Flora Duffy won her fourth ITU World Triathlon Series race in a row in Edmonton today - a victory that moves her to the top of the overall Series.

Duffy broke away on the bike with 19-year-old American Taylor Knibb, and pushed away from the teenager on the bell lap.

The Bermudian kept her composure in the 5km run to win her fourth straight, after previous successes in Yokohama, Leeds and Hamburg.

“It was pretty spot on, so thank you, Edmonton”, Duffy told the WTS wesbite after her victory. “Taylor is riding super strong at the moment, I have been in a breakaway with her before, in Montreal last year, We worked together really well, but she was so strong I thought she might be running really strong too, so I attacked her on the last hill to get a little buffer”.

“I’ve tried to be consistent over the last year. I’ve tried to minimise getting injured and just stay consistent in my training. I have to give a lot to my coaches”, Duffy said.

Knibb finished second for her first WTS podium with fellow American Katie Zaferes third with the fastest run of the day.

“I just tried to follow Flora and it worked all right,” Knibb said. “On the run I just wanted to hold my own. To be on the podium on a race like this, on a WTS race, is simply amazing”.

After her third place, Zaferes said: “I knew this was going to be tough, but it was even harder than what I expected. I was pretty close to Flora and Tayler on the first kilometers, but on the first hill I got trapped. When Flora is riding you need to be with her any second or you will loose her. And the bike had a hill, but the run had my own hill too, with the battle with Summer Cook. I just kept telling myself be strong, be strong… and I made it.”

Duffy now leads the series with 3,200 points with Zaferes second with 3,192.