In-form Potter lands second WTCS victory of the season in Montreal

Beth Potter stormed to her second World Triathlon Championship Series victory of the season with a stunning sprint finish in Montreal. Potter outkicked Leonie Periault on the blue carpet to finish in 58 minutes and 10 seconds and claim her second win in four races, having won the season opener in Abu Dhabi in March.

Ad Victory for Potter also means British women have won all four races so far this season, with Sophie Coldwell taking gold in Yokohama and Georgia Taylor-Brown successful in Cagliari. Triathlon'Why am I going to die?' — The incredible survival story of triathlete Visser20/06/2023 AT 09:02 Taylor-Brown finished seventh in Canada and Coldwell 13th, while Kate Waugh came home 15th.

«I didn't have a great swim today but I just made sure I stayed cool and calm and worked really hard in the first two laps of the bike and got back on,» said Potter. «I had a bit of a niggle going into Cagliari which is maybe why I was a bit off, so to come here and come off quite a hard bike and run really well – I am really happy with that.

»We have got more races to do but this has given me a bit of a confidence boost going into the next one." Potter finished just two seconds ahead of Periault, who sealed her first podium of the season, while American Summer Rappaport took bronze, the USA's fourth in a row this season. It was an American contingent that led the way after the swim leg, with Rappaport, Taylor Knibb, Katie Zaferes, and Kirsten Kasper all in the top 10 alongside Brits Coldwell and Waugh as Brazil's Vittoria Lopes led the way.