Beijing Olympian Will Clarke returned to form at Sunday’s Corus Elite Series in Strathclyde Park, the venue for the triathlon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Clarke raced through the super sprint format competition, cruising through his heat before pipping fellow Team GB member, Alistair Brownlee, for the gold in the final. Having exited the 300m open water swim off the pace, Clarke was forced to chase down Brownlee during the 7km cycle, finally catching him with just one of three 2.5km laps to go. However a swift final transition saw Clarke steal an early lead on the 2km run and he was able to hold off the charging Brownlee for victory. Dann Brook made it an all British podium with a third place finish.

In the women’s race New Zealand’s Samantha Warriner buried her Olympic demons, where she finished 16th, with an excellent performance. She held off Germany’s Christine Pilz and Britain’s Jodie Swallow to take first place.

Glasgow’s Kerry Lang overcame a leg injury from her heat to place fifth. When changing from bike to run in her first race she slipped and cut her leg on the gears of her bike, however thankfully much of the damage was superficial.

Scotland’s World Junior Champion, Kirsty McWilliam, finished tenth in the final. Having been held up in the swim she was unable to bridge back up to the leaders but ran strongly to pull herself through the field.

The Corus Elite Series in Strathclyde Park also concluded the season long British Triathlon Grand Prix Series. Having raced across six venues Britain’s Richard Stannard finished first with Stuart Hayes second and Dann Brook moving up to third after his efforts. There was a tie in the women’s competition as Andrea Whitcombe and Jodie Swallow finished on 297 points with Samantha Herridge from Guernsey and Vicky Holland tied for third on 288 points. Results courtesy of British Triathlon.

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