2006 World Champion Tim Don ran away from the opposition to win the fifth world cup of his career in South Korea, ahead of Athens Olympic silver medallist Bevan Docherty of New Zealand.
His latest victory sees Don take another positive step in his build up towards the final British Triathlon Olympic qualifying race in Madrid on 25 May.
Don said on his win:
“I always give 100% and I was so pleased to get on top of the podium. I made sure I watched the women’s race beforehand to see how technical the run course was. That’s why I decided to push the pace on the twisty sections to make it hard on everybody else to catch me.”
“I’m really strong at the moment in all three disciplines but not particularly quick, so for me it’s now about going back to Britain, listening to my coach Ben Bright, and introducing some speed work to my training before the Olympic qualifier next month.”
Not content to sit idly in the large bike pack of 37, Don frequently pushed the pace through the windy and cool conditions. Unable to break up the group on the bike he quickly established himself on the run where he moved to the front and continued to push the tempo, dropping contender after contender. With his unique running style, Don ran a closing 30:25 ten kilometres to claim his first world cup win since 2005.
2008 Tongyeong BG Triathlon World Cup – Elite Men Results
1. Tim Don, Great Britain
2. Bevan Docherty, New Zealand
3. Jan Frodeno, Germany
4. Reto Hug, Switzerland
5. Rasmus Henning, Denmark
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All images credit: Simon Grimmett / triathlon.org
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