Triathlon star Holland hails British strength and depth

Vicky Holland hailed the dizzying strength of women's triathlon in Britain ahead of a landmark summer for the sport. The trailblazing three-time Olympian from Gloucester has been a driving force behind the women's side of the sport for a decade, alongside the likes of Helen Jenkins and Non Stanford. Ad/> That generation helped install Britain as the foremost nation in the world to the point where six British women came in the top 20 of the World Triathlon Championship Series rankings.

TriathlonColdwell backing Commonwealth pedigree to fire her to more success at Birmingham 202228/04/2022 AT 08:11 Holland finished tenth in November's season-ending race in Abu Dhabi — and was the sixth best Brit — an unheralded story of British sporting dominance. «It was Alistair [Brownlee] who started all this but now it's the women who are really leading the way,» said the 36-year-old. «The strength in depth now is ludicrous, it's unreal.

I feel really proud about it because the team has been built on the strong women at the top that started with Helen. »There's a feeling of excellence in the women's team and also inclusivity to those coming in. People want to be in the team, they aspire to come in and when they do they see that we're friendly, we have a good time and encourage each other too.

«I'm really proud that if I do step away from the sport that might be my greatest legacy — although it's not mine alone. It's something really special.» Holland made her Olympic debut at London 2012 and became the first British woman to win an Olympic triathlon medal with bronze at Rio 2016. The year's delay of Tokyo proved problematic for the Gloucester native — as did the Games themselves, when they did arrive.