After a brilliant swim-bike, French star Leonie Periault stunned the field with an unbelievable run, as the 29-year-old dominated the race to take a maiden victory at WTCS Yokohama.

In the highly-anticipated clash, Taylor Knibb finished second, as her compatriots Taylor Spivey and Kirsten Kasper just missed automatic Olympic team selection in fourth and fifth, with 2016 gold medalist Gwen Jorgensen back in 15th.

In third, rising star Emma Lombardi completed a French 1-3, with Team France cementing their position as favourites for both the individual and mixed team relay events this summer in Paris.

WTCS Yokohama Women’s Full Results:

Here is the full finishing order with times from Yokohama:

• 1. Leonie Periault (FRA) – 1:52:27
• 2. Taylor Knibb (USA) – 1:53:04
• 3. Emma Lombardi (FRA) – 1:53:08
• 4. Taylor Spivey (USA) – 1:53:25
• 5. Kirsten Kasper (USA) – 1:53:34
• 6. Anna Godoy Contreras (ESP) – 1:53:35
• 7. Flora Duffy (BER) – 1:53:38
• 8. Djenyfyr Arnold (BRA) – 1:53:43
• 9. Laura Lindemann (GER) – 1:54:00
• 10. Kate Waugh (GBR) – 1:54:11
• 11. Nina Eim (GER) – 1:54:15
• 12. Julie Derron (SUI) – 1:54:20
• 13. Bianca Seregni (ITA) – 1:54:31
• 14. Lisa Tertsch (GER) – 1:54:37
• 15. Gwen Jorgensen (USA) – 1:54:42
• 16. Alice Betto (ITA) – 1:54:54
• 17. Vittoria Lopes (BRA) – 1:55:04
• 18. Vicky Holland (GBR) – 1:55:12
• 19. Rosa Maria Tapia Vidal (MEX) – 1:55:50
• 20. Rachel Klamer (NED) – 1:55:56
• 21. Miriam Casillas Garcia (ESP) – 1:56:00
• 22. Ainsley Thorpe (NZL) – 1:56:09
• 23. Verena Steinhauser (ITA) – 1:56:21
• 24. Claire Michel (BEL) – 1:56:22
• 25. Jaz Hedgeland (AUS) – 1:56:49
• 26. Marlene Gomez-Goggel (GER) – 1:56:54
• 27. Emy Legault (CAN) – 1:56:58
• 28. Jeanne Lehair (LUX) – 1:57:04
• 29. Nora Gmur (SUI) – 1:57:07
• 30. Lisa Perterer (AUT) – 1:57:09
• 31. Dominika Jamnicky (CAN) – 1:57:12
• 32. Charlotte McShane (AUS) – 1:57:16
• 33. Cecilia Santamaria Surroca (ESP) – 1:57:16
• 34. Solveig Lovseth (NOR) – 1:57:20
• 35. Natalie van Coevorden (AUS) – 1:57:32
• 36. Annika Koch (GER) – 1:57:36
• 37. Julia Hauser (AUT) – 1:57:52
• 38. Melanie Santos (POR) – 1:58:01
• 39. Jolien Vermeylen (BEL) – 1:58:06
• 40. Olivia Mathias (GBR) – 1:58:10
• 41. Nicole Van Der Kaay (NZL) – 1:58:18
• 42. Audrey Merle (FRA) – 1:58:23
• 43. Jolanda Annen (SUI) – 1:58:39
• 44. Yuka Sato (JPN) – 1:58:45
• 45. Marta Pintanel Raymundo (ESP) – 1:58:55
• 46. Tereza Zimovjanova (CZE) – 1:59:13
• 47. Maya Kingma (NED) – 1:59:42
• 48. Yuko Takahashi (JPN) – 2:00:01
• 49. Summer Rappaport (USA) – 2:00:50
• 50. Tanja Stroschneider (AUT) – 2:00:52
• 51. Zuzana Michalickova (SVK) – 2:01:09
• 52. Sarika Nakayama (JPN) – 2:01:11
• 53. Noelia Juan (ESP) – 2:03:20
• 54. Miyu Sakai (JPN) – 2:03:20
• 55. Niina Kishimoto (JPN) – 2:04:39