France’s Leonie Periault produced a race-defining run surge on the first lap of the 5km run at WTCS Hamburg, breaking her teammate Cassandre Beaugrand’s challenge in the process as the Olympic and World Champion had to settle for silver.
The rain had held off until the end of the bike, but even as the heavens opened on the closing stages of the race, Periault looked completely at home, backing up her lightning run in Alghero with another impressive kick, Beth Potter with the bronze just as she had looked close to reeling in her rival.