IRONMAN World Champion Sam Laidlow has actually revealed his race calendar for the season, with his sights set strongly on safeguarding his World Championship title in Kona.
Contracted to the brand-new T100 Triathlon World Tour, the Frenchman likewise exposed the places on the series he prepares to race in 2024.
In spite of being completely concentrated on clinching a very first crown in Kona, the 25-year-old likewise stated in his newest YouTube video that he thinks he can a PTO podium.
“My heart is and constantly will be set on the IRONMAN”
Discussing his prepare for the upcoming season, Laidlow stated that even after his IRONMAN World Championship win in Nice in 2015, the strategy stays the exact same.
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“My heart is and constantly will be set on the IRONMAN range and although the very best appear to be racing the PTO, the general objective is still for me to win IRONMAN World titles.
“That being stated, I believe I can winning a PTO race, simply perhaps not this year however I think we will need to wait and discover as I will definitely attempt.”
To protect his area in Kona, Laidlow will need to confirm with a race before the World Championship and has actually chosen to go to Spain 2 weeks before the T100 London.
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“I'm going to begin my season by going to Miami, then to Singapore and after that I have not got that much racing in between then and my next race.
“I'll do a huge block to get ready for the Ironman I require to race to confirm which's going to remain in Spain at IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz.
“Two weeks later on I'll race at PTO London, which will be intriguing to see how I recuperate from an IRONMAN and back it up as later on in the season I need to recuperate from Kona and do the next 2 PTO races in the Middle East.
“After PTO London I will do 10 weeks of complete IRONMAN preparation in the house, then to PTO Ibiza a month before Kona and after that from there I'll go directly from Ibiza to Kona and invest a month on the Big Island.”
Composed by
Tomos Land
Tomos Land is a triathlon & & running reporter whose proficiency depends on the expert world of brief course & & cross country triathlon, though he likewise boasts a comprehensive understanding of ultra-running.
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