In Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the heat was unforgiving as the 10km run neared its end. Connor Bentley from Britain began to pull away from his rivals, delivering a stellar performance to claim the top spot on the World Cup podium for the first time. He left Yanis Seguin and Jonas Schomburg behind in second and third place respectively during the final lap of the race.
Meanwhile, in the swimming leg of the competition, Mark Devay, Chase McQueen, and Canada’s Aiden Longcroft-Harris managed to create a gap from the rest of the field by the end of the first lap. However, as the race progressed, McQueen began to fall back while Simon Westermann and James Edgar stayed in contention early on.
During the bike leg, Bentley remained in the leading pack alongside Seguin and Schomburg among others. Seth Rider, Sylvain Fridelance, Tyler Smith, and Panagiotis Bitados were trailing by 28 seconds while a larger chase group struggled to organize and close
