Three races into the 2025 World Triathlon Championship Series, the overall leaderboards are starting to take shape. At the same time, the latest instalment in Alghero has prompted several noteworthy moves in the standings that will ensure the races for the world title remain alive for some time yet.

As a reminder, the athletes only need three in-season results ahead of the Series Final in Wollongong. Some, then, can already put their feet up, or at least on paper they can. Equally, with four races left before Wollongong – the stops in Hamburg, French Riviera, Karlovy Vary and Weihai are still to come – it is feasible that an athlete could win the world title having not yet raced, or perhaps more realistically for someone to rocket up the rankings. Our current Series leaders, though, will have something to say about that.

The Women’s Series Rankings

Lisa Tertsch (GER) has led throughout the 2025 Series after winning in Abu Dhabi and then adding a bronze medal in Yokohama. A 6^th place finish in Alghero was a little off her recent standards but was nonetheless enough to secure her primacy in the standings. With 2282.82 points, the German athlete has a solid lead of almost 200 points at the top of the table.

Occupying 2^nd place overall is Yokohama winner Jeanne Lehair (LUX). Her result of 7^th place in Alghero, which matched her Abu Dhabi finish, saw her retain the position she held going into the weekend. Lehair’s current total of 2096.20 points does not make her an automatic favourite to stay in the top-3 come the end of the season. Should she repeat her Yokohama levels, though, she will entrench herself firmly in such discussions.

Rosa Maria Tapia Vidal (MEX) holds 3^rd place overall with 1567.84 points, narrowly keeping 2023 world champion Beth Potter (GBR), who sits on 1504.42 points, at bay. Potter rose 3 places to 4^th overall after finishing 8^th in Alghero. Although that represented her lowest WTCS finish since 2022, it remained enough to make her the highest ranked athlete with only two results.

The 5^th place finish of Leonie Periault (FRA) lifted her 7 places to 5^th in the Series; she now has 1429.94 points. Right behind her, Bianca Seregni (ITA) was another big mover as her silver medal in Alghero bumped her 11 places up the standings to 6^th on 1419.97 points.

Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA) was the real head-turner, climbing 46 places to 12^th overall with her win. Her DNF in Yokohama had left her on 0 points but her first win sees her hold a round 1000 points. Beaugrand will need two more results ahead of Wollongong and, based on her past year, two more wins are certainly within reach.

Finally, Olivia Mathias (GBR) was the highest new entry in the standings after she earned a first ever medal in the Series. Her 3^rd place finish banked 855.63 points and leaves her 15^th overall. As a result, Mathias has the chance to be the first British woman to supplant Potter in the end of season rankings since 2022.

The Men’s Series Rankings

The men’s Series also saw no change at the top of the table with Matthew Hauser (AUS) holding onto his lead. A second silver medal of the year combined with his win in Yokohama to hand him 2618.75 points. More than anyone else, Hauser can afford to pick and choose his races going forward. One factor that will keep him focused, though, is that Abu Dhabi (where he finished 2^nd) was only worth 750 points whereas the rest of the in-season races are worth 1000 points. A medal anywhere else will therefore see him greatly improve on his tally.

Miguel Hidalgo’s win in Alghero nudged him past Vasco Vilaca (POR) to take 2^nd place overall, with the Brazilian now holding 2227.45 points. Meanwhile, Vilaca sits in 3^rd place with 1663.16 points after a bad day out in Alghero. Both Hidalgo and Vilaca have two medals already this year but will need a better third result if they are to take on Hauser.

In a parallel with the women’s standings, 4^th place in the men’s Series also goes to the highest ranked man with only two scores. In this case, it is 2022 world champion Leo Bergere (FRA) who climbed 3 places thanks to his bronze medal at the weekend. His total of 1647.08 points keeps him in contention to make the overall podium for the fourth straight season.

Ricardo Batista (POR) remains steady in 5^th with 1558.48 points after Bergere overtook him. Notably, his presence makes Portugal the only country in either Series to have two athletes in the top-5. Right behind him, Charles Paquet (CAN) has moved up to 6^th place courtesy of a five place jump. Luke Willian (AUS) likewise has risen rapidly, shooting up 11 places into 7^th overall. One key point to note is that Willian has 1215.64 points from only two outings and is therefore well-placed to enter the hunt for the top-5.

After Willian comes the Spanish threat; Roberto Sanchez Mantecon and David Cantero del Campo gained 9 and 10 places, respectively, following WTCS Alghero to take 8^th and 9^th overall. Like Bergere and Willian, both have two results to their names. Sanchez has 1096.20 points to Cantero’s 1079.16, but both lack the top-5 finishes that will really elevate them into the scrap for the overall top-5.

Four months remain until the WTCS Final takes place in Wollongong, giving the Series plenty of time to transform. Stay up to date with all the latest developments across all World Triathlon channels.