Result for World Triathlon Championships, 22-Oct-2012

By Rob | October 29, 2012

In a race dominated by athletes from New Zealand and Australia, Sphinx AC junior Sophie Edge finished 25th in the World Triathlon Grand Final 16 – 19 Age Group Sprint Race. Sophie was the first athlete home for the Great Britain team.

Official results are here:

http://www.triathlon.org/results/results/2012_itu_world_triathlon_grand_final_auckland/7920/

Pos  Name         Time     Swim     T1       Bike     T2       Run25   Sophie Edge  1:18:22  0:11:32  0:03:34  0:37:49  0:03:07  0:22:18

Official event photos, plus videos of Sophie during the race, can be seen here:

http://www.marathon-photos.com/scripts/event.py?new_search=1&event=Sports%2FGMNZ%2F2012%2FITU%20World%20Series%20Grand%20Final%20-%20Auckland&match=2045&camera=3138&lap=0#video

Sophie was also featured in the Coventry Evening Telegraph:

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2012/10/23/wyken-triathlete-sophie-edge-is-top-of-the-brits-in-nz-world-championships-92746-32083468/

Narrative kindly provided by Richard Bagley