Cowichan BayB次元官网网址檚 Desirae Ridenour has won British ColumbiaB次元官网网址檚 first gold medal of the .
Ridenour finished first in the womenB次元官网网址檚 triathlon on Monday at the games in Winnipeg as B.C. took the top two spots.
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Team BC athletes were in the lead pack for most of the race, and Ridenour took gold with a time of one hour, four minutes and 39.40 seconds, almost half a minute ahead of teammate Hannah Henry of Victoria. It was RidenourB次元官网网址檚 third win in the last three weeks.
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Another B.C. athlete, Michael Milic, finished second in the menB次元官网网址檚 triathlon, also on Monday.
Conditions were tough for all the competiors: the water temperature was 27 degrees, and the air temperature approached 40 with the humidex.
The triathletes will also compete in womenB次元官网网址檚 and menB次元官网网址檚 relays on Thursday, and mixed relays on Friday.
Desirae Ridenour is not the only athlete from the Cowichan Valley on Team BC.
Also in Winnipeg for the Canada Summer Games, which started last Friday and continue until Aug. 13, are James Ridenour (rowing), Talon Hird (wrestling), Jessye Brockway (wheelchair athletics), Alex Amiri (road cycling), Tristan Mandur (golf) and Mikyla Carlow (Special Olympics swimming). Duncan Stingrays coach Leanne Sirup is also leading the B.C. swimming team.
