Despite the wind and rainy day, Australia’s Luke Willian brought the sunshine to Wollongong to capture a Men’s Elite victory on home soil that delighted the crowds on the coastal oceanic city. A dramatic sprint on the blue carpet saw South African rising star Jamie Riddle capturing the silver medal, his first-ever podium on the World Triathlon Cup circuit, while Diego Moya ended up crossing the finish line in third just a few meters ahead of New Zealand Tayler Reid, who had to stop to serve a ten seconds penalty meters before finishing the race.
Tyler Smith finished 23th clocking a time of 55:00, Smith completed the Swim Course in a time of 8:26, he would then record a time of 29:12 on the bike, before clocking a time of 16:00 on the Run.
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