Pierre Le Corre (FRA) has earned the World Triathlon Long Distance title in Samorin with an astonishing run to earn the gold medal. Germany’s Florian Angert displayed a strong swim and bike set-up and maintained a solid second position on the run to claim the silver medal in the Long Distance Championships. It was a brilliant day for Germany with Frederic Funk crossing the line to take bronze.
Lucy Charles-Barclay returned to racing after injury and showcased the perfect race to take the tape and was crowned World Triathlon Long Distance champion in Slovakia. Emma Pallant-Browne showed her class on the run to chase down second position and was awarded the silver medal in the World Championships in Samorin. 2021 World Triathlon Long Distance champion Sarissa de Vries took bronze in Samorin.