The LA 2028 Olympic cycle got underway with the first World Triathlon Championship Series race of the year on an all-new WTCS Abu Dhabi course, and with Lisa Tertsch wearing the number one and leading a stellar line up of Germans, it was down to the likes of Leonie Periault, Kate Waugh, Rosa Maria Tapia and Gwen Jorgensen to try and halt their charge.

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The 2025 World Triathlon Championship Series began on an all-new Hudayriat Island course at WTCS Abu Dhabi, and in the heat of the UAE the athletes delivered a scintillating curtain-raiser that all boiled down to a two-way shootout between two nailed-on world title contenders this year! Olympic silver medallist Hayden Wilde wanted to get his campaign off to a strong start, but the likes of Vasco Vilaça, Morgan Pearson, Matt Hauser and newcomers Henry Graf and David Cantero would all be threats in the desert.

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