Hayden Wilde got better from his remarkable Olympics beat to Alex Yee at Paris 2024– and an action replay recently in Boston– as he won the 2nd supertri race of the season in emphatic design in Chicago on Sunday.
The Kiwi was to the fore throughout and he put things to bed on the last run for a well-deserved win over France's Léo Bergere, with Portugal's Vasco Vilaca completing the podium in 3rd.
Yee had a hard time from the start after losing ground on the swim and he never ever truly recuperated as he got home in 8th, 44 seconds in financial obligations, as Wilde took control of at the top of the total standings heading into race 3 in London.
Phase 1
It was hot for the females's race, and a lot more so for the males as the action left to a significant start. For coming out of the water at the end of the very first of 9 legs there was absolutely nothing in between Matt Hauser and Chase McQueen.
There was likewise absolutely nothing in between their elbows as they ran to shift, however trying to find his bike cost the latter and it was Podium Racing's Hauser who bagged the very first brief chute.
On the bike the group swelled, with Hauser's team-mates Dorian Coninx, the ruling world champ, and Bergere driving the rate. The huge news was the 11 at the front didn't consist of Olympic champ and last week's Boston winner Yee.
It did though function Wilde, the male he beat in Paris and recently, and the Kiwi attempted to hammer home the benefit.
The 2nd brief chute went to Vilaca (Stars & & Stripes), who was quicker than Vincent Luis in shift however Yee, regardless of Bownlee Racing colleagues Sergio Baxter Cabrera and Connor Bentley supporting him, had actually lost even more ground.
7 seconds ended up being 11 and after that 16– and the spaces stayed on the run as Wilde took the 3rd and last brief chute for Crown Racing.
The swim didn't alter things and the status quo stayed on the bike. Paris revealed you would not put anything previous Yee, however he was now 22 seconds back and it was certainly video game over this weekend.
In advance though Podium Racing still had strength in numbers– with Hauser, Coninx, Bergere and Kenji Nener all in the front pack of 11 and the race was certainly in between them.
The space though did boil down a little to Yee and the Brownlee group– 17 seconds after the bike. Their techniques appeared to alter on the run as they went after points for that discipline and unexpectedly they were within 10 seconds– however at what expense?
Who would the brief chutes go to? Wilde made it for Crown and was handed the advantages, ditto for Hauser and Podium along with Vilaca and Stars & & Stripes.
Beginning the 3rd and last it was Podium Racing who had all 4 of their professional athletes in the front group of 8.
