GB's Potter wins World Triathlon bronze in Germany

Great Britain's Beth Potter won bronze successful nan women's title astatine nan World Triathlon Championship Series successful Hamburg.

Potter crossed nan statement successful 55 minutes 31 seconds, conscionable 12 seconds down golden medallist Cassandre Beaugrand of France.

Fellow Briton Kate Waugh, who will subordinate world champion Potter arsenic portion of Team GB for nan triathlon arena astatine nan Paris Olympics, was fifth.

“The large 1 is successful 2 and a half weeks, that is nan extremity for this year,” said Potter.

“I conscionable attraction connected what I tin do. My training has been really bully precocious but I americium assured successful myself and successful my team."

In nan men's race, Max Stapley was nan fastest of nan Britons pinch a clip of 50 minutes 39 seconds only bully capable for ninth place.

Australia's Matthew Hauser won nan arena pinch Portugal's Vasco Vilaca 2nd and Pierre le Corre of France third.

Alex Yee and Sam Dickinson are portion of nan five-strong Team GB Olympic squad and did not compete.