1,3 NZ Finish in Austria

Christchurch Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Andrea Hewitt has won her first World Cup triathlon title at Kitzbuhel, Austria. The 25-year-old beat Austrian Eva Dollinger by three seconds in a sprint finish, after leading the field in both the swim and bike legs. Hewitt’s NZ training partner, Nicky Samuels, earned her first World Cup podium placing by finishing third, just 14 seconds behind Hewitt. “Conditions were good,” said Hewitt of the ninth race in the 2007 World Cup triathlon series so far. “With a temperature of about 20 degrees and a little humidity, it was almost a typical New Zealand-type day.”