Great Britain's Olympic champion Alex Yee took victory in the penultimate race of the World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS), as Beth Potter finished second in the women's race in Weihai, China.
Yee, 26, crossed the line in one hour 48 minutes 21 seconds to finish 46 seconds clear of France's Leo Bergere, with Brazil's Miguel Hidalgo in third.
Potter, winner of bronze at Paris 2024, finished 17 seconds behind Germany's winner Lisa Tertsch, as fellow Britons Georgia Taylor-Brown and Kate Waugh finished third and fifth respectively.
Yee leads the overall men's rankings before next month's championship final, while reigning women's champion Potter is second to Olympic champion Cassandre Beaugrand.
Championship runner-up in 2022, Yee led the run from start to finish to claim victory at the first race held in Weihai, as New Zealand’s Olympic silver medallist Hayden Wilde faded to seventh.
Jack Willis was ninth, ahead of Max Stapley (11th), Connor Bentley (17th) and Harry Leleu (30th).
Potter was unable to close the gap as Tertsch also led throughout the run to win in 02:04:42, but finished 41 seconds ahead of British team-mate Taylor-Brown.
Waugh followed German Tanja Neubert over the line, with Sian Rainsley in 20th.
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