Rising GB star Kate Waugh puts in a dominant display to beat French athletes Léonie Périault and Emma Lombardi into second and third in the second round of the 2023 series
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GB’s Kate Waugh won her first-ever Super League title today at the second round of the 2023 series in Toulouse.
The 24-year-old U23 world champion wowed the crowd by crossing the line with almost a full minute in hand over home heroes Léonie Périault and Emma Lombardi, in second and third, and both in their SLT debuts.
The Toulouse round was contested over the frenetic and furious format of the Triple Mix, which started with a 300m swim, 5km bike and a 1.6km run before a 2min rest. Then it’s a run, bike, swim. The accumulated times across Stages 1 and 2 set the timings for a pursuit start in Stage 3, which is a bike, swim, run after a 4min rest.
“Honestly I am absolutely over the moon,” said Waugh at the line. “That was so mad, it was so fun. I felt like I was railing around the corners to the point where I thought I was losing the back wheel a few times. My legs are gone. I was looking round frantically, is there someone I can’t see?!”
Waugh add this result to fifth in London last weekend.
Top image credit: Super League Triathlon