Sophie Coldwell claimed the pole position at the World Triathlon Championship Series.

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Sophie Coldwell claimed the pole position at the World Triathlon Championship Series.

Britain's Sophie Coldwell has comfortably claimed her maiden World Triathlon Championship Series victory by claiming the pole position in Yokohama.

The Brit put up a solid performance combining a great swim, and a powerful bike, and left the second transition in the lead to never look back. 

Sophie Coldwell runs solo for 10km to claim the first major victory of her career, one that also puts her on top of the World Triathlon Championship Series Rankings.

Newcomer, Mexico's Rosa Maria Tapia Vidal clinched the second spot in the race and claimed the first podium in the Series for her country while USA's Taylor Knibb signed her come back to the circuit with a bronze medal.