Matt Hauser produced a commanding final run to win the Supertri Pro Series Final in Jersey and land the huge $100,000 first prize on triathlon’s biggest single payday of 2026.

The Australian was in contention throughout a breathless Enduro showdown before making his decisive move on the last of three run legs, quickly putting daylight between himself and Hayden Wilde (NZL).

Hauser had the added luxury of a Short Chute in hand and by the time he took it the outcome was effectively decided, allowing him to enjoy the final 800m lap before crossing the line seven seconds clear of Wilde.

Mitch Kolkman (NED) completed the podium in third at +11 seconds, with defending Supertri champion Csongor Lehmann (HUN) fourth and Seth Rider (USA) fifth.

But there was heartbreak for Olympic champion Alex Yee (GBR), who had worked his way right into contention alongside great rival Wilde before a snapped chain brought his challenge to a cruel end during Stage 2.

Stage 1

Hauser wasted no time putting himself in a strong position as he led the field out of the opening swim.

But it was anything but straightforward as a frenetic first transition saw him only just beat Kolkman over the mount line to earn the first Short Chute.

Fellow Australian Luke Willian was less fortunate as he slipped in transition and lost a little time, while once onto the bike it was Rider who emerged as the early aggressor.

The American moved past Hauser and Kolkman into first place, while two of the biggest pre-race favourites were initially further back.

Wilde was ninth at +6.45 seconds, with Yee 12th at +9.44.

There was then a huge blow for Tyler Mislawchuk.

The Canadian had a cone, clipped by another rider, tangled up with his bike before being flipped over in a nasty-looking crash.

It was desperately unfortunate for an athlete who had arrived in Jersey in superb form after winning the Toronto qualifier and then taking first WTCS podium in seven years in Weihai last week.

Up front the gaps were rapidly disappearing and, as the bike progressed, just 15 seconds covered the first 15 athletes.

That set up a frantic battle for the second Short Chute, with Rider just getting the better of Lehmann.

Wilde wasn’t far behind either and started the run in third, with Kolkman fourth at +2.37, Hauser fifth at +3.24, Willian sixth at +4.86 and Yee seventh at +5.70.

But Yee was now beginning to make his presence felt.

By the end of the opening run Lehmann had claimed the third and final available Short Chute, but Yee had surged all the way up to second, with Wilde third and Hauser fourth.

The showdown everyone had wanted to see was taking shape.

Stage 2

Unlike the women’s race earlier in the day, where significant gaps had opened relatively quickly, the men’s contest remained incredibly tightly packed through the second swim.

Just seven seconds covered the first seven as Lehmann, Hauser, Rider, Kolkman, Yee, Wilde and Willian emerged from the water.

Willian was producing an especially impressive performance.

Having already slipped in the first transition, he now had to contend with a lost swim cap and broken goggles but was still hanging tough with the leaders.

There was then a sizeable gap of around 20 seconds back to Tim Hellwig (GER) and Michael Gar (GBR), although Hellwig set about trying to bridge across on the bike and at one stage had reduced his deficit to 12 seconds.

But coming towards transition the focus suddenly switched to Yee.

His name had disappeared from the timing screens as the leading group of seven became six.

Moments later the reason became clear as the Olympic champion rolled into transition with a snapped chain.

It was such an unlucky way for his challenge to end after he had worked his way right into contention and the eagerly-awaited battle with Wilde and Hauser had been building beautifully.

Back at the front it was Yee’s great rival Wilde who led the way on the run, but the leading sextet remained separated by fewer than six seconds.

Hellwig’s deficit had stretched back beyond 20 seconds and increasingly it appeared the podium would be decided by the athletes ahead.

Late in the run, however, Rider and Willian began to lose contact.

That left just four men virtually inseparable at the end of Stage 2 – Hauser, Wilde, Lehmann and Kolkman, in that order, with less than a second covering them.

Stage 3

Rider wasn’t finished yet.

The American produced an excellent final swim to work his way back up to the leading quartet and suddenly five men were in contention.

And Rider had another weapon at his disposal.

He, Hauser and Lehmann all held Short Chutes, giving that trio an advantage over Wilde and Kolkman if they could remain together until the decisive moments.

Rapid transitions from Hauser and Lehmann briefly gave them a small advantage early on the bike, but Wilde, Kolkman and Rider quickly closed the gap.

From there the status quo held.

All five remained together throughout the rest of the bike, while Willian was around 20 seconds back in sixth and Hellwig roughly twice that distance behind in seventh.

Everything would come down to one final 1.6km run.

Hauser immediately hit the front – and it didn’t take long for the Australian to start opening daylight.

Behind him there was drama in transition.

Wilde lost a shoe but avoided a penalty after the incident was deemed to have occurred as part of racing, while Lehmann wasn’t so fortunate when his helmet ended up outside his box.

The Hungarian was handed a penalty and suddenly his hopes of defending his title had suffered a major blow.

But none of it was troubling Hauser.

By the time he took his Short Chute the Australian was already well clear of Wilde, with Kolkman moving into third after Lehmann served his penalty.

Rider was fifth despite deploying his own Short Chute.

And just as Beaugrand had done in the women’s race earlier in the day, Hauser was able to turn the final 800m into something approaching a victory lap.

He crossed the line seven seconds clear of Wilde to claim a brilliant victory and the $100,000 first prize.

Kolkman produced an excellent performance to take third at +11 seconds, with Lehmann fourth and Rider fifth as the leading quintet finished well clear of the rest.

For Hauser, it capped a near-perfect afternoon. First out of the opening swim, first to secure a Short Chute and, most importantly, emphatically first when it mattered most.

Supertri Pro Series Final Jersey results

Sunday 6 September 2026 – Enduro format – Elite Men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time / Gap	Prize money
1	Matthew Hauser	AUS	52:06	$100,000
2	Hayden Wilde	NZL	+7	$75,000
3	Mitch Kolkman	NED	+11	$60,000
4	Csongor Lehmann	HUN	+16	$45,000
5	Seth Rider	USA	+35	$30,000
6	Luke Willian	AUS	+1:09	$25,000
7	Tim Hellwig	GER	+1:23	$20,000
8	Michael Gar	GBR	+1:31	$17,500
9	Nathan Grayel	FRA	+1:41	$15,000
10	Nathan Lessmann	FRA	+2:03	$14,000
11	Tayler Reid	NZL	54:30	—
12	Solomon Okrafo-Smart	GBR	ELIM	—
13	Aurélien Jem	FRA	ELIM	—
14	Alex Yee	GBR	DNF	—
15	Matthew McGoey	USA	ELIM	—
16	Carter Stuhlmacher	USA	ELIM	—
17	Tyler Mislawchuk	CAN	DNF	—