Thomas Bishop secured victory in the elite race at the Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Blenheim Palace Triathlon yesterday.
Bishop, from Derby, a member of the British Triathlon Podium Potential squad, completed the 750m swim in 8mins 50secs, the 20k bike ride in 30.07 and the 5k run in 17.36 on the way to a combined time of 1.00.21.
He was closely followed by Andrew Christie, a Scottish international, who finished in 1.00.49. Great Britain’s reigning biathle world champion Richard Stannard was home third in 1.02.03.
The women’s elite race was won by Great Britain Olympian Vicky Holland, from Gloucester, who finished the swim in 9.39, the bike ride in 33.55, and the run in 19.25 for an overall time of 1.06.58.
She beat Emma Pallant, who crossed the line in 1.07.06, with South Africa’s Gillian Sanders (1.07.44) third. On Saturday, the men’s sprint was won by Nicholas Summers in 1.09.14, who finished 34 seconds ahead of Rob Sherwood. The women’s sprint winner was Kate Ingram in a combined time of 1.11.21.
More than 7,000 competitors took part in the event over the course of the two days.
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