Woodhead finished third in a tough men’s race over the Olympic distance, while Truffitt went one better among the women, with such results counting towards a two-leg inter-insular that will conclude at Guernsey’s Granite Weekender in September.
Thierry Le Cheminant’s win in the Jersey Sprint support race was another highlight from the nearly 30-strong senior team that travelled to the sister isle, which included many newer faces to the sport.
‘Overall, a really good weekend,’ team manager Paul de Garis said afterwards.
‘Great representation from the club, very well organised by Jersey Triathlon.’
Jersey professional Ollie Turner produced a masterclass to win the 1,500m swim, 40km bike and 10km run race in 1hr 50min. 12sec.
However, he was racing outside the main team competition due to his professional status, which gave 2025 inter-insular standout Woodhead a fighting chance.
Recent Ironman Tours finisher Woodhead came out the water eighth in this competitive field, before gaining up to fourth on the bike.
But he used his run legs to pick off Wayne Quenault – the reigning Granite 100 champion – with a 35-47 split to secure third.
His run was only 23sec. slower than Turner’s but not enough to catch Laurie Corbel, who also broke the 2hr barrier.
‘A really good race given that he had done an Ironman two weeks before,’ de Garis said.
The resurgent Louis Le Cheminant finished seventh in 2-11-10, while the improving Jack Domaille took 16th in 2-21-50 after climbing numerous positions on the bike.
Veteran Rob King finished a very respectable 20th overall following his own Ironman outing.
Just behind him, Truffitt defied a lack of recent triathlon racing – being more focused on the bike – by crossing the line as first female Channel Islander.
While UK triathlete Chloe Dooley was in a class of her own among the women, winning in 2-17-38, the Sarnian had been in a duel with Jersey veteran Katie Tanguy for CI bragging rights.
Truffitt forfeited a small swim advantage to her rival’s outstanding bike, but ultimately her quick run allowed her to pass numerous competitors – including Tanguy – to finish second woman and 21st overall in 2-24-08.
‘She had the bit between her teeth and ran her down,’ de Garis added.
Veteran Claire Smit was Guernsey’s second-highest placing woman, taking sixth in 2-42-33.
As the current Easter Cycling Festival champion, Le Cheminant found the Jersey Sprint very much to his liking.
The sprint was unusual in maintaining a 40km distance for the cycle, though the swim was shortened to 750m and the run 5km.
Le Cheminant in fact posted the fastest split on each discipline, which got him around the course in 1-37-26, beating runner-up Andrew Hardwick by 3-12.
Alex Hutchinson achieved a podium finish in the junior TriStars events, which included putting in the fastest run of his group.
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