Petzold Climbs To The Top Of ITU World Championship Rankings

Maik Petzold from Germany set the benchmark for the others to follow in Hamburg as he overtook Great Britain's Alistair Brownlee at the top of the Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Rankings. Having completed four Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship events, with a third, sixth and two fourth place finishes, Petzold gives himself a great chance of glory at the Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Grand Final on Australia's Gold Coast in September.

Despite having only raced three races, the seemingly unstoppable Brownlee holds on to second, just 93 points behind the German. Having won in Madrid, Washington, DC and Kitzbühel, the 21 year old heads to the next race on home turf in London looking to keep his unbeaten streak intact.

2008 world champion Javier Gomez remains in third having registered three Dextro Energy Triathlon - World Championship Series podium finishes and a sixth at the Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon Elite Cup. Brad Kahlefeldt's second place in Hamburg keeps him well established towards the top of the rankings in fourth whilst Hamburg winner, Jarrod Shoemaker from the USA, moves up to fifth.

Athletes can utilise results from a range of four Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship fixtures or ITU Triathlon World Cups to make up their final score. World Championship races carry double points.

Men's Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series Ranking

Emma Moffatt's remarkable season continued in Hamburg and she will go to the Grand Final as the series leader. Even two wins for someone in the next two rounds in London and Yokohama will not be enough to catch her at the top of the rankings.

The big movers from Hamburg were second and third place finishers, Lisa Norden from Sweden and Daniela Ryf from Switzerland. The training partners elevate themselves up to fourth and third respectively, within striking distance of New Zealand's Andrea Hewitt, the winner of the Madrid leg of the series.

Canada's Kathy Tremblay sits in fifth, just ahead of compatriot Laurent Groves in seventh and Sarah Haskins from the USA in sixth. Olympic champion, Emma Snowsill from Australia, drops to eighth as she aims to recover from a hip injury to be back at full fitness for the Grand Final on the Gold Coast.

Women's Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series Ranking

Round six of the Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series will be held in London, at the Olympic venue for triathlon in Hyde Park. A week before that athletes will have the opportunity to race for half points at the Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup race in Hungary.