Emma Moffatt, the reigning world champion, earned a relatively rare win over her compatriot Emma Snowsill, the Olympic champion, who finished third behind their fellow compatriot Emma Jackson, who was making her first appearance on a World Championship series podium.

That distinction also fell to Will Clarke, carrying the British flag in the absence of former world champion and this year's series leader Alistair Brownlee and his brother Jonathan, last year's world under-23 champion.

Clarke finished second after being outsprinted by his Australian rival over the final 50 metres, with France's David Hauss following Clarke home.

Moffatt's first series win since the 2009 Grand Final on Australia's Gold Coast enabled her to drew level with Paula Findlay on the total number of series title wins - both now have five.

It was also a step forward in terms of her record against the Olympic champion.

"Usually its a few steps with her and then she's gone but today I thought I would try to match her and obviously I could do that for a little bit and then I kind of felt strong on the third lap so I tried to push it and I guess that's where I kind of made my break," Moffatt (pictured centred) said.

"I'm really happy with my performance, but also the other Emmas as well."

Snowsill summed it up as a win for the Australian team, who had four in the top seven with Erin Densham in seventh.

"I think its a sign of things to come hopefully that the girls are coming back," Snowsill said.

"It's always tough when you come from such a strong nation I guess that all the eyes are always upon you and to perform and four in the top seven is phenomenal and it always makes for a hard battle to make the Australian team, so I'm just really proud to be part of the Aussie girls today and to be on the podium with two other Emmas."

Overall, Chile's Barbara Riveros Diaz's fifth placed finish was just enough for her to take the lead in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series from Canadian Paula Findlay, who did not race in Hamburg.

Riveros Diaz now has 2,497 series points, ahead of Findlay's 2,400.

New Zealand's Andrea Hewitt is in third with 2,317, and Moffatt in fourth with 2,016 points.

Britain's Lucy Hall made an impression in her Dextro Energy Triathlon Series debut, rocketing to the front in the swim leg before falling back.

Her team mate Jodie Stimpson finished ninth.

The men's result also changes the top of the Dextro Energy Triathlon Series leaderboard at the halfway mark.

Javier Gomez's eventual sixth place was enough for the Spaniard to take the lead from Brownlee but the podium finishes paid off for Clarke and Hauss, who moved up to second and third respectively.

Gomez now has 2,026 points, just ahead of Clarke at 1,935 and Hauss at 1905.

Switzerland's Sven Riederer is in fourth overall and Russia's Alexander Brukhankov fifth.

Kahlefeldt moved up seven places, to ninth, thanks to his win.

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