Triathlon-Coninx pulls off breathtaking win to become world champion

The 29-year-old from Isère won after a crazy scenario in Pontevedra in Spain. With less than a year to go before the Paris Olympic Games, he succeeds another tricolor, Léo Bergère, who finished third in the general classification.

Frenchman Dorian Coninx won the World Cup title for the first time with his victory in the triathlon series finale in Pontevedra. The 29-year-old was fifth overall in the last competition of the season, but overtook all competitors, such as New Zealander Hayden Wilde, who was thrown back by a penalty, and the weakening Briton Alex Yee. Tyrolean Tjebbe Kaindl finished 33rd, his compatriot Alois Knabl did not finish. Women's race on Sunday Coninx …

Triathlon-Coninx pulls off breathtaking win to become world champion

(Reuters) - Frenchman Dorian Coninx claimed his first world title on Saturday after a colossal effort in a breathtaking sprint finish to win the World Triathlon Championship finals in Pontevedra, Spain. Coninx overtook Germany's Tim Hellwig and compatriot Pierre Le Corre in an exciting final-lap sprint that saw the three athletes separated by seconds. "World Champion, Still can't believe it. French team did it again," Coninx said on social m…

Triathlon-Coninx pulls off breathtaking win to become world champion

Frenchman Dorian Coninx claimed his first world title on Saturday after a colossal effort in a breathtaking sprint finish to win the World Triathlon Championship finals in Pontevedra, Spain.Coninx overtook Germany's Tim Hellwig and compatriot Pierre Le Corre in an exciting final-lap sprint that saw the th

The Frenchman Dorian Coninx succeeded his compatriot Léo Bergère as world triathlon champion by winning the grand final in format...

By winning the Grand Final of the World Triathlon Championship Series in Spain, the Frenchman won the title of world triathlon champion. With less than a year to go until the Paris Games, he succeeds another Frenchman, Léo Bergère.