Triathlon-Denmark's Pedersen cruises to victory in Huatulco


(Reuters) - Denmark's Alberte Kjaer Pedersen produced a superb display on Saturday to secure her maiden World Triathlon Cup gold medal in Huatulco, Mexico, in the final event for women during the Olympic qualifying period.

Pedersen clocked an overall time of 1:00:24 to finish ahead of American Kirsten Kasper (1:00:36) and Austria's Lisa Perterer (1:00:37), who were locked in a tight battle for second place towards the end.

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