World Cup showcase – photos from the beautiful (but tough) Arzachena World Cup

Set on the beautiful island of Sardinia, Arzachena is renowned for its breathtaking landscapes and spectacular beaches – and for hosting one of the most challenging events on the World Triathlon circuit. On Saturday we got to see some of the world’s top triathletes compete over the difficult sprint-distance course that features lots of climbing in both the bike and run courses. World Triathlon photographer Janos Schmidt was on hand to capture the event and offers up these spectacular photos.

Women’s gallery

Welcome to the world of COVID racing - masks right up until the start

The women are off

The bike course features a long, steep hill ...

Which has to be completed three times

Julie Derron flew out onto the run course in the lead

Canada's Dominika Jamnicky. Photo: World Triathlon

Germany's Marlene Gomez Islinger took the win

Men’s gallery

The men hit the water in a hurry

Canada's John Rasmussen runs out of T1

A large group of men take on the challenging climb on the bike course

Canada's Jeremy Briand would finish 37th

Jonathan Brownlee was aggressive throughout the race

Canada's Charles Paquet managed to stay with the first chase group on the bike, but struggled through the run and finished 44th

Switzerland's Adrien Briffod tried to stay with Brownlee, but couldn't match the two-time Olympic medalists sprint and would take second

Jonathan Brownlee takes the win