ROME, Italy – Paris 2024 Olympian Taylor Spivey positioned third Saturday, Oct. 3, on the 2026 World Triathlon Cup Rome, incomes the bronze medal within the sprint-distance race at Eur Central Park.
Spivey completed the 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike and 5-kilometer run in 59 minutes, 29 seconds. Diana Isakova (AIN) received in 59:13, adopted by Sweden’s Tilda Månsson in 59:14.
The outcome got here one week after Spivey positioned Eleventh on the 2026 World Triathlon Championship Finals in Pontevedra, Spain, the place she completed eighth within the remaining 2026 World Triathlon Championship Sequence rankings.
House favourite Bianca Seregni (ITA) set the tempo early, constructing a lead of practically 20 seconds through the 750-meter swim. Tilly Anema (GBR), Laura Lindemann (GER), Spivey and fellow USA TRI Nationwide Crew member Kirsten Kasper led the chase into the primary transition.
The chase group rapidly closed the hole on Seregni through the opening lap of the 20-kilometer bike. Brea Roderick (NZL), Olivia Mathias (GBR), Maria Tomé (POR) and Marta Pintanel Raymundo (ESP) joined the leaders to kind a nine-athlete entrance pack.
The lead group continued to push the tempo over the five-lap bike course, which featured a number of tight turns, two 180-degree turns and a brief climb. The technical course made for a quick and tactical bike leg as athletes within the chase labored to shut the hole.
Spivey later defined: “I used to be actually hoping for a breakaway on the bike if we may get the group going. However we had some actually motivated riders behind us and it got here again collectively.”
The race got here again collectively, heading into the second transition, organising a aggressive 5-kilometer run. Spivey exited T2 with the leaders and remained among the many entrance contenders via the opening lap.
Isakova and Månsson separated from the sector within the remaining phases of the run, battling for the win down the ending stretch. Isakova held off Månsson by one second to take the victory, whereas Spivey crossed the end line in third in 59:29.
The rostrum held particular significance for Spivey, who started her triathlon journey whereas finding out in Florence.
“I began triathlon again in 2012 after I was finding out in Florence so it’s nice to return again to Italy and get on the rostrum.”
Kasper positioned twenty first for the U.S. in 1:00:35, whereas Naomi Ruff completed thirtieth in 1:01:16.
Within the males’s race, John Reed led the U.S. with an Eleventh-place end in 54 minutes, 30 seconds.
Reed exited the 750-meter swim with the chase group and remained in rivalry via the 20-kilometer bike. The sector stayed tightly packed all through the five-lap course, which featured a number of technical turns and a brief climb earlier than the athletes headed into the second transition.
Alex Yee (GBR) took the victory in 53:47, whereas France’s Martin Hubner and Tristan Douche completed second and third, respectively, each in 54:12.
Reed crossed the end line in Eleventh in 54:30. Cole Jamieson positioned thirty third in 55:35, Zach Leachman completed forty fourth in 56:50 and Reese Vannerson positioned 51st in 57:40.
The US competed within the Combined Relay Sunday, Oct. 4, with groups consisting of two males and two ladies. Every athlete accomplished a 300-meter swim, 7-kilometer bike and 1.7-kilometer run.
The U.S. staff of Naomi Ruff, Cole Jamieson, Kirsten Kasper and John Reed completed Eleventh total in 1:19:41.
Nice Britain received in 1:17:22, adopted by Italy in second in 1:18:19 and Portugal in third in 1:18:33.
Spivey’s bronze medal in Rome is one other step on the highway to LA28, when the Olympic Video games will return to the USA for the primary time in additional than 30 years. Triathlon may have a novel place within the Video games as the primary Olympic occasion and first medal ceremony.
By way of Elevate28, a $28 million marketing campaign from USA Triathlon and the USA Triathlon Basis, the group is working to make sure U.S. Nationwide Crew athletes like Spivey have the assets wanted to compete and succeed on dwelling soil in 2028 and past.
As a result of USA Triathlon receives no direct authorities funding, philanthropic assist helps athletes entry world-class teaching, coaching environments, sports activities science and worldwide competitors.
Spivey’s journey, from discovering triathlon whereas finding out in Florence to representing the USA on the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games and now pursuing one other Olympic alternative on dwelling soil, displays the athlete journeys Elevate28 is constructed to assist.
