Tufa's late surge brings London Marathon victory

Athletics - Virgin Money London Marathon - London - 26/4/15 Ethiopia's Tigist Tufa celebrates after winning the Women's Elite race Reuters / Suzanne Plunkett Livepic

LONDON (Reuters) - Ethiopia’s Tigist Tufa was the surprise winner of the women’s London Marathon on Sunday after her powerful late break saw her cruise home 18 seconds clear of Kenyan Mary Keitany.

After a tentative race Tufa broke clear in the closing miles and sauntered down the Mall, waving to the crowd, to clock two hours, 23 minutes, 22 seconds, followed by Keitany (2:23.40) and Ethiopian Tirfi Tsegaye (2:23.41).