Four women battled for less than an hour for a difference of $55,000: early in the Supertri Pro Series Final, it was clear that Cassandre Beaugrand, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Jeanne Lehair, and Jessica Fullagar were the strongest contenders for a massive prize purse. The winner earned $100,000, the runner-up $75,000, third place $60,000, and fourth place $45,000. Ultimately, the race was won by Beaugrand – keeping the reigning Olympic Champion undefeated in the 2026 season.
The Supertri Pro Series Final in Jersey consisted of a 300-meter swim, 4-kilometer bike, and 1.6-kilometer run. This ultra-short combination was completed three times back-to-back without any rest in between. Athletes trailing by more than 90 seconds behind the leader at the end of any segment were immediately eliminated from the race – a fate that indeed befell several competitors.
During the first two heats, it quickly became apparent that Beaugrand, Taylor-Brown, Fullagar, and Lehair were the strongest. Even though gaps occasionally formed between the four women, they kept coming back together. The racing was hectic, as the insanely technical bike course – consisting of four 1-kilometer laps per leg – featured several 90-degree and even 180-degree turns. One athlete who struggled with the course was Eve Whitaker; the British athlete was positioned well near the front in the first heat, but crashed twice in short succession on the bike segment.
This ultimately proved irrelevant to the battle at the front, as all four leaders were still together going into the third and decisive heat. However, Beaugrand had visibly struggled on the bike during the first two heats, losing a tiny bit of ground after every turn to Taylor-Brown and Fullagar in particular. Unsurprisingly, the French superstar put her foot on the gas during the final swim. In T2, Beaugrand received a stroke of luck: as Fullagar tried to mount her bike, she bumped into Taylor-Brown’s rear wheel, preventing both women from keeping up with Beaugrand and Lehair. Fullagar was unable to bridge the gap on the bike, but Taylor-Brown managed to reconnect.
Beaugrand was the first out of T2, followed immediately by Taylor-Brown. Lehair struggled more with her transition; unable to unbuckle her helmet, she decided to keep it on at first, ripping it off on the run and carrying it instead. That lasted until the midpoint, when Lehair tried to throw it back into her transition box. The helmet bounced out and landed on the ground, forcing the Luxembourgish athlete to backtrack and lose crucial seconds in the battle for silver.
Beaugrand missed all the drama behind her; she sealed the victory on the final run, taking the win (56:45) and a massive payday. Taylor-Brown finished second (+0:19), with Lehair taking third (+0:27).
