THE BIG PIC

The pro women fire awayin Buffalo City. After a 1.9km swim at East London’s Orient Beach, the UK’s Emma Pallant was fifth out of T1. She clocked a 2:33:01 on the 90km bike to exit T2 in first, but a fleet-footed Flora Duffy ran a 1:20:37 21.1km to take the win with 2mins clear.