ITU World Triathlon Leeds Mens Highlights ( RUS)

On a cool Summer s Sunday afternoon in Yorkshire, Jake Birtwhistle became the first Australian since Brad Kahlefeldt to win a toptier gold on the ITU circuit, nailing another incredible run to sweep past Spains Javier Gomez Noya and USAs Matthew McElroy. The 24yearold rewrote the script as hometown heroes Johnny and Alistair Brownlee struggled to capitalise on strong positions during the bike segment, Mario Mola failed to close down a 60second gap out of second transition and Vincent Luis had to out