Cassandre Beaugrand took a major scalp at WTCS Cagliari, as the French star held off Lisa Tertsch in a sprint finish and took down reigning world champion Beth Potter in a ferocious 10km run battle.
Beaugrand, who had never previously won an Olympic distance WTCS event, looked under pressure for much of the run, but showed incredible resilience to hang on to the front group until she was within striking distance of the finish.
Powering down the blue carpet, the French poster girl got a major boost as she aims to win gold in front of a home crowd at the Paris Olympics this summer.
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WTCS Cagliari Women’s Results
Here is the full finishing order with times from Cagliari:
- 1. Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA) – 1:47:25
- 2. Lisa Tertsch (GER) – 1:47:28
- 3. Beth Potter (GBR) – 1:47:31
- 4. Emma Lombardi (FRA) – 1:47:32
- 5. Jeanne Lehair (LUX) – 1:47:51
- 6. Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR) – 1:48:03
- 7. Sophie Coldwell (GBR) – 1:48:06
- 8. Flora Duffy (BER) – 1:48:08
- 9. Nina Eim (GER) – 1:48:13
- 10. Kate Waugh (GBR) – 1:48:19
- 11. Taylor Knibb (USA) – 1:48:26
- 12. Katie Zaferes (USA) – 1:48:33
- 13. Verena Steinhauser (ITA) – 1:48:34
- 14. Djenyfer Arnold (BRA) – 1:48:38
- 15. Taylor Spivey (USA) – 1:48:44
- 16. Roksana Slupek (POL) – 1:48:53
- 17. Anna Godoy Contreras (ESP) – 1:49:05
- 18. Bianca Seregni (ITA) – 1:49:23
- 19. Jolien Vermeylen (BEL) – 1:49:39
- 20. Sian Rainsley (GBR) – 1:49:45
- 21. Kirsten Kasper (USA) – 1:49:50
- 22. Sophie Linn (AUS) – 1:50:03
- 23. Laura Lindemann (GER) – 1:50:29
- 24. Maya Kingma (NED) – 1:50:52
- 25. Melanie Santos (POR) – 1:51:05
- 26. Leonie Periault (FRA) – 1:51:23
- 27. Nicole Van Der Kaay (NZL) – 1:51:37
- 28. Miriam Casillas Garcia (ESP) – 1:51:46
- 29. Ellie Hoitink (AUS) – 1:51:59
- 30. Alberte Kjaer Pedersen (DEN) – 1:52:06
- 31. Cathia Schar (SUI) – 1:52:13
- 32. Ainsley Thorpe (NZL) – 1:52:17
- 33. Zuzana Michalickova (SVK) – 1:52:25
- 34. Cecilia Santimaria Surroca (ESP) – 1:52:29
- 35. Annika Koch (GER) – 1:52:42
- 36. Nora Gmur (SUI) – 1:52:56
- 37. Marlene Gomez-Goggel (GER) – 1:53:05
- 38. Marta Pintanel Raymundo (ESP) – 1:53:09
- 39. Jaz Hedgeland (AUS) – 1:53:09
- 40. Yuko Takahashi (JPN) – 1:53:18
- 41. Lisa Perterer (AUT) – 1:53:24
- 42. Erica Hawley (BER) – 1:53:49
- 43. Emy Legault (CAN) – 1:54:09
- 44. Noelia Juan (ESP) – 1:54:13
- 45. Claire Michel (BEL) – 1:55:39
- 46. Sarika Nakayama (JPN) – 1:56:02
- 47. Tereza Zimovjanova (CZE) – 1:56:28
- 48. Dominika Jamnicky (CAN) – 1:56:58
- DNF. Charlotte McShane (AUS)
- DNF. Yuka Sato (JPN)
- DNF. Perta Kurikova (CZE)
- DNF. Alice Betto (ITA)
- DNF. Natalie Van Coevorden (AUS)
- DNF. Lotte Milner (NOR)
- DNF. Sinem Francisca Tous Severa (TUR)
- DNF. Ilaria Zane (ITA)
- DNF. Lizeth Rueda Santos (MEX)
- DNF. Rosa Maria Tapia Vidal (MEX)
- DNF. Vittoria Lopes (BRA)
- DNF. Summer Rappaport (USA)
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