The WTCS Grand Final in Torremolinos for Elite Women delivered all the expected drama on Saturday, and then some.
Eventually it was France’s Olympic champion Cassandre Beaugrand who added a world title to her spectacular 2024 CV, and she did so in astonishing style.
After heading in the wrong direction on the swim, Beaugrand was 48th of 48 athletes in the early going, but staged a sensational rally to get back in touch before outrunning Beth Potter and Emma Lombardi for a famous victory.
The result was only confirmed after a protest by the British Triathlon Federation around the role of the safety jetski and whether they helped guide Beaugrand back on course.
The other standout performance of the day came from Britain’s Vicky Holland – the 2016 Rio medallist finishing fourth after a superb performance to close out her professional career. What a way to go out.
We have all the details of how things went down in Spain on Saturday, with the full finishing order and times.
WTCS Grand Final Results 2024 – Elite Women
The final order in Torremolinos-Andalucia looked like this on Saturday.
| Pos | Name | Country | Time | Swim | Bike | Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cassandre Beaugrand | FRA | 01:56:44 | 00:22:14 | 00:59:48 | 00:33:08 |
| 2 | Beth Potter | GBR | 01:57:22 | 00:22:14 | 00:59:48 | 00:33:47 |
| 3 | Emma Lombardi | FRA | 01:57:34 | 00:22:07 | 00:59:58 | 00:34:00 |
| 4 | Vicky Holland | GBR | 01:57:56 | 00:22:13 | 00:59:50 | 00:34:13 |
| 5 | Miriam Casillas Garcia | ESP | 01:58:02 | 00:22:19 | 00:59:45 | 00:34:26 |
| 6 | Jeanne Lehair | LUX | 01:58:09 | 00:22:17 | 00:59:45 | 00:34:33 |
| 7 | Lisa Tertsch | GER | 01:58:12 | 00:22:44 | 01:00:47 | 00:33:10 |
| 8 | Bianca Seregni | ITA | 01:58:19 | 00:21:59 | 00:59:59 | 00:34:38 |
| 9 | Leonie Periault | FRA | 01:58:28 | 00:22:52 | 01:00:32 | 00:33:24 |
| 10 | Kirsten Kasper | USA | 01:58:35 | 00:22:13 | 00:59:51 | 00:34:58 |
| 11 | Rosa Maria Tapia Vidal | MEX | 01:58:47 | 00:22:13 | 00:59:50 | 00:35:09 |
| 12 | Gwen Jorgensen | USA | 01:59:19 | 00:22:21 | 01:01:07 | 00:34:13 |
| 13 | Tanja Neubert | GER | 01:59:22 | 00:22:28 | 01:00:59 | 00:34:20 |
| 14 | Olivia Mathias | GBR | 01:59:31 | 00:22:09 | 00:59:52 | 00:35:55 |
| 15 | Claire Michel | BEL | 01:59:34 | 00:22:55 | 01:00:38 | 00:34:29 |
| 16 | Jessica Fullagar | GBR | 01:59:36 | 00:22:15 | 00:59:45 | 00:35:56 |
| 17 | Alice Betto | ITA | 01:59:46 | 00:22:43 | 01:00:43 | 00:34:42 |
| 18 | Anna Godoy Contreras | ESP | 01:59:51 | 00:22:26 | 01:01:04 | 00:34:47 |
| 19 | Kate Waugh | GBR | 01:59:52 | 00:22:45 | 01:00:39 | 00:34:52 |
| 20 | Roksana Slupek | POL | 01:59:55 | 00:22:15 | 01:01:09 | 00:34:49 |
| 21 | Georgia Taylor-Brown | GBR | 02:00:15 | 00:22:26 | 01:00:57 | 00:35:14 |
| 22 | Diana Isakova | AIN | 02:00:36 | 00:22:40 | 01:00:46 | 00:35:31 |
| 23 | Verena Steinhauser | ITA | 02:00:48 | 00:22:54 | 01:00:32 | 00:35:45 |
| 24 | Jolien Vermeylen | BEL | 02:00:53 | 00:22:10 | 01:01:23 | 00:35:45 |
| 25 | Rachel Klamer | NED | 02:00:54 | 00:23:06 | 01:01:51 | 00:34:18 |
| 26 | Selina Klamt | GER | 02:00:57 | 00:22:26 | 01:01:02 | 00:35:54 |
| 27 | Lena Meißner | GER | 02:01:16 | 00:22:00 | 00:59:56 | 00:37:37 |
| 28 | Sara Guerrero Manso | ESP | 02:01:26 | 00:22:54 | 01:00:40 | 00:36:16 |
| 29 | Marlene Gomez-Göggel | GER | 02:01:34 | 00:22:21 | 01:01:02 | 00:36:31 |
| 30 | Tereza Zimovjanova | CZE | 02:01:41 | 00:22:45 | 01:00:49 | 00:36:37 |
| 31 | Annika Koch | GER | 02:02:29 | 00:23:05 | 01:01:55 | 00:35:55 |
| 32 | Tilda Månsson | SWE | 02:02:44 | 00:23:25 | 01:02:28 | 00:35:08 |
| 33 | Maria Carolina Velasquez Soto | COL | 02:02:48 | 00:22:55 | 01:02:05 | 00:36:05 |
| 34 | Ainsley Thorpe | NZL | 02:03:03 | 00:22:55 | 01:02:02 | 00:36:27 |
| 35 | Yuko Takahashi | JPN | 02:03:15 | 00:22:53 | 01:02:03 | 00:36:39 |
| 36 | Nicole Van Der Kaay | NZL | 02:03:34 | 00:23:08 | 01:02:41 | 00:36:02 |
| 37 | Summer Rappaport | USA | 02:03:40 | 00:22:17 | 01:01:07 | 00:38:32 |
| 38 | Lizeth Rueda Santos | MEX | 02:03:55 | 00:22:11 | 01:01:13 | 00:38:43 |
| 39 | Mercedes Romero Orozco | MEX | 02:05:29 | 00:23:17 | 01:02:32 | 00:37:56 |
| 40 | Romana Gajdošová | SVK | 02:06:05 | 00:23:04 | 01:02:37 | 00:38:36 |
| 41 | Noelia Juan | ESP | 02:08:26 | 00:24:16 | 01:05:09 | 00:37:24 |
| 42 | Yoshiko Eda | JPN | 02:10:15 | 00:24:42 | 01:05:02 | 00:38:37 |
| 43 | Rosa Elena Martinez Melchor | VEN | 02:10:41 | 00:22:17 | 01:07:41 | 00:39:04 |
| 44 | Elizabeth Carr | IRL | 02:11:03 | 00:24:41 | 01:05:09 | 00:39:28 |
| 45 | Minori Ikeno | JPN | 02:12:39 | 00:22:42 | 01:03:08 | 00:45:08 |
| DNS | Nina Eim | GER | DNS | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNS | Erika Ackerlund | USA | DNS | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| LAP | Genesis Carolina Ruiz Volcan | VEN | LAP | 00:26:03 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
Final WTCS 2024 Standings – Elite Women
The top 20 looked like this after Saturday’s action in Spain:
| Rank | Name | Country | Events | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cassandre Beaugrand | FRA | 4 | 4000.00 |
| 2 | Beth Potter | GBR | 4 | 3792.51 |
| 3 | Emma Lombardi | FRA | 4 | 3508.06 |
| 4 | Lisa Tertsch | GER | 4 | 3401.75 |
| 5 | Jeanne Lehair | LUX | 4 | 2667.92 |
| 6 | Georgia Taylor-Brown | GBR | 4 | 2472.88 |
| 7 | Leonie Periault | FRA | 4 | 2389.56 |
| 8 | Kate Waugh | GBR | 4 | 2030.84 |
| 9 | Flora Duffy | BER | 3 | 1937.91 |
| 10 | Vicky Holland | GBR | 3 | 1905.03 |
| 11 | Kirsten Kasper | USA | 4 | 1849.36 |
| 12 | Alice Betto | ITA | 4 | 1717.25 |
| 13 | Rosa Maria Tapia Vidal | MEX | 4 | 1711.12 |
| 14 | Taylor Knibb | USA | 3 | 1629.36 |
| 15 | Taylor Spivey | USA | 3 | 1622.94 |
| 16 | Anna Godoy Contreras | ESP | 4 | 1614.73 |
| 17 | Gwen Jorgensen | USA | 4 | 1605.05 |
| 18 | Bianca Seregni | ITA | 4 | 1576.88 |
| 19 | Miriam Casillas Garcia | ESP | 4 | 1493.05 |
| 20 | Claire Michel | BEL | 4 | 1444.40 |
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