 Gentle managed to distance her rivals, ultimately finishing clear in first place.Zaferes opened a gap to Holland which remained for some time before Holland managed to close the distance to Zaferes and they entered the finishing chute together, with Holland beating Zaferes in a sprint finish to take silver in the race and the overall title of ITU World Champion.Zaferes finished the 2018 season in 2nd place overall in the World Triathlon Series rankings.