2012 Photo of the Year - Week Six: Stockholm • World Triathlon

2012 Photo of the Year - Week Six: Stockholm

by Fergus Murray on 09 Dec, 2012 05:00 • Español

In Stockholm’s debut appearance as an ITU World Triathlon Series event, an Olympic star studded line up turned out for the sprint race. Just weeks after the Games, competition was anything but lacking, as athletes chased important world championship series points.

Home favourite Lisa Norden (SWE) dazzled her compatriots with a win in her own country. Norden was strong start to finish, exiting both the water and bike with the leaders. Norden and Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI) went off the front of the run, but it was Norden whose speed was unmatchable. To the delight of the crowd, the Olympic silver medallist collected a career third WTS title. Relive the race here.

Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) was once again brilliant as he sprinted to his fourth series title in Stockholm. Brownlee was part of a 13-man lead pack on the bike. Though he entered T2 with just a slight time advantage, it was all Brownlee needed to hold off charging Javier Gomez (ESP). Brownlee outdistanced Gomez by just six seconds for the win, which put him at the top of the WTS leaderboard. Reveiw the men’s Stockholm race here.

On Sunday was the exciting Mixed Relay event. A stellar final leg from Jonathan Brownlee helped Great Britain defend its ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship in tough wet conditions.
After sitting in 14th after the first 300m swim, 6km bike and 2km leg completed by Vicky Holland, Great Britain had to come from behind the entire race, but William Clarke and Non Stanford helped them edge back before Brownlee took the lead in dramatic fashion on the first lap of the bike and stormed home to help his team win. Review the race here.

With race action taking place in the old town section of one of the most beautiful cities in the world and two stellar photographers let loose, narrowing the selection proved to be extremely tough.
Hopefully your favourite image is included. Let us know what you think in the comments below.

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Related Event: 2012 Stockholm ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships

26 Aug, 2012 • event page • all results

Results: Mixed Relay
1.	Team I Great Britain	GBR	01:26:48
2.	Team I France	FRA	01:26:58
3.	Team I Russia	RUS	01:27:31
4.	Team II Germany	GER	01:28:06
5.	Team I Switzerland	SUI	01:28:38

Great Britain glorious in back to back ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship wins
Great Britain conquered tough conditions in Stockholm to claim their second ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship in stunning style, ahead of France and Russia on Sunday.
04:41 - 26 Aug, 2012
Lisa Norden thrills home crowd with ITU World Triathlon Series Stockholm win
Sweden’s Lisa Norden gave the home crowd what they were hoping for, claiming her third ITU World Triathlon Series win over Maaike Caelers and Barbara Riveros Diaz in a dominant all round performance in Stockholm.
05:53 - 25 Aug, 2012
Jonathan Brownlee sprints to fourth ITU World Triathlon Series win in Stockholm
Great Britain's Jonathan Brownlee claimed his fourth ITU World Triathlon Series win in style in Stockholm, holding off Javier Gomez and France's Vincent Luis in Sweden on Saturday.
04:54 - 25 Aug, 2012
Lisa Norden on racing at home as Stockholm event launches
With Stockholm’s recent addition to the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series, we caught up with Swedish star Lisa Norden to find out what the city has to offer, what the Swedes like to eat and her excitement about racing at home
10:52 - 22 Mar, 2012