It was a day of firsts for the elite men, as Spaniard Fernando Alarza earned his first-ever career World Triathlon Series win at the Discovery World Triathlon Cape Town on Sunday.

For the third consecutive year the Discovery World Triathlon Cape Town event has been captured by a Great Britain woman, as Non Stanford opened up her 2016 season with a victory.

A show-stopping start list of women head to Africa for the third stop of the ITU World Triathlon Series this weekend with the 2016 Discovery World Triathlon Cape Town.

The third stop of the World Triathlon Series is here as the elite men leave Oceania and head to Africa for the 2016 Discovery World Triathlon Cape Town with a loaded start list.

Having previewed the year ahead in the first Columbia Threadneedle Rankings Report of 2016, we now look back on two thrilling races from the second round of the season, the Jewel World Triathlon Gold Coast.

Keeping his undefeated 2016 streak alive, Spaniard Mario Mola executed a brilliant finishing run to win the 2016 Jewel World Triathlon Gold Coast on Saturday.

In a race that showcased two hours of pure entertainment and excitement, Great Britain's Helen Jenkins was named the victor of Gold Coast, earning herself her first World Triathlon Series win since 2012.

As the World Triathlon Series moves down under for its second stop in 2016, the sports top stars turned out for the press on the Gold Coast. Read all they had to say here.