The WTCS season will as soon as again get underway in Abu Dhabi this year, as the Yas Marina circuit hosts the very first test of the season on March 8-9.
On the females’s side, the field is stacked, with ruling world champ Beth Potter handling some leading names, consisting of a couple of surprise beginners.
Whilst the start list is constantly subject to alter, with professional athletes dropping off and rolling on in the weeks leading up to the race, we have a look at who is presently set to complete in the UAE.
Huge names get season underway
Having actually currently been validated as a member of the British Olympic Team for Paris this summer season, Potter will have the flexibility to decide on her races leading up to the Olympic Games.
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For her colleagues looking to protect an area on the team, preparing their race schedules might show to be more difficult. Regardless of this, 3 of the leading competitors have actually picked to race in Abu Dhabi.
Lining up along with Potter from Great Britain will be WTCS winners Georgia Taylor-Brown and Sophie Coldwell, plus in 2015’s Super League Triathlon Championship Series winner Kate Waugh.
This quartet all have the capability to end up on the podium next month however will deal with stiff competitors from a variety of leading professional athletes, specifically from the ranks of the French and German groups.
French star Cassandre Beaugrand is together with Potter among the favourites to win this summer season in Paris, with her compatriot Emma Lombardi likewise becoming a genuine medal competitor over the previous number of seasons.
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From the German group, Test Event podium finisher Laura Lindemann can never ever be passed over, whilst her colleagues Annika Koch, Nina Eim, Lisa Tertsch and Marlene Gomez-Goggel are all incredibly ranked in the Olympic Rankings Top 30.
Taylor Knibb leads American danger
From throughout the Atlantic, Team USA will be bringing the heat in Abu Dhabi, with 5 recognized stars wanting to protect their area on the Olympic group together with two-time IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion Taylor Knibb.
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Knibb, who will be racing her very first brief course occasion considering that August 2023, blazes a trail in a gifted group that likewise consists of Olympic gold medalist Gwen Jorgensen and WTCS star Taylor Spivey.
In the lack of Olympic medalist Katie Zaferes, Kirsten Kasper and Summer Rappaport will likewise aim to impress as each member of the group aside from Knibb look for to enhance their ranking ahead of WTCS Yokohama.
Beyond the terrifying American group, podium competitors originate from the similarity veteran Dutch professional athlete Rachel Klamer and her colleague Maya Kingma, with WTCS medalist Rosa Maria Tapia Vidal of Mexico another strong name on the start list.