Blummenfelt lays down guantlet to Luis in Super League semis

Kristian Blummenfelt laid down the gauntlet to Vincent Luis after storming Group B in his semi-final at Super League Malta. The Norwegian powerhouse produced some of the best biking of the day to fire his way to victory and the Short Chute today. Luis’ dominance continued as he was a very comfortable winner in Group A. Junior qualifier Nicolo Strada led out of the first swim and celebrated his moment in the sun before being eliminated later in the race. After that it was the Luis show as he quickly went to the front and never looked back in cruising to victory. The battle was on behind him as Hayden Wilde produced a remarkable display. Wilde, with bad road rash down his right side and a cut up face after coming off his bike in training 24 hours previously, was involved in another crash, this time with Simon Henseleit and Ollie Turner. The New Zealander recovered remarkably and managed to secure a second place finish with Tyler Mislawchuk coming in third. Arguably the biggest performance of the semi-Final was Vasco Vilaca who surprised by finishing fourth while Gustav Iden grabbed the other automatic qualification spot in fifth. Blummenfelt produced a stunning display powered by...