It was so close yet so far for Hayden Wilde, who has claimed silver in a dramatic triathlon in Paris.<\/p>\n
Wilde looked to be cruising to gold, but was pipped on the home stretch by his great rival from Great Britain, Alex Yee.<\/p>\n
Yee came out of nowhere to overtake Wilde, crossing the tape in one hour 43 minutes and 33 seconds as Wilde settled for silver and New Zealand’s second medal of the games.<\/p>\n
He had a rough start in the Seine, but Wilde closed the gap on the bike and then powered home in the run.<\/p>\n
Italy’s Alessio Crociani shot out in front early in the swim,while it was a poor first lap from Wilde, who came out in 30th place with McCullough slightly ahead in 19th.<\/p>\n
Wilde began to make up ground on the bike, quickly moving to 24th with South Africa’s Jamie Riddle in first.<\/p>\n
Wilde was now just 30 seconds back from the leader, McCullough a few seconds further in front, in 18th.<\/p>\n
Wilde led the chasers who inched to just four seconds behind the lead group.<\/p>\n
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