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Desirae Ridenour wins B.C.B次元官网网址檚 first gold at Canada Summer Games

Triathlete continues a busy stretch with another win
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Cowichan BayB次元官网网址檚 Desirae Ridenour wins gold in the womenB次元官网网址檚 triathlon at the Canada Summer Games, the first medal of the games for Team BC. (Kevin Bogetti Smith/Team BC)

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.

B次元官网网址淚 am just happy to come home with the gold and represent Team BC,B次元官网网址 Ridenour said. B次元官网网址淎nd hopefully, this will carry other teams to win more medals for us.B次元官网网址

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.

B次元官网网址淚 did feel pretty tired,B次元官网网址 Ridenour admitted. B次元官网网址淭his is my third race in three weeks. And the heat really takes a toll on you. But you keep hydrating.B次元官网网址

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.

kevin.rothbauer@cowichanvalleycitizen.com



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