Si riparte con ITU World Triathlon Stockolm

La Formula 1 del triathlon mondiale, l’ITU World Triathlon Series, torna in Europa per la sua penultima tappa: sabato 26 agosto 2017 si corre l’ITU World Triathlon Stockolm, l’ultimo appuntamento prima della Grand Final di Rotterdam.

La prova di triathlon olimpico svedese metterà in palio punti fondamentali per giocarsi fino alla fine le chance di arrivare in cima al Rank WTS (e quindi vincere il titolo iridato), che vede attualmente in testa Flora Duffy (Bermuda) e Mario Mola (Spagna).

Assenti il pentacampeon Javier Gomez e il sudafricano Richard Murray (rispettivamente 2° e 3° nella graduatoria generale), l’altro portacolori della “Tri-Armada” Fernando Alarza ha la possibilità di rifarsi dopo le ultime sfortunate uscite e sopravanzarli e di rendere la vita difficile al leader Mola.

Due volte vincitore e poi sempre sul podio a Stoccolma, l’inglese Jonathan Brownlee, anche senza il supporto di suo fratello Alistair (out per un’operazione all’anca fino a fine 2017), vuole tornare assoluto protagonista.

Altri attesi favoriti per la lotta per il podio sono il norvegese Kristian Blummenfelt, l’altro brit Thomas Biship, il sudafricano Henri Schoeman, il kiwi Ryan Syssons, il francese Pierre Le Corre e lo slovacco Richard Varga, che vuole essere per la 32^ volta consecutiva il primo triatleta a uscire dall’acqua!

Tra le donne, le rivali di Duffy, alla ricerca della 5^ vittoria stagionale, sono numerose, a partire dall’australiana Ashleigh Gentle che proprio nella precedente tappa, a Montreal, è riuscita nell’impresa di cogliere la sua prima vittoria in WTS.

Da tenere d’occhio ci saranno anche la statunitense Katie Zaferes, capitana della compagine a stelle e strisce in attesa del rientro dell’aliena Gwen Jorgensen (che nel frattempo ha dato alla luce il suo primogenito Stanley Allen); la neozelandese Andrea Hewitt; le britanniche Jodie Stimpson, Jessica Learmonth, Lucy Hall e India Lee.

E anche l’azzurra Alice Betto, al rientro nel circuito dopo un periodo di altura e determinata a mostrare un’ulteriore crescita, dopo aver dimostrato di essere tornata a livelli mondiali nelle prime due frazioni e aver conquistato anche uno storico podio nella tappa di Leeds, oltre che un bronzo nei Campionati Europei.

Ci saranno al via altri due azzurri, Ilaria Zane, 20^ nell’ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, e Gianluca Pozzatti, reduce dal 2° in Coppa Europa nel triathlon di Wuuswezel.

HASHTAGS

#WTSStockholm

#WTS2017

Social Media Accounts to follow/link too:

Twitter

@worldtriathlon

@triathlonlive

Instagram

@worldtriathlon

Facebook

www.facebook.com/worldtriathlon

WEBSITES
http://stockholm.triathlon.org/

http://wts.triathlon.org/

https://triathlonlive.tv/

PRIZE MONEY

$150,000 USD (equal for men & women)

LIVE COVERAGE

Follow #WTSStockholm and all the events live with timing and text updates, at triathlonlive.tv and on twitter at @triathlonlive.

COURSE PROFILE

Swim – 1500m – Start at the pontoon at Riddarfjärden (City Hall). There are two laps to swim. The first lap is 1000 meters and the second is 500 meters. The first turn is in 480m. They will exit via stairs on the side of the start pontoon. The water temperature in Riddarfjärden at the end of August can be expected to be roughly 18-20°C.

Bike – 40km – Generally flat profile with the exception of the Palace hill. There is an initial 4,6 km from transition to the Palace, followed by nine laps of 4,0 km to ride, so a total of 40,6 km The route is technically demanding, due to many changes of direction and tight turns. Generally good tarmac, but some cobble stones around the Palace. Athletes who are lapped are taken out of the race. The “first runner, last biker”-scenario is applicable for this event. In this case the biker will be taken off the course.

Run – 10km – Generally flat course except of the Palace hill. There are four laps of 2.5km to run. Surface mostly tarmac and cobble stones.

Click here for a course map

PAST STOCKHOLM WINNERS

2016 Flora Duffy (BER) – Alistair Brownlee (GBR)
2015 Sarah True (USA) – Javier Gomez Noya (ESP)
2014 Sarah True (USA) – Jonathan Brownlee (GBR)
2013 Gwen Jorgensen (USA) – Alistair Brownlee (GBR)
2012 Lisa Norden (NOR) – Jonathan Brownlee (GBR)

HEAD TO HEADS
https://data.triathlon.org/wts-matchups/female?athlete1=7776&athlete2=15744

GLOBAL TIMES

Women: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Elite+Women+-+ITU+World+Triathlon+Stockholm&iso=20170826T12&p1=239

Men: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Elite+Men+-+ITU+World+Triathlon+Stockholm&iso=20170826T15&p1=239

START LISTS

Elite Women: http://www.triathlon.org/events/start_list/2017_itu_world_triathlon_stockholm/309374

Elite Men: http://www.triathlon.org/events/start_list/2017_itu_world_triathlon_stockholm/309373

COURSE DETAILS

Elite: http://stockholm.triathlon.org/en/elite/course/

PREVIEWS

Women: http://www.triathlon.org/news/article/all_set_in_stockholm_for_the_women_to_battle_for_the_wts_crowns

Men: http://www.triathlon.org/news/article/wts_racing_returns_to_stockholm_for_penultimate_leg_of_the_series

#WTSStockholm Fast Facts

The #WTS2017 returns back to Europe for the penultimate event of the season in #WTSStockholm. Last race until we crown our World Champs!

MEN’S STATS

No matter the outcome of today, @mariomola will enter the #RotterdamGF as the Series Leader #WTSStockholm

.@Fernando_Alarza is the only man racing in #WTSStockholm who has raced in every single #WTS2017 event this year. Today will be his 8th race

In order for @Fernando_Alarza to enter the #RotterdamGF on the Series podium, he needs to finished 8th or better in #WTSStockholm

If @Fernando_Alarza finishes 4th or better in #WTSStockholm he will move up to 2nd place in the overall Series rankings & bump @Jgomeznoya

@jonny_brownlee has been on the podium in all 4 prior #WTSStockholm events with 2 wins, a 2nd & a 3rd.

@jonny_brownlee has been on the podium in all 4 prior #WTSStockholm events. He has won twice, but it has been on a sprint distance course

.@mariomola & @jonny_brownlee are tied for the most WTS career wins on the men’s #WTSStockholm start list, they both have 11

Besides @jonny_brownlee, the only men racing #WTSStockholm today who have been on the event podium before is @PRLECORRE & @ARoyle90

Despite his 11 careers wins and 22 WTS podiums, @mariomola has never been on the #WTSStockholm podium before

Most wins in WTS history
@AliBrownleetri = 22
@jgomeznoya = 14
@jonny_brownlee, @mariomola = 11
@RD_Murray = 2

Most podium places in WTS history
@jgomeznoya = 38
@jonny_brownlee = 29
@mariomola = 22
@RD_Murray = 14
@fernando_alarza = 7

WOMEN’S STATS

No matter the outcome of today, @floraduffy will enter the #RotterdamGF as the Series Leader #WTSStockholm

3 women racing today has competed in every #WTS2017 event this year, @KirstenKasper, Takahashi (JPN) and @gillcurrsanders. This will be #8!

If @floraduffy can win in #WTSStockholm she will have 6 #WTS2017 wins, a feat that only @gwenjorgensen has been able to do

.@AshleighGentle is racing #WTSStockholm after earning her first career WTS win in #WTSMontreal

.@jodiestimpson HAS RETURNED! She will be racing #WTSStockholm as her first WTS event since #WTSGoldCoast due to injury

#WTSStockholm is where @floraduffy won in 2016 as her first ever WTS career victory! She returns today to defend the honour!

Most WTS wins;
@gwenjorgensen = 17
@floraduffy = 6
@Moffy_, @PaulaFindlay , @andreahewittNZ, = 5
@NicolaSpirig, @lisanorden, @jodiestimpson = 4
@nonstanford, @haug_anne, = 3
@vixholland = 2

Most podium places in WTS history,
@gwenjorgensen = 21
@andreahewitNZ = 20
@Moffy = 16
@heljinx = 14
@floraduffy = 11
@lisanorden, @Kzaferes6 =10
@nonstanford = 8

VIDEOS.

A playlist of videos from the ITU World Triathlon Series may be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhRwvsB2Dpml8qgl3k-UkOjsc69rXzYz1

TWITTER START LISTS

Women’s Twitter Start List

Start Num+A1:D23	Athlete	NOC	Twitter Screen Name
1	Flora Duffy	BER	floraduffy
2	Ashleigh Gentle	AUS	AshleighGentle
3	Katie Zaferes	USA	KZaferes6
4	Andrea Hewitt	NZL	andreahewittnz
5	Kirsten Kasper	USA	kirstenkasper
6	Taylor Spivey	USA	tkspivey
7	Yuko Takahashi	JPN
8	Yuka Sato	JPN
9	Joanna Brown	CAN	Jo_Brown1
10	Natalie Van Coevorden	AUS	natalievc2212
11	Jessica Learmonth	GBR	jess_learmonth
12	Alice Betto	ITA
14	Jodie Stimpson	GBR	jodiestimpson
15	Claire Michel	BEL
16	Gillian Sanders	RSA	gillcurrsanders
17	Carolina Routier	ESP	CarolRoutier
18	Lucy Hall	GBR	Lucy_Tri
19	India Lee	GBR	indialee4
20	Aoi Kuramoto	JPN
21	Anastasia Abrosimova	RUS
22	Kaidi Kivioja	EST
23	Claudia Rivas	MEX
24	Ilaria Zane	ITA
25	Minami Kubono	JPN
26	Anastasia Gorbunova	RUS
27	Anna Godoy Contreras	ESP
28	Leonie Periault	FRA
29	Deborah Lynch	NZL
30	Cassandre Beaugrand	FRA
31	Maaike Caelers	NED	MaaikeCaelers
32	Lotte Miller	NOR
33	Elizaveta Zhizhina	RUS
34	Maria Tchuiko	RUS
35	Valentina Riasova	RUS

Men’s Twitter Start List

Start Num	Athlete	NOC	Twitter Screen Name
1	Mario Mola	ESP	mariomola
2	Fernando Alarza	ESP	Fernando_Alarza
3	Kristian Blummenfelt	NOR	kristianblu
4	Jonathan Brownlee	GBR	jonny_brownlee
5	Thomas Bishop	GBR	tom_bishop
6	Henri Schoeman	RSA	H_Schoeman
7	Ryan Sissons	NZL	ryansissons
8	Vicente Hernandez	ESP	@VicenteHdezC
9	Pierre Le Corre	FRA	PELECORRE
10	Crisanto Grajales	MEX	CrisantoGrajale
11	Andreas Schilling	DEN	andreasschil
12	Richard Varga	SVK	Varga_triathlon
14	Dorian Coninx	FRA	dorianconinxtri
15	Aaron Royle	AUS	ARoyle90
16	Adam Bowden	GBR	Adamspeedytri
17	Andrea Salvisberg	SUI	TriCAndy
18	Adrien Briffod	SUI
19	Léo Bergere	FRA
20	Simon Viain	FRA
21	Wian Sullwald	RSA	WianSullwald
22	Marc Austin	GBR
23	Jonas Schomburg	ITU
24	Alois Knabl	AUT
25	Marcel Walkington	AUS
26	Irving Perez	MEX	irvingperezp
27	Christophe De Keyser	BEL
28	Russell White	IRL
29	Marco Van Der Stel	NED
30	Justus Nieschlag	GER
31	Henrik Goesch	FIN
32	Ilya Prasolov	RUS
33	Miguel Arraiolos	POR
34	Jan Celustka	CZE
35	Bob Haller	LUX
36	Peter Denteneer	BEL
37	Erwin Vanderplancke	BEL
38	Stefan Zachäus	LUX
39	Sam Ward	NZL
40	Eder Mejia Muñoz	MEX
41	Sylvain Fridelance	SUI
42	Gianluca Pozzatti	ITA
43	Jorik Van Egdom	NED
44	Brandon Copeland	AUS
45	Menno Koolhaas	NED
46	Ákos Vanek	HUN
47	Aleksandr Latin	EST
48	Jørgen Gundersen	NOR
49	Domen Dornik	SLO
50	Denis Vasiliev	RUS
51	Matevž Planko	SLO
52	Gabriel Sandör	SWE
53	Oscar Coggins	HKG
54	Andrey Moiseenko	RUS
55	Itamar Alster	ISR
56	Vyacheslav Vasiliev	RUS