Did penalties unduly shift the momentum during Spain T100? And who had arguably one of the best performances of the day...to finish in third? Laura Siddall offers her insights.
With the Brownlee Brothers, Alistair and Jonathon, of England taking 1-2 in the Men's event and Canadian Paula Findlay taking top spot for the women, The Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series event in Madrid was action-packed.
Timo Bracht of Germany and Rachel Joyce of Great Britain won Ironman Lanzarote
Even a 15-second penalty wasn't enough to stall McQuaid in her unstoppable march to victory.