Only a couple of weeks after celebrating the World Champion title in Olympic Distance Triathlon, Flora Duffy finished off her stellar season with a victory at the XTERRA World Championships on Maui.
After a disastrous swim, Viennot hit back with the best splits on the bike and run to claim his third podium in a row at the ITU Long Distance World Championships in Oklahoma, USA.
Flora Duffy wins the WTS Grand Final and with it the overall of the World Triathlon Series which corresponds to the World Championships over the Olympic Distance.
Despite its discontinuation, Team IAM Cycling raced with tremendous passion at its last Grand Tour. Countless times, the riders were seen in escapee groups and twice the team was rewarded with stage wins.
Esteban Chavez moved to third overall on the penultimate stage while Magnus Cort Nilsen wins the final stage in Madrid to make it a total of four stage victories for Team ORICA-BikeExchange.
Magnus Cort Nilsen of Team ORICA-BikeExchange wins stage 18 at the Vuelta a Espana only one day after Mathias Frank of Team IAM Cycling celebrated his victory on stage 17.
The Swiss rider took a solo victory at the top of the Alto Mas de la Costa to finish off the 17th stage of the Vuelta. This marks his first win after two years without taking the bouquet, and also represents his first stage win at a grand tour.