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Summary Japanese women continue to dominate the Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup.
Japanese triathlete Juri Ide ran away with the Huatulco World Cup title in Mexico as Japanese women continue to dominate the Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup.With 2-time defending champion Ai Ueda not back to try for a third straight title, her teammate Ide kept the title in Japan by storming to her second career World Cup victory. Following a solid swim, Ide rode safely in the lead group before burying the field on the 10km run to win by a comfortable margin, stopping the clock at 2 hours, 12 minutes and 52 seconds. Italys Annamaria Mazzetti crossed the finish line 46 seconds after Ide for silver in the second straight World Cup this year after finishing runner-up in Tiszaujvaros in August. Spains Marina Damlaimcourt broke through for her first career trip to the World Cup podium, securing the bronze.“I want to say thank you to my coach, my family, teammate, staff, many many people, thank you very much,” said Ide. As they came off the bike, the chase group was down by more than two minutes. Mazzetti was first out of T2, followed by Duffy, Damlaimcourt, Simic and Morrison.
