With the triathlon season now in full swing some of our elite triathletes travelled south to take part in various ITU Continental cup and ITU World cup races over the past 2 months. Alumni Andrew Yorke continues pursuing his Olympic dreams by trying, and succeeding, to make a name for himself among the worlds best Triathletes. Last Month he lined up against the best in San Diego's ITU World Triathlon Series race, big names including Alastiar Brownlee and Jan Frodeno, where he placed 38th overall. Yorke more recently lined up at the World cup race in Huatalco Mexico this past Sunday with fellow McMaster athletes Taylor Reid and John Rasmussen, who placed 20th and 24th respectively. Yorke placed 12th overall.
Rookie Austen Forbes took part in his first ever Olympic distance race and second ever ITU continental cup race in Juan Dolio, The Dominican Republic. He placed 6th overall and posted the second fastest run time following behind Olympian Manuel Huerta.
Last month in April, alumni Andrew Bysice travelled south as well to race in the continental cup race in Bridgetown Barbados. Rain poured prior to the race which left the roads slick and the corners dangerous causing almost every athlete to wipe-out. Unfortunately Andrew was unable to finish after numerous crashes on the bike course. But not to worry, he trains like a true veteran to the sport, despite only starting a few years ago, and he is definitely ready to race like one too.
Full Results
Yorke's World Triathlon Series race - San Diego
Yorke's, Taylor's, and John's World Cup race - Huatalco, Mexico
Austen's Continental Cup- Juan Dolio, The Dominican Republic
Bysice's Continental Cup - Bridgetown, Barbados
Sorry for the overlap of posts. I will be taking over the triathlon updates from now on.
San Diego was WTS, not world cup.
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