{"id":15951,"date":"2022-07-09T19:08:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-09T17:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/?p=107144"},"modified":"2022-07-09T19:21:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-09T17:21:16","slug":"flora-duffy-takes-the-win-at-2022-wtcs-hamburg","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/rss_feed\/flora-duffy-takes-the-win-at-2022-wtcs-hamburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Flora Duffy takes the win at 2022 WTCS Hamburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Kate Milsom\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 09 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Reigning Olympic champion Flora Duffy<\/a> executed a smart race from start to finish, adding the win at WTCS Hamburg today to her Olympic and world titles.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hamburg saw 56 of the world\u2019s best triathletes dove off the starting pontoon into the city\u2019s Alster today to set off the women\u2019s elite WTCS sprint race.<\/p>\n

Notably absent was Great Britain\u2019s Olympic silver medallist last month\u2019s Leeds WTCS winner Georgia Taylor-Brown<\/a><\/strong>, who supposedly is saving her fitness in preparation for the Commonwealth Games<\/a><\/strong> in just a few week\u2019s time.<\/p>\n

What happened in the 2022 Hamburg WTCS women\u2019s swim?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Duffy dives into the water as the starting gong sounds (Credit: Lukas Schulze\/Getty Images for Ironman)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

One of the most iconic triathlon events of the year got underway in Hamburg with the women\u2019s race setting off in the city\u2019s Alster lake. It was a wetsuit-free swim for the short 750m loop that saw the women cruise round a buoy before heading through a dark 40m tunnel towards the exit.<\/p>\n

After a slow start off the block for some of the athletes, the women started to gradually come together and form a line with the strongest swimmers including the likes of Vittoria Lopes (BRA) and USA\u2019s Summer Rappaport out in front already pushing for a break away.<\/p>\n

Hungary\u2019s national champion Zsanett Bragmayer tucked into the front pack, with the front group swimming exceptionally spread out for such a typically short and intense swim leg. As the women headed towards the 40m tunnel, they would have been aware of the short distance left until T1.<\/p>\n

What happened in the 2022 Hamburg WTCS women\u2019s bike?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The front riders whizz around a corner, with Duffy maintaining her lead (Credit: Lukas Schulze\/Getty Images for Ironman)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Exiting the water, it\u2019s Rappaport out first, with Lopes and GB\u2019s Sian Rainsley<\/a><\/strong> on her heels, with Taylor Spivey<\/a> <\/strong>(USA) and Duffy close behind.<\/p>\n

Ten minutes into the race and the women power out of T1, with an initial front pack soon taken command of by reigning world champion Flora Duffy.<\/p>\n