Vanessa Raw won the Eilat ITU Triathlon European Cup in Israel yesterday (30 October). The 27 year old won by three minutes from Olesya Prystayko of the Ukraine.
Having missed nearly all of the season with injury, Raw dominated the race from start to finish. After having started the race swimming with the lead group, she broke away on the bike and was never challenged on the run.
Hollie Avil raced in the U23 European Championships, but unfortunately finished her race part way through the bike.
Results:
1. Vanessa Raw, GBR, 2:10:07
2. Olesya Prystayko, UKR, 2:13:08
3. Inna Tsyganok, RUS, 2:13:23