Steinhauser beams from the World Cup podium for the first time

Two weeks ago in Cagliari, Steinhauser had already achieved the best result of her career to date by finishing fourth. Now, at the high-ranking competition in Antwerp, Belgium, she went one better and took third place.

Steinhauser offered an outstanding performance on the sprint distance (750m swimming, 22,4km cycling, 5km running). Especially on the cycling distance, she literally outgrew herself and recorded the best part-time performance. The Eisacktaler crossed the finish line after 1:03,13 hours, only the more experienced Summer Cook from the USA and Beth Potter from Great Britain were faster.

"I can not believe it" Steinhauser was correspondingly euphoric immediately after the race. "I am at a loss for words! I can't believe I just stepped off the podium for the first time ever. The race was very difficult, especially the cobblestones on the bike course demanded everything from me. But in the end my calculations worked out,” Steinhauser is quoted as saying on the homepage of the Italian Triathlon Association.

The second South Tyrolean, Lisa Schanung, took 54th place in the final ranking. It was only their second international competition this season. Things aren't working at Steinwandter While Steinhauser made it onto the podium in the women's competition, Matthias Steinwandter was once again denied a sense of success in the men's competition. Things didn't go as planned in Antwerp for the Puster native, who has been plagued by bad luck again and again this season. After spending a lot of time on the bike, he ended up in 35th place. Belgian local hero Jelle Geens took victory in the photo finish. Results Sprint World Cup in Antwerp (BEL): Women Pos Name Country Time 1. Summer Cook USA 1:02,52 hours 2. Beth Potter GBR 1:03,11 3. Verena Steinhauser ITA/Brixen 1:03,13 ... 54. Lisa Schanung ITA/Brixen 1:09,26

Men Pos Name Country Time 1. Jelle Geens BEL 0:58,15 hours 2. Tayler Reid NLZ 0:58,15 3. Tyler Mislawchuk CAN 0:58,17 ... 35. Matthias Steinwander ITA/Innichen 1:00,22

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Steinhauser beams from the World Cup podium for the first time

Verena Steinhauser will not soon forget this Sunday in June. It's the day she took her triathlon career to a new level. The 23-year-old from Brixen made it into the top 3 in the World Cup for the first time.

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