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Germany triumphant at home
Team Germany capped a stellar weekend for the
home crowd in Hamburg, as triathlon's newest and
most dynamic format made its debut at the world's
biggest triathlon event. Triathlon Mixed Relay is
racing at its most thrilling, an innovative format com-
prised of two men and two women. Each athlete
completes a 'super-sprint' triathlon, before tagging
their next teammate.
This year Great Britain started as hot favourites to
claim another world title, particularly given each
member of all-star team had been on the individual
podium the day before. But the race changed drama-
tically on the third leg when an unlucky Non Stanford
crashed out.
It was Germany who took full advantage as the team
of Anja Knapp, Anne Haug, Jan Frodeno and Franz
Loeschke triumphed in the fifth edition of the event.
In an epic final leg, New Zealand's Ryan Sissons
worked with Loeschke on the bike to reel in the USA's
Cameron Dye, who was in the lead largely thanks to
a sensational third leg from Gwen Jorgensen. They
caught him on the run and Loeschke then made his
move. Sissons put New Zealand in the silver medal
position, while the USA team claimed bronze.
"We had an amazing day with lots of ups and downs.
You only get that in a team relay," German team
anchor Loeschke said.
