TRIATHLON

Aussie Matt Hauser grabs the Junior World Title

By International Triathlon Union

The second day of racing in Rotterdam started with cold and rainy conditions for the first two races of the day. In the men's junior race, Aussie Matt Hauser repeated his success by delivering a dominating performance in the grand final to collect his second world title of the year, after the one he got in the Mixed Relays. On the Women U23 race, USA's Tamara Gorman claimed the world crown four years after claiming herself Junior World Champion. 

Junior Men Review
Aussie Matthew Hauser added another world championship title to his resume after claiming victory as the Junior World Champion at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final. While in July he was a member of the Mixed Relay World Championship team where he earned his first world gold, Hauser repeated his success by delivering a dominating performance in the grand final to collect his second world title of the year, this time in the junior men’s race.

Claiming the silver medal was Portugal’s Vasco Vilaca, earning medal rights in his first world championship race. While third then went to Ben Dijkstra of Great Britain, who repeated the junior world championship bronze that he also received in Cozumel last year.

U23 Women Review
Showcasing a strong bike and an even stronger run, USA’s Tamara Gorman finished first to become the 2017 U23 Women’s World Champion in Rotterdam. Along with her on the podium were Portugal’s Melanie Santos, who crossed the finish line in second, and Brit Sophie Coldwell who grabbed the bronze medal.

Heavy rain welcomed the u23 women’s field on the swim start pontoon, giving the wetsuit swim an extra level of challenge. After the two-lap swim, just like we had seen in her World Triathlon Series appearances this year, Brazil’s Vittoria Lopes dominated in the swim and was the leading woman out of the water after the two laps on the Maas river.