Noosa Triathlon results 2025: Hauser and Fullagar bag first titles at iconic event

Newly-crowned world champion Matt Hauser of Australia and Great Britain’s Jess Fullagar claimed the men’s and women’s titles at the 2025 Garmin Noosa Triathlon in impressive style.

Hauser followed his recent World Championship victory in Wollongong to take the finish tape in Noosa in 1:42:38, claiming his first win in what was the 42nd edition of the event.

While for Fullager it was victory on her Noosa debut, crossing the line in 1:56:08 as she got full value in the non-drafting event for her prowess on the bike as she backed up an impressive performance of her own when fifth in Wollongong.

Elite men – Special win for Hauser as Royle bows out

It was tight at the front of the men’s race with just six seconds separating the top 10 out of the water, with Jack Crome, defending champion Brayden Mercer and Hauser the first three back to the beach.

Hauser quickly made his way to the front of the field on the bike and controlled the pace from there, returning to transition with a slender lead over former champion Luke Willian and American Chase McQueen. The World Champion pushed ahead on the run and was joined on the podium by American John Reed, who was a minute behind him, with Willian third.

Three-time Noosa Triathlon champion Aaron Royle finished 10^th in his final race after he announced his retirement from competition on the eve of the 2025 event.

Matt Hauser winning the Garmin Noosa Triathlon - Photo Korupt Vision — Matt Hauser winning the Garmin Noosa Triathlon [Photo credit: Korupt Vision]

Hauser headed to Noosa just a fortnight after becoming the first Australian male to win a World Triathlon Series Title in 20 years.

“I think it was hard to kind of keep the motivation for the last two weeks leading into this race after obviously the high of Wollongong, but for me this event holds a special place in my heart, coming here. Since the age of 12, 13, 14, getting autographs and photos of the likes of Aaron Royle who retired out here today, it’s just really special to come back here every year,” said Hauser.

“I think it grouped up quite a bit with the calm conditions, and then there was a big group on the bike. Only a few of us were working like myself, Luke Willian, and Ben Dijkstra towards the end. Thankfully, Ben rolled through, I knew he wasn’t doing the run, so I knew he could push a little bit hard on the bike, so it was good to have him up there,” added Hauser.

“And then the run, I kind of just tried to get a bit of a gap for the first one or two K and then consolidate from there. And when I turned around and saw John Reed with only a 15 second deficit back to him, it was time to turn on the jets and I kind of attacked the race like I did in Wollongong. I made sure I was conservative in the first half and then was able to back end it with the heat and humidity out there, overall a very pleasing race for me.”

Elite women – Significant step for Fullagar

In the women’s race Fullagar was more than three minutes clear of recent U23 world champion Richelle Hill at the finish, with Paris 2024 Olympic Games gold medallist Cassandre Beaugrand rounding out the podium.

Much like the men’s race it had been close throughout the swim, with Beaugrand coming to shore just two seconds clear of Fullagar, with Hill another second behind.

Once onto the non-drafting bike section Fullagar surged ahead, opening up a 90 second lead within the first 10km, pushing further up the road at each timing point across the 40km.

She returned to town more than two minutes clear of Danielle De Francesco, with Dutch athlete Lotte Wilms moving up to third. From there on Fullagar controlled her pace well, not letting the fast-finishing Hill and Beaugrand close the gap as she claimed victory on debut in Noosa, the first British woman to triumph there.

Jess Fullagar taking the Garmin Noosa Triathlon win - Photo Korupt Vision — Jess Fullagar wins the 2025 Garmin Noosa Triathlon [Photo credit: Korupt Vision]

“This is my first experience of Noosa and I absolutely loved it, hopefully I’ll be back very, very soon. I had no idea what to expect, so I just said to my coach, I’m just going to race the race that’s in front of me,” said Fullagar.

“We were kind of in this small group in the swim and I just slid in, and then I came out of T1 first and thought, this is my opportunity, head down, just ride like you normally do, aggressive from the front and see what the time split is at the dead turn. I saw I had a bit of gap, so I just thought even pace it now all the way in and then again see what times that you’ve got in transition.

“Then again, I was like, okay, just break it down in your head kilometre by kilometre and it was definitely getting hot out there and the girls were keeping me honest because Richelle and Cassandre, they ran very fast,” she said. “I’ve never experienced anything like this event, 8,000 people, to be out there at the same time as them, something quite unique, and there were people everywhere on the course, and music as well, I just loved it.”