Unfortunately I didn't make it into town yesterday for the Woman's event. It was held under clear sunny conditions, unlike today's Men's event which was miserable. A shame because sketching while holding an umbrella about to take off isn't my idea of fun! It made capturing the moving competitors really tough, and I wasted several spreads of my sketchbook before I got this one.
Exciting race to watch though with New Zealander Kris Gemmell making a huge breakaway in the cycle leg, probably over a minute ahead of the pack, only to get sucked back in to finish 20th. The kids had a great time screaming 'Go Kiwi' with the rest of the enthusiastic home crowd too. The race was eventually won by Javier Gomez of Spain who just out sprinted Jonathan Brownlee of Great Britain in the final stretch. Brownlee claims the overall World Championship title for 2012.