World Triathlon

Australia’s Matthew Hauser triumphed in an ultra-fast WTCS Hamburg on Saturday afternoon, coming out on top from a fiery race that sets the tone both for a huge Paris 2024 ahead and a World Championship challenge.

It was an incredible 50m03s total time over the adapted sprint-distance course, and the pace was on from the outset as the Australian carved through the water with Vincent Luis and Mark Devay.

Onto the bike, it was Vasco Vilaça having to work hard to catch the lead group around the halfway point and the Portuguese was first into a useful lead on the 5km run before Hauser reeled him in and then put the hammer right down over the final 1km. Behind them, Frenchman Pierre Le Corre continued his fine form with the bronze.

Full report to follow.