Jonny Brownlee put in a superb race at WTS Auckland earlier today to take his first gold of the 2015 season, visibly delighted with victory as he crossed the line ahead of defending champion Javier Gomez (ESP).<\/p>\n
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Brownlee was always in a good position throughout the first Olympic distance race of 2015 (1,500 swim\/40km bike\/10km run), having been helped through the swim by Leeds-based Slovakian, Richard Varga, and Tom Bishop on the bike.<\/p>\n
\nVery happy to win #AucklandWTS today. It is a honest triathlon course. Just like the Yorkshire hill\u2019s! pic.twitter.com\/0XwkMWy9B4<\/p>\n
\u2014 Jonathan Brownlee (@jonny_brownlee) March 29, 2015<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
He burst out of the second transition and established an immediate lead over Gomez and Pierre Le Corre of France. Current world number one, Mario Mola (ESP) was a minute down by this stage.<\/p>\n
\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRunning through heavy rain in the final stages of the 10km run, Brownlee was visibly delighted with victory. He celebrated around the final corner and with the crowd in the final metres before crossing the finishing line as a clear winner.<\/p>\n
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He said: \u201cIn [the previous round in] Abu Dhabi I made many mistakes, and I\u2019ve been beating myself up about it for the last few weeks. I\u2019ve been training hard because I didn\u2019t want to do that again, and I wanted to be able to show how fit I was.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
>>> Read our report on the men\u2019s race at WTS Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n
Brownlee now takes up the world number one ranking, which he\u2019ll carry through to the next round on the Gold Coast in two weeks. Tom Bishop finished 13th, a good result and reward for his efforts on the bike.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Olympic Champion, Alistair Brownlee, missed this round through injury, but is hopeful of a return in time for the fourth round of the Series in Cape Town (25-26 April).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
1. Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) \u2013 01:55:26
2. Javier Gomez Noya (ESP) \u2013 01:55:41
3. Pierre Le Corre (FRA) \u2013 01:55:52
4. Fernando Alarza (ESP) \u2013 01:56:48
5. Ryan Bailie (AUS) \u2013 01:56:53
6. Henri Schoeman (RSA) \u2013 01:57:03
7. Richard Varga (SVK) \u2013 01:57:07
8. Crisanto Grajales (MEX) \u2013 01:57:17
9. Ben Kanute (USA) \u2013 01:57:20
10. Tony Dodds (NZL) \u2013 01:57:39<\/p>\n
For the full results head here. Highlights of today\u2019s racing at WTS Auckland will be shown on BBC 2 at 4pm this afternoon.<\/p>\n
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