Leonie Periault surprises in Hamburg and Godoy is the best Spanish woman.

After the men's event where Hausser won the victory It was now the women's race's turn. The sprint-style race produced a vibrant, eventful race.

With rain threatening during the last kilometers, the Frenchwoman Leonie Periault managed to win with a time of 56:25, surprising his compatriot Cassandre Beaugrand, the undisputed favorite before the start.

The race started with an explosive swim led by the Italian Bianca Seregni and the German Lisa Tertsch, who came out of the water first after completing the 750 meters in 9:14.

Behind, a very stretched group with names like Beaugrand, Jeanne Lehair and a prominent one Anna Godoy, who finished sixth, was organizing to hunt down the cycling segment.

The cycling segment (20 km) was fast and relentless, but did not allow for any real breakaways. Tertsch She tried to go solo at the start, but was neutralized before completing the first half of the course. From there, the group solidified, with more than 40 triathletes riding together until T2.

periault She was the most aggressive from the start of the race and opened a gap before the first kilometer. Behind her, Beaugrand pulled the chasing group along with Beth Potter, with whom he would maintain an intense fight for second place until the last meter.

Finally the Frenchwoman crossed the finish line with a 4 second advantage over Beaugrand (56:29) and 7 on Potter (56:32).

 

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Spanish participation

The best Spanish triathlete was Anna Godoy, who completed an excellent swim and kept pace on the bike and on foot to finish in the 17 position.

Miriam Casillas, who came out of the box among the top ten in the foot race, finished in the 30.ª square. Sara Guerrero closed the national performance in the position 33.ª.

Women's Top 10 – WTCS Hamburg 2025