British triathletes picked up 13 medals over the weekend.

Beth Potter won a bronze medal at World Triathlon Championship Series Hamburg, while Rhys Jones and his guide Malachi Cashmore were also third at World Triathlon Para Cup Tata in the men’s PTVI category.  

Europe Triathlon Cup Cork saw Hamish Reilly win the men’s race, while in the women’s race, Sian Rainsley won a silver medal just ahead of fellow Brit Annabel Morton who picked up the bronze.  

Nikki Bartlett (first), Megan McDonald (second) and Lizzie Rayner (third) locked out the podium at IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea in the women’s race. While in the men’s race, Harry Palmer and Andrew Horsfall-Turner were first and third respectively. 

At IRONMAN Vitoria Gasteiz, Kat Matthews won the women’s race with Ruth Astle coming third. David McNamee was second in the men’s race.  

World Triathlon Championship Series Hamburg 

Beth Potter came from 12 seconds back on the 750m swim to win a bronze medal in Hamburg. Alongside teammate Kate Waugh she biked up to the lead pack before running her way onto the podium. Waugh was the next over the line to finish seventh, while Olivia Mathias came 19th. World Triathlon Championship Series debutant Jessica Fullagar was 42nd following a bike crash.  

In the men’s race, Max Stapley was the highest placed Brit as he crossed the line to finish ninth. He started the race on the front foot, coming out of the water just three seconds off the lead. He was part of the front pack on the bike and ran his way into the top-ten across the 5km course. Hugo Milner was the next British triathlete to cross the line as he came 25th with Barclay Izzard recording a DNF.  

World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships Hamburg 

The British mixed relay team made up of Max Stapley, Olivia Mathias, Sam Dickinson and Vicky Holland came forth in Hamburg.  

Stapley kick-started the relay action and handed over to Mathias just three seconds off the lead. She pushed on and climbed the field over the 300m swim, 7km bike and 1.75km run.  

Her efforts saw her hand over to Sam Dickinson in fourth place just eight seconds back. The confirmed 2024 Paris Olympian cut the gap to the leaders to just three seconds on the swim but fell further back on the bike leg as he was riding solo. The run saw the gap remain at eight seconds with Holland taking over for the home stretch.  

The 2018 World Champion quickly reduced the gap on the swim moving up to third before remaining in contention for the win on the bike. However, on the run she dropped back, crossing the line 29 seconds off the podium places.  

World Triathlon Para Cup Tata  

In the men’s PTVI category Rhys Jones and guide Malachi Cashmore picked up a bronze medal. The pair were third out of the water but dropped to fourth on the bike leg, being overtaken by Germany’s Julian Winter and his guide. They regained the podium place on the run and held on to cross the line third.  

Europe Triathlon Cup Cork 

Hamish Reilly won Europe Triathlon Cup Cork thanks to the fourth fastest run time of the day. He came out of the water in 11th, 14 seconds off the pace, with Oscar Rogers the lead Brit at that stage of the race.  

Reilly was at the front of the field across the bike leg and started the run with a narrow advantage, eventually crossing the line just two seconds clear of Italy’s Nicolo Astori with Australian Christopher Deegan a further second back. Dominic Coy was the next Brit over the line, just ten seconds behind Reilly in fifth with Rogers coming 17th.  

The women’s race saw two Brits on the podium as Sian Rainsley (second) out-sprinted Annabel Morton (third) for the line. Rainsley came out of the water in second with fellow Brit Sophia Green just behind her in third.  

Rainsley lost ground across the bike leg as she was now in a larger lead pack. On the run she briefly led before France’s Sandra Dodet took the lead and finished six seconds clear of Rainsley, who out-sprinted Morton for second place in the closing stages.  

Daisy Davies crossed the line in ninth with Iona Miller making it four Brits in the top-ten as she finished five seconds later. Green finished the day in 19th.  

IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea  

Nikki Bartlett (first), Megan McDonald (second) and Lizzie Rayner (third) locked out the podium in South Wales.  

McDonald was the lead Brit out the water, starting the bike in second place. Thanks to the fastest bike time of the race  Bartlett was soon out in front, and she put in the second fastest run time of the race to finish almost four minutes clear of McDonald in second. Rayner crossed the line in third a further three minutes back.  

Rhianne Hughes was fourth thanks to the fastest run time of the race. German Bianca Bogen came fifth to stop an all British top-five occurring as Rosie Wild finished sixth. Laura Addie was seventh, while Susie Cheetham recorded a DNF.  

Harry Palmer picked up the win with fellow Brit Andrew Horsfall-Turner coming third in the men’s race. Horsfall-Turner led a British 1-2 on the swim with Palmer just behind. The duo recorded the quickest times across the bike leg as Palmer took the lead of the race. He then put in the fastest run time of the day to take the gold medal.  

Behind him, Sweden’s Gabriel Sandoer moved up to second as Horsfall-Turner came across the line a further 37 seconds back. Joe Skipper was next over the line having worked his way through the field on the bike and run legs to come fourth.  

Matthew Collins was sixth with Jack Hutchens (seventh), Sam Wordley (eighth), Benjamin Goodfellow (ninth) and Lewis Donovan (tenth) following him over the line. Both Iestyn Harrett and Jack Hindle both recorded DNFs. 

IRONMAN Vitoria Gasteiz  

Kat Matthews ran her way to victory in Spain with Ruth Astle (third) joining her on the podium.  
Stephanie Clutterbuck led the way on the swim with Matthews just behind. On the bike leg, Astle recorded the quickest time to take the lead as Matthews headed out onto the run just behind her.  

Matthews was quickest of anybody on the final leg of the race to finish over eight minutes clear of the Netherlands’ Els Visser. Astle was the next over the line to claim the bronze medal. Simone Mitchell came fifth while Clutterbuck ended the day in ninth. Rebecca Anderbury recorded a DNF.   

In the men’s race David McNamee won a silver medal. He was third out of the water in Spain but lost ground on the bike leg. On the run he was the third quickest  to move back up to second place. Behind him James Teagle came sixth with Thomas Davis finishing 15th just ahead of Finn Arentz (16th). Liam Lloyd was 26th.