Beth Potter and Lisa Tertsch return to do battle at the second stop of the 2026 World Triathlon Championship Series, but WTCS Yokohama is famous for crowning new stars and first-time champions, and there was high drama as the action boiled down to another unforgettable finish in Japan!


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Round two of the 2026 World Triathlon Championship Series brought us back to sun-kissed Yokohama, Japan, where the returns of World Champion Matt Hauser and Olympic Champion Alex Yee had everyone talking, and the racing left us breathless once again...


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The first Series racing of 2026 hit Uzbekistan on 26 April. In the year Olympic Qualification to LA28 begins, and the Series as we know it ends ahead of the Triathlon World Tour, last year's overall silver and bronze winners Miguel Hidalgo and Vasco Vilaça tackle a cast of young stars before the return of Matt Hauser, Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde to the fastest triathlon circuit around.

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Our last three World Champions Lisa Tertsch, Cass Beaugrand and Beth Potter were set to line up for the start of the 2026 season at WTCS Samarkand on 25 April. An Olympic Champion-sized late-withdrawal shook things up, as did an early bike crash, and it was a hot and hectic day of racing in Uzbekistan!


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The build up to the WTCS French Riviera was all about whether Olympic Champion Alex Yee and double-header-attempter Hayden Wilde could halt Matt Hauser's charge towards the world title. At the same time, Miguel Hidalgo and Vasco Vilaça continued their hunts for the points that could earn them the championships on a historic weekend in the South of France

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A huge and historic double weekend of racing in the south of France saw the fifth stop of the World Triathlon Championship Series head to the South of France, where home favourites like Cassandre Beaugrand, Leonie Periault and Emma Lombardi were facing off against Series leader Beth Potter, Jeanne Lehair and Lisa Tertsch for precious ranking points as well as the gold

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