Hamburg World Series: Brownlee brothers lead Great Britain to mixed triathlon relay win in Hamburg
Last Updated: 13/07/14 8:11pm
The Brownlee brothers led Great Britain's mixed triathlon relay team to a third World Series triumph with victory in Hamburg.
Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee, 26, came first in the men's event on Saturday, with younger brother Jonny, 24, in third as they recorded their first podium finishes of the season – sandwiching Vincent Luis of France in second.
But on Sunday, the Yorkshire pair - along with Lucy Hall, 22, and 28-year-old Vicky Holland, who finished seventh in the women's race the previous day - crossed the line in one hour 19 minutes 07 seconds to reclaim the title they took home in 2011 and 2012.
Britain outran a youthful French team by four seconds to claim gold, while Hungary came home third, 20 seconds further back.
Alastair Brownlee praised the British team and reserved extra praise for his younger brother, saying on wts.triathlon.org: "It was a great team performance, but Jonny to be honest had the stand-out leg today.
"Everybody did great and we are really happy to win it again after last year."
Jonny Brownlee added: "I did a bit of time trialling at the start of the year and I needed it. I love this format of racing; it's great to take part in, great race."
The British team head home from Germany now ahead of their next professional competition at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow later this month.