Overview
- The German team featured Olympic champion Lisa Tertsch alongside rising talents Lasse Priester, Tanja Neubert and Henry Graf.
- Their bronze finish ended a two-year gold streak in the Mixed Team World Championships after victories in 2023 and 2024.
- Australia clinched gold thanks to Matthew Hauser’s explosive anchor leg, and France took silver three seconds ahead of Germany.
- Lisa Tertsch’s ninth-place finish in Saturday’s women’s race cost her the overall lead in the World Triathlon Championship Series.
- Priester called the bronze ‘a source of pride’ and Neubert said competing before home fans provided an extra energy boost.