Status: 10.07.2025 4:09 p.m.
At the 23rd edition of the Hamburg triathlon, the world series again stops in the Hanseatic city, with the mixed World Cup as the highlight. The ARD broadcasts the individual races live on Saturday and the season on Sunday.
On Saturday, the single races are going on the sprint distance (750 meters swimming, 20 kilometers cycling, 5 kilometers running) for points in the fight for the World Cup title – Hamburg is the fourth of eight stations of the World Triathlon Championship Series. On Sunday, gold, silver and bronze will be awarded at the mixed relay (300 meters swimming, seven kilometers of cycling and 1.75 kilometers.
The German quartet is aiming for the gold triple and wants to benefit from the home advantage. As early as 2023 and 2024, the German triathletes in the Hanseatic city were at the top of the podium. At the Olympic Games in Paris last year, the mixed gold also went to Germany.
Olympic champion Tertsch wants to go to the podium
Lisa Tertsch will hang out a lot again. The relay Olympic champion competes in the Elbe metropolis as the overall leader of the World Cup ranking and also leads the German team on Sunday. “Last year I just missed the podium, it was a bit disappointing. This year it should go on the podium,” said the 26-year-old before the individual start on Saturday (6.40 p.m.).
Lührs “not yet in the form of Paris”
The men jump into the Inner Alster two hours earlier. Here DTU President Martin Engelhardt does not expect a podium. Lasse Lührs, also a team gold winner of Paris, is part of the contingent. However, the 29-year-old admitted with a view to a long rehabilitation process due to a heel operation after the Olympic Games: “I am happy to be here at all.” He received an invitation from the World Association for the race in Hamburg: “I’m really happy. But I have to admit that I am not yet in the form of Paris.”
Football world champion Littbarski competes
Swimming in the Alster, cycling past the Speicherstadt and running with the destination on the town hall market: In addition to the elite, 8,500 amateurs for the competitions in the sprint, short distance and seasons have also registered. Pierre Littbarski, football world champion from 1990, is there for a selection of the main sponsor on the running route. Tens of thousands of fans are expected on the route on both days.
“The triathlon shows what Olympic games could look like in Hamburg.”
Hamburg’s sports senator Andy Grote (SPD)
The event is particularly important this year in the course of the Hamburg Olympic application. “In over 20 years, the Hamburg triathlon, with its mixture of elite and every man and tenth thousands of fans along the inner city route, has become the world’s largest triathlon and flagship of sport. It shows what Olympic Games could look like in Hamburg,” said Hamburg’s sports senator Andy Grote (SPD) on Thursday.
