Redondo Beach Triathlete Wins Silver At Triathlon World Cup In Madrid

REDONDO BEACH, CA — A Redondo Beach triathlete won silver at the International Triathlon Union World Cup on Sunday in Madrid.

This was Team USA's Taylor Spivey's first career win at the international competition. The Madrid course is one of the toughest on the 2017 World Cup circuit. The 1,000-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike and 10-kilometer run course features six technical bike laps that include the Cuesta de la Vega with an 8 percent gradient.

Spivey finished in two hours, 8 minutes and 56 seconds to place second behind Great Britain's Georgia Taylor-Brown, who took home the gold in 2:08:05. Teammate Chelsea Burns crossed the finish line in 2:09:27 for third place.

Spivey narrowly missed the podium earlier this season at the New Plymouth World Cup in New Zealand. She came in fourth in that race.

Spivey, who was born in Redondo Beach, graduated from Manhattan Beach's Mira Costa High School in 2009 and was a distance swimmer at Cal Poly Pomona.

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