Five Things We Learned From Supertri Jersey

Anybody new to Supertri who was wondering what makes Jersey so special found out as the world’s fastest racing returned to its ‘spiritual home’ for the first time in four years.

There were thrills, spills, wild weather, shocks, surprises, and a huge crowd as Jersey became the first venue to host five Supertri League events.

This race was billed as ‘movers day’ for the individual and Teams titles, and that was how it proved. One decisive move was made, and a few intriguing battles are perfectly poised for the Grand Final in Toulouse. We take a look at five things we learned.

1. Podium By Name

After the first race of the 2025 Supertri League in Toronto, Crown Racing were eyeing another title. It all felt a little like the giants would dominate once again.

Chicago upended the narrative and meant Podium arrived in Jersey with a narrow lead. They left Jersey with a commanding lead.

Crown were depleted, and you have to have sympathy for a rotten run of luck with injuries and illness, with Nora Gmur even having to drop out a few hours before the race, replaced by local star Siena Stephens, who did a truly remarkable job having done a long run on the morning of the event as she didn’t know she would be asked to race!

Podium boss John Anthony knew they had the chance to capitalise, and they did exactly that. Their haul of 89 points was a full 30 points ahead of Crown. And just to add to Crown’s misery they actually finished bottom of the pile in Jersey.

Podium head to Toulouse 38 points clear of Crown and with one hand already firmly on the trophy.

2. Jeanne On Fire

Jeanne Lehair has so often been the bridesmaid but never the bride in Supertri League. She has won events, but never converted to a title.

She has even led the standings heading into the Grand Final previously and not made the leap. However this year feels different.

After making it back-to-back wins with dominating displays in Chicago and Jersey she is truly the athlete to beat in her hometown of Toulouse.

The big question is whether she will handle the pressure this time? Toulouse has not been a happy hunting ground for her in the past.

But with an athlete’s best placed two finishes plus the Grand Final counting for the individual League title, she has a maximum number of points heading to France. Surely this is her year…

3. Brownlee Delivering

There was heartbreak for Jonny Brownlee in Jersey after he crashed on the bike. You could hardly blame him, with a horrible incident immediately in front of him as Charles Paquet went down in chilling circumstances, the happy news being that he was largely unscathed aside from from nasty road rash.

But Brownlee was in a group that looked like they were going to bridge to the leaders, and the veteran, cheered by such a huge crowd, was feeling good.

He showed the guts to still get the race done for the crowd, but for him the day delivered something else.

Brownlee Racing is all about developing the next generation of British talent, and building on the incredible legacy of the Brownlee brothers.

Jersey saw breakthrough performances from both Beth Cook and Oliver Conway, suggesting the platform they have developed can deliver just that.

For Cook this was truly stellar, and such a huge improvement on previous showings suggesting how quickly she is being developed by Supertri racing.

Conway came into the race in good form, but a first Supertri podium was a significant moment in his career.

While Jonny may not have delivered his personal athletic ambitions in 2025, his team really has achieved what he is striving for.

4. Csongor v Vasco - One Chapter To Go

It has really been the head-to-head of the men’s Supertri League 2025, and a possible lesson in picking your races carefully.

Csongor Lehmann and Vasco Vilaça have gone at it in both Toronto and Jersey. They both opted to skip Chicago, and opened the door for Alberto Gonzalez Garcia, who was streets ahead of anybody else.

In both Chicago and Jersey it was Lehmann who came out on top, but only just, taking second to Vilaça’s third and first to his rival’s second.

In Jersey, Vilaça was really stumped by a late penalty and Lehmann bagging a Short Chute, but the two are so closely matched any battle between them is now hard to call.

It will be winner takes all in Toulouse. With the enhanced points for the Grand Final, and Gonzalez Garcia all but completely ruled out by an untimely injury, if either Lehmann or Vilaça climb the top step of the race podium, they know they will win the individual title.

So they can forget what has come before. It is one race for glory.

5. Four Into Three Doesn’t Go

The race for the women’s League title is wide open. Jeanne Lehair arrives in Toulouse as favourite with her two race wins, but Leonie Periault is also on home soil and knows that a race win will see her leapfrog Lehair no matter what her rival does.

And don’t rule out Georgia Taylor-Brown and Jolien Vermeylen. They are a point behind Periault and three behind Lehair.

They both know they really have to win and hope the results go their way behind them, but given that four are in the mix, Fanni Szalai isn’t far off and Miriam Casillas Garcia is also a factor in every race, it is really unpredictable.