2026 Aachen Diaries: Saturday - Jung Jumps to the Top & Britain Chases Gold

What a day of cross country in Aachen.

Michael Jung and fischerChipmunk FRH produced one of the rounds of the championship to take the individual lead, finding another gear when it mattered and coming home inside the time. Just behind, Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo made another championship track look effortless, with Laura Collett and Tom McEwen keeping three British combinations firmly in the individual medal hunt.

Nicole, Annie and Ali Barrett unpack a cross country day that delivered everything you could want from a World Championship, from the standout rounds and biggest movers to the moments that changed the team competition. They also look ahead to a final day where Jung has no fence in hand and the individual medals are incredibly close.

Plus, we head into Riders' Corner with Austin O'Connor and the Irish camp after all five Irish combinations jumped clear, leaving Ireland fourth and within touching distance of a team medal.

And Annie brings us reaction straight from the mixed zone, including Ros Canter, Michael Jung, Will Coleman and Ian Cassells after tackling an Aachen track that proved fast, intense and hugely influential.

Highlights
• Michael Jung and fischerChipmunk FRH take the lead
• Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo make it look easy
• Britain delivers under pressure
• Tamie Smith and Lillet 3 produce a standout round
• Will Coleman and Diabolo impress for the USA
• Ireland goes five from five clear across country
• Andrew Hoy and Vassily de Lassos deliver again
• The biggest movers and moments from cross country
• Everything to play for on the final day

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