The German triathletes missed the gold hat trick at the mixed World Cup in Hamburg, but secured a medal with a young team. Olympic champion Lisa Tertsch landed in third place with Lasse Priester, Tanja Neubert and Henry Graf after a narrow race with seven seconds behind. The victory, which the German seasons had secured in the past two years, went to Australia off France (+0: 03 minutes).
“I am super happy and proud of the medal,” said Priest in the ARD and Neubert, who had survived the team in the team the day before, was satisfied: “It was megacool to be able to start here. To be cheered on by the audience, was given extra energy and was really fun. It was the crowning glory of this weekend,” said the Erlanger.
After 300 meters swimming, seven kilometers of cycling and 1.75 kilometers running, his teammates sent the final starter Graf into third place with nine seconds behind. In an exciting final phase, the Australian Matthew Hauser, who decided on Saturday, was too strong with his explosive start.
The day before, all German starters had missed the medal ranks. Graf landed in fifth place as the best German, probably also because he fell on the bike route as a leading way. Tertsch was in the women’s race that the French Léonie Périault won, only ninth and lost her overall lead in the World Cup ranking after the fourth of eight races of the World Triathlon Championship Series.