in third place being more than 4 minutes behind Tine Deckers (BEL) in runner-up position. Lindholm passed Deckers before she stormed off with the best split, behind Huetthaler. She made up almost 80 seconds on the final 5 kilometers and sprinted towards the finish line, only 3 seconds later than Huetthaler.
Top 5 Pro Men
1 Viennot, Cyril FRA 0:14:59…2:12:03…1:18:29…3:50:52
2 Küng, Manuel CHE 0:14:40…2:13:28…1:19:56…3:53:08
3 Moreno Molins, Albert ESP 0:15:28…2:22:40…1:14:07…3:56:46
4 Fabian, Alessandro ITA 0:14:33…2:23:04…1:15:08…3:57:49
5 Blokhin, Anton BLR 0:15:16…2:22:40….1:18:00…4:00:44
Top 5 Pro Women
1 Huetthaler, Lisa AUT 0:17:24…2:32:27…1:29:07…4:24:25
2 Lindholm Borg, Camilla SWE 0:23:22…2:34:22…1:20:45…4:24:28
3 Deckers, Tine BEL 0:19:18…2:34:57…1:26:27…4:26:06
4 Donat, Camille FRA 0:16:42…2:45:35…1:34:50…4:43:00
5 Wilson, Amanda AUS 0:18:54…2:50:48…1:36:37…4:53:16