Taylor Knibb underlined her instruct dominance at heart-distance triathlon with a sexy gleaming – and gutsy – performance to receive the T100 Triathlon World Tour Monumental Final in Dubai and with it the first-ever T100 world title.
After three wins out of three leading into this, the American extensive identify became as soon as set up beneath stress admire by no blueprint earlier to in the T100 and for long spells on the elope it regarded admire she became as soon as going to be hunted down by arch rival Ashleigh Peaceful.
An income of two minutes and 51 seconds became as soon as down to beneath a minute after 10km of the 18km elope nevertheless Knibb responded in champion’s style and with out warning it became as soon as Peaceful who became as soon as diminished to a stroll having given it absolutely all the pieces in the unparalleled warmth.
Knibb knew a high-two enact could perhaps well perhaps be sufficient for the enviornment title nevertheless, despite the brutal conditions, she did it in the tall system and crossed the freeway in 3:29:17.
Peaceful’s agonising late scramble meant Olympic silver medallist Julie Derron (SUI) took second situation, with the Aussie having to resolve for a daring third, though she did salvage the consolation of an overall second situation in the sequence.
It became as soon as a grandstand enact to an exciting T100 season and here’s the blueprint all of it played out…
Swim – Peaceful gives herself a gamble
Sara Perez Sala (ESP) led the style in the swim – with water temperatures at 31 degrees Celsius – nevertheless all of the essential contenders were in the front pack, with arguably the biggest surprise being Peaceful.
She became as soon as putting on towards the pause of the first of two loops nevertheless it became as soon as obligatory she managed to enact so as it became as soon as 30 seconds and more reduction to the comfort on the Aussie exit.
And on the second lap she became as soon as in a position to transfer up a region into seventh, exiting the water 12 seconds in the aid of Perez Sala.
Taylor Spivey (USA) became as soon as at +3s, Knibb +5s, Derron +6s, Flora Duffy (BER) +8s, Imogen Simmonds (SUI) +11s and India Lee (GBR) +19s also in that front pack.
It became as soon as then 1:41 reduction to a crew of three featuring Kate Curran (GBR), Paula Findlay (CAN) and Marjolaine Pierré (FRA), with the comfort a extra minute and more adrift.
Bike – Knibb beneath stress amid penalty drama
Knibb became as soon as very top seventh out of T1 and up front early on the bike it became as soon as her two biggest rivals Derron and Peaceful who had moved into first and second.
However the early stage of the bike earlier to seven technical laps played a good deal to Knibb’s strengths and within 10km she had powered to the front.
On the opposite hand she wasn’t in a position to set up tall time into Peaceful, who became as soon as now in second and Derron in third in what for neutrals became as soon as constructing real into a dream command, with anxious glances over her shoulder from Knibb doubtlessly revealing.
To extra add to Knibb’s considerations, she lost two of her bottles – and this became as soon as in temperatures which were now nudging the excessive 30s.
On the halfway point of the bike it became as soon as beautifully poised, with Derron now reduction into second at +1:01, Peaceful at +1:05 and Simmonds at +1:09.
On the opposite hand Simmonds became as soon as about to tumble out of that crew as she became as soon as hit with a littering penalty after she dropped a water bottle, have your beget suggestions up on that one by strategy of the photos below…
Meanwhile Lee became as soon as all alone in fifth at +2:00, Duffy sixth at +2:58 and the comfort struggling to have an influence.
And it wasn’t long after when Knibb with out warning regarded in real risk of picking up a littering penalty herself. She perceived to jettison her bottle right by means of the licensed litter zone nevertheless then it rolled fractionally exterior of that place.
Fortunately – in phrases of the plod dynamic – she wasn’t penalised and she became as soon as in a position to lengthen her income in the closing stages.
Reaching T2 she became as soon as 2:46 earlier to Peaceful in second and Derron in third, with Simmonds having done effectively to rejoin that pair.
And there had been some necessary strikes in in the aid of too – Brits Lee and Lucy Byram were up to fifth and sixth at +4:06 and +4:14 respectively, with Findlay seventh at +5:00, IRONMAN World Championship one-two Laura Philipp and Kat Matthews subsequent at +5:50, with frail Olympic champ Duffy rounding out the pause 10 at +6:38.
Trudge – Wonderful investigate cross-take a look at-observed battle
Knibb had already set up her socks on at T1 earlier to the bike nevertheless Peaceful hadn’t so she lost one other 5 seconds in transition.
And merely to offer Knibb’s income on the open of the elope some context – most observers felt something around the three-minute brand or much less and she’s going to doubtless be susceptible.
Peaceful made an announcement open too as she jumped past Derron suitable on the open of the elope.
And on the 5km checkpoint she’d taken a minute out of Knibb, with he hole down to 1:55.
At 7.5km it became as soon as down to 1:20 nevertheless take into accout that for Peaceful to take the title she not very top wanted to receive nevertheless also Knibb to enact third or decrease – and Derron at this point became as soon as at +2:00 and never closing something admire as with out warning.
Knibb meanwhile became as soon as doing diminutive vulgar and displaying that she’s an awfully heavenly runner moreover to an uber swim-biker. However the opening went beneath a minute on the 10km brand, so with 8km final all the pieces became as soon as on the freeway.
On the opposite hand Knibb confirmed us as soon as again merely what a extensive champion she is – first she started to compare Peaceful’s tempo and then she set up the realm beyond doubt as both clearly suffered in the warmth.
Quite a bit so for Peaceful that in situation of catching Knibb, it became as soon as her who became as soon as overhauled for second region by Derron.
ASHLEIGH GENTLE STOPS! 😱
The T100 world title and the Dubai T100 receive slips away from the Australian as she comes to a cease in the closing few kms of the elope. pic.twitter.com/DCINxH0nRt
— T100 Triathlon World Tour (@t100triathlon) November 16, 2024
Nobody paced it better than Duffy who clocked the fastest elope of the day to take fourth, with Matthews in fifth – and the pause 5 also filled the identical positions, albeit not in precisely the identical insist, in the final T100 standings.
Knibb takes dwelling $210,000 for ending high of those rankings, moreover to to $100,000 for four particular particular person plod wins.
T100 Dubai Monumental Final 2024 Outcomes
Saturday November 16, 2024 – 2km swim, 80km bike, 18km elope
Skilled Females
- 1. Taylor Knibb (USA) – 3:29:17 (26:36 / 1:54:18* / 1:06:26)
- 2. Julie Derron (SUI) – 3:31:08 (26:37 / 1:57:29 / 1:05:35)
- 3. Ashleigh Peaceful (AUS) – 3:31:42 (26:43 / 1:57:15 / 1:06:00)
- 4. Flora Duffy (BER) – 3:33:05 (26:39 / 2:01:03 / 1:03:32*)
- 5. Kat Matthews (GBR) – 3:34:18 (29:18 / 1:57:23 / 1:05:28)
- 6. Lucy Byram (GBR) – 3:34:56 (29:12 / 1:56:14 / 1:07:47)
- 7. Laura Philipp (GER) – 3:36:01 (29:43 / 1:57:04 / 1:07:17)
- 8. Taylor Spivey (USA) – 3:36:23 (26:34 / 2:03:15 / 1:04:56)
- 9. Imogen Simmonds (SUI) – 3:36:41 (26:42 / 1:57:13 / 1:10:55)
- 10. Anne Haug (GER) – 3:37:29 (29:16 / 2:00:27 / 1:05:36)
- 11. Paula Findlay (CAN) – 3:38:42 (28:13 / 1:57:55 / 1:10:36)
- 12. India Lee (GBR) – 3:40:34 (26:50 / 1:58:21 / 1:13:22)
- 13. Kaidi Kivioja (EST) – 3:41:55 (29:16 / 1:59:12 / 1:11:33)
- 14. Laura Madsen (DEN) – 3:42:05 (29:17 / 2:00:47 / 1:10:10)
- 15. Marlene De Boer (NED) – 3:43:33 (29:40 / 2:02:39 / 1:08:57)
- 16. Sara Perez Sala (ESP) – 3:43:Fifty three (26:31* / 2:02:35 / 1:12:46)
- 17. Kate Curran (GBR) – 3:46:11 (28:11 / 2:07:08 / 1:08:38)
- 18. Marjolaine Pierré (FRA) – 3:49:11 (28:14 / 2:03:28 / 1:15:25)
- 19. Diede Diederiks (NED) – 3:52:25 (33:24 / 2:03:23 / 1:13:33)
- DNF Tamara Jewett (CAN)
(*fastest of the day)
T100 overall standings
- 1. Taylor Knibb (USA) – 160 aspects / $210,000
- 2. Ashleigh Peaceful (AUS) – 132 aspects / $140,000
- 3. Julie Derron (SUI) – 101 aspects / $90,000
- 4. Kat Matthews (GBR) – 91 aspects / $75,000
- 5. Flora Duffy (BER) – 90 aspects / $60,000
- 6. Lucy Byram (GBR) – 87 aspects / $55,000
- 7. Laura Philipp (GER) – 87 aspects / $50,000
- 8. India Lee (GBR) – 86 aspects / $Forty five,000
- 9. Imogen Simmonds (SUI) – 84 aspects / $40,000
- 10. Paula Findlay (CAN) – 74 aspects / $35,000
(the pause 10 overall are all equipped contracts for the 2025 T100 season)
