GB's Mathias earns first world series podium finish

Great Britain's Olivia Mathias vanished 3rd arsenic Cassandre Beaugrand claimed triumph successful nan World Triathlon Championship Series successful Alghero.

Beaugrand collapsed retired connected nan motorcycle limb of nan previous title successful Yokohama but nan Frenchwoman bounced backmost to triumph nan 3rd title of nan bid successful Italy.

The reigning Olympic and world champion was chasing Wales' Mathias and Bianca Seregni of Italy connected nan 2nd thigh of nan aquatics earlier bridging nan spread connected nan bike.

The leaders past distanced themselves from nan likes of Lisa Tertsch and GB's Beth Potter successful nan pursuit battalion and built an unassailable lead connected nan 10km run.

Beaugrand, 28, clinched triumph successful 1 hr 55 minutes 55 seconds - 38 seconds earlier Seregni successful second, pinch Mathias 31 seconds further backmost successful third.

It was a first bid triumph of nan twelvemonth for nan 2024 champion while some Seregni and Mathias, 26, earned a spot connected nan bid podium for nan first time, pinch Potter successful eighth.

Brazil's Miguel Hidalgo won nan men's title successful 1:44:05, crossing 28 seconds up of Australia's Matt Hauser, who was nan victor successful Yokohama.

Leo Bergere of France came successful 64 seconds aft Hidalgo successful third, pinch Hugo Milner nan best-placed Briton successful eighth.