VIDEO | 2018 ITU World cup season gets underway in Cape Town

Olympians Richard Murray (RSA) and Vicky Holland (GBR) took the wins at the first ITU World Cup of the year in Cape Town, South Africa on the weekend. The sprint distance race was the kick-off for many of the top ITU athletes’ seasons. It was no surprise to see Murray as the repeat champion on the men’s side at his hometown race, and for Holland, the Rio 2016 bronze medallist, this was the first race back after being sidelined from injury for a while, but proved she was back to top form.

This was also the first race for South Africa’s Henri Schoeman since his name made international headlines last month when a report was leaked suggesting he had failed a doping test at the Rio Olympic Games. Schoeman responded to allegations in a short message that left many questions unanswered, but he was not banned from competition at all. Schoeman took second behind Murray.

Check out the highlight video from the Cape Town race below:

Results: Elite Men
1.	Richard Murray	RSA	00:52:15
2.	Henri Schoeman	RSA	00:52:39
3.	Lukas Pertl	AUT	00:52:49
4.	Shachar Sagiv	ISR	00:53:02
5.	Lukas Hollaus	AUT	00:53:08
6.	Marco Van Der Stel	NED	00:53:09
7.	Roberto Sanchez Mantecon	ESP	00:53:12
8.	Valentin Wernz	GER	00:53:13
9.	Grant Sheldon	GBR	00:53:14
10.	Bob Haller	LUX	00:53:20

Results: Elite Women
1.	Vicky Holland	GBR	00:58:18
2.	Non Stanford	GBR	00:58:52
3.	Zsanett Bragmayer	HUN	00:59:07
4.	Simone Ackermann	RSA	00:59:28
5.	Juri Ide	JPN	00:59:38
6.	Rachel Klamer	NED	00:59:44
7.	Chelsea Burns	USA	00:59:52
8.	Melanie Santos	POR	00:59:59
9.	Kirsten Nuyes	NED	01:00:07
10.	Ai Ueda	JPN	01:00:21