Triathlon - Le Corre takes European crown as Brownlee suffers

2018 European Championships - Triathlon, Men's - Strathclyde Country Park, Glasgow, Britain - August 10, 2018 - Pierre Le Corre of France finishes to win the race. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

GLASGOW (Reuters) - Frenchman Pierre Le Corre ran away from the field to lift the European Championships triathlon title in emphatic style on Friday as Britain's double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee failed to feature among the medals.

The 28-year-old demonstrated his considerable road running calibre, racing away from the opposition on the final 10km leg and eventually subduing a magnificent fast finish from Spain's Fernando Alarza while Belgium's Marten Van Riel took bronze.