This is a sneak peek of the race– click on this link to check out closely-fought wins for Paula Findlay and Kyle Smith.
Elite triathlon heads for China this weekend with a bumper $100k reward pot available at Challenge Beijing.
The non-draft legal Olympic Distance face-off occurs on Sunday September 8, with a variety of leading stars heading to Asia for what ought to be an interesting face-off.
New Zealand’s Kyle Smith, Canada’s Paula Findlay and Switzerland’s Julie Derron top the expense– continue reading to learn more.
Start time and how to enjoy
The occasion begins at 07.30 regional time for Pro Men and 7.35 am for Pro Women. That’s 00:30 in the UK, 01:30 CET and 19:30 on Saturday for those on Eastern Time.
It will be streamed live by Challenge Family and we’ve embedded that listed below so you do not require to leave this page.
Women’s Start List
Derron supplies genuine interest here after her definitely fantastic efficiency to claim silver behind Cassandre Beaugrand in the Olympic Games at Paris 2024. She had the ability to hang with Beaugrand and Britain’s Beth Potter all the method throughout a harsh race in the French capital– just losing to the home favourite’s deadly completing begin the closing phases.
Findlay has actually been ultra-consistent up until now in 2024, notching IRONMAN 70.3 wins in St George and Mont-Tremblant, and completing 3rd in Oceanside. She likewise declared 4th at T100 Miami and 6th in San Francisco.
Britain’s Lucy Byram includes additional intrigue, coming off a fifth-place surface at T100. She has actually declared triumph in 3 Challenge races just recently– at Wales in 2022 and 2023 and at Puerto Varas in 2023.
We have rivals from Australia and New Zealand opting for the huge reward pot with Ellie Salthouse (4th at IRONMAN 70.3 Zell am See last weekend) and Amelia Watkinson (4th at T100 Singapore this year) making the journey to Beijing. Britain’s Sian Rainsley on the other hand includes more short-course spice.
Male’s Start List
World second Smith heads the males’s field after assembling some excellent efficiencies up until now in 2024– significantly second-place surfaces in genuinely elite competitors at T100 San Francisco and T100 London. He has actually likewise declared triumph at The Championship and Challenge Wanaka.
The New Zealander is signed up with by German Frederic Funk, ranked 11th worldwide and 2nd at The Championship 2024. Completing are Aaron Royle (AUS), Marc Dubrick (USA) and Paris Olympians Henri Schoeman (RSA) and Tyler Mislawchuk (CAN).
Kyle Smith simply loses to Marten Van Riel at T100 San Francisco [Photo Credit – PTO]
Difficulty Beijing Course
The Swim Course remains in the Gui River. The river goes through the Beijing Expo Park with the Haituo Mountains behind it, with the river and mountains matching each other, producing an attractive landscape.
The Bike Course remains in the Expo Park and surrounding roadways,