As soon as once again, the World Triathlon Championship Series gets underway at WTCS Abu Dhabi, with the very best professional athletes in other words course triathlon starting the year in the Middle East.
Leading the start lists are in 2015's winners Beth Potter and Alex Yee of Great Britain, who will hope they can not just duplicate their triumphes from last season however likewise assist Team GB to gold in the Mixed Team Relay occasion.
In our sneak peek piece listed below, you can discover all the details you require on start times, the courses and streaming, plus a sneak peek of who we believe can challenge Potter and Yee for the wins.
Start times and how to view live
The racing in Abu Dhabi will begin on Friday March 8 at the Yas Marina Circuit, with the professional athlete town centred around the popular pit lanes of the location for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The females's race will start at 16:00 regional time. This represents 12:00 in the UK, 13:00 in Central Europe and 04:00 for audiences on the West Coast. 2 hours later on, at 18:00 regional time, the males's race will start. This represents 14:00 in the UK, 15:00 in Central Europe and 06:00 on the West Coast.
On Saturday March 9, there will be a combined group relay occasion, as country's fight it out for an opportunity to race for Olympic magnificence in Paris this summertime. The blended group relay will start at 15:00 regional time on Saturday, which is 11:00 in the UK, 12:00 in Central Europe and 03:00 on the West Coast.
All the action will be offered to enjoy live through Triathlonlive.tv
The course in Abu Dhabi
Among the elements most associated with the race in Abu Dhabi is the truth that the professional athlete's get to race on the renowned Yas Marina Circuit, which later on this year will likewise host the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Formula One.
In the private race, which is held over the sprint range, the swim will be a 750m lap of the Marina, before the professional athletes run approximately 250m to T1. From there, they will finish 5 laps of 4km on the F1 circuit before running 2 laps of 2.5 km on the track and after that heading down the ending up directly.
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In the Mixed Team Relay, each member of the group will swim a 300m indicate point path in the Marina before running a brief range to T1. On the bike, they will ride an overall of 6.9 km before becoming their run shoes in a different shift location. Each professional athlete will finish a 1.7 km run before tagging in their colleague or completing on the blue carpet.
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In the females's race, Potter is signed up with by a dazzling trio of British stars, consisting of previous world champ Georgia Taylor-Brown,
