Sandra Dodet of France had enough in the tank to pull clear on the final 2.5km and take the first World Cup gold of 2022 in Arzachena, a hot and hard morning of sprint-distance racing on the island of Sardinia, where

Dodet was one of five athletes looking strong over the early stages of the run after a tough three-lap bike had taken the legs out of much of the field, but as the contenders slowly dropped away, it became a sprint between Julie Derron (SUI) and Luisa Baptista (BRA) for the silver. Ultimately, it was the Swiss who was able to repeat her second place of 12 months ago. Watch it on-demand at TriathlonLIVE.tv