Dopo Edmonton, ancora Canada per la 7^ tappa dell’ITU World Triathlon Series 2017: il triahlon olimpico di Montreal vedrà impegnati alle 19.30 (ora italiana) del 5 agosto le donne e alle 19.30 del 6 agosto gli uomini.

Flora Duffy e Mario Mola, attuali leader del rank mondiale, sono i favoriti per la vittoria (sarebbe la quinta stagionale per entrambi), non ci saranno azzurri al via.

Scopriamo tutte le caratteristiche e le curiosità dell’ITU World Triathlon Montreal, città che per la prima volta ospita la Formula 1 del triathlon mondiale.

Le ultime due tappe dell’ITU World Triathlon Series si svolgeranno a Stoccolma il 26 e 27 agosto e poi a Rotterdam che ospiterà la Grand Final dal 14 al 17 settembre.


HASHTAGS

#WTSMontreal

#WTS2017

Social Media Accounts to follow/link too:

Twitter

@worldtriathlon

@triathlonlive

Instagram

@worldtriathlon

Facebook

www.facebook.com/worldtriathlon


WEBSITES
http://montreal.triathlon.org/

http://wts.triathlon.org/

https://triathlonlive.tv/

LIVE VIDEO

https://triathlonlive.tv/

HEAD TO HEADS
https://data.triathlon.org/wts-matchups/male?athlete1=11402&athlete2=5695


GLOBAL TIMES

Women: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Elite+Women+-+ITU+World+Triathlon+Montreal&iso=20170805T1330&p1=165

Men: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Elite+Women+-+ITU+World+Triathlon+Montreal&iso=20170806T1330&p1=165


START LISTS

Elite Women: http://montreal.triathlon.org/fr/start_lists/elite_start_lists/elite_women

Elite Men: http://www.triathlon.org/events/start_list/2017_itu_world_triathlon_montreal/309382


COURSE DETAILS

Elite: http://montreal.triathlon.org/elite/course/

PREVIEWS

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

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


#WTSMontreal Fast Facts

Today we welcome #WTSMontreal to the WTS family! It will be the debut race in the Quebec, Canadian city, so today is a historical moment!

#WTSMontreal is now the 24th city to ever hold the prestigious honor of hosting a WTS race!

After racing #WTSEdmonton last wknd and now #WTSMontreal, it’s the first time that a nation has held WTS races in 2 cities in the same year!

While #WTSMontreal is new to the WTS, it is not new to ITU. Last year it hosted a World Cup and in 1999 Montreal hosted the World Champs

#WTSMontreal is offering up a thrilling Olympic distance course, with a long straight swim and hills for the bike and run!


MEN’S STATS

.@mariomola is on a hot streak! He has won his last 4 races in a row and now has a tally of 11 career WTS victories #WTSMontreal

.@mariomola has 4 #WTS2017 wins this season. If he wins once more he will be only the 2nd man in WTS history to have won 5 races in a season

The Spanish Armada is THRIVING! Once again, with @mariomola @Fernando_Alarza & @Jgomeznoya they hold the top 3 spots in the men’s rankings

.@RD_murray is 50/50 so far for #WTS2017. He has raced in 4 events and has made the podium twice. But he has yet to take gold. #WTSMontreal?

.@JakeBirtwhistle has been the one to watch this #WTS2017! He is on 🔥🔥! Two back-to-back WTS silver and on the hunt for gold! #WTSMontreal?

.@kristianblu won in Montreal last year when the race was a World Cup. Now he returns for #WTSMontreal to get back on that podium!

After his win in #WTSEdmonton, @mariomola is now tied with @jonny_brownlee with 11 careers WTS wins. That’s the 3rd highest wins for WTS

.@mariomola is catching up to @Jgomeznoya! Mola has 11 career WTS wins to Gomez’s 13. The student could surpass the teacher very soon!

Expect bigs things from @Jgomeznoya today for #WTSMontreal. He wants back on top of the #WTS2017 podium and standard distance is his THING!

Kiwi @ryansissons has not raced since his podium in #WTSHamburg. It was a career first-time milestone last time, can he follow it up?

After #WTSEdmonton, @jonny_brownlee was disappointed to not have made the podium. Expect him to fight to get on it today in #WTSMontreal!

Most wins in WTS history,

@AliBrownleetri = 22

@jgomeznoya = 13

@jonny_brownlee, @mariomola  = 11

@RD_Murray = 2

Most podium places in WTS history
@jgomeznoya = 37
@jonny_brownlee = 29
@mariomola = 22

@RD_Murray = 13

@fernando_alarza = 7


WOMEN’S STATS

.@floraduffy is on a roll!!! She now has 4 straight #WTS2017 wins and looking for more! Can she be stopped in #WTSMontreal or will it be #5?

Not only is @floraduffy winning this season, she is dominating! The closest winning margin so far has only been 31 seconds. #WTSMontreal

This bike course is another perfect course for @floraduffy, lots of hills for potential breakaways! #WTSMontreal

Last year the young @taylorknibb had a breakaway with @floraduffy in the Montreal WC. Will we see a repeat again today? #WTSMontreal

While it was only a World Cup, the full women’s Montreal podium returns today: @floraduffy, @AshleighGentle & @taylorknibb #WTSMontreal

Only two women have been on the top of #WTS2017 podiums this year and they are both racing today: @floraduffy & @andreahewittnz #WTSMontreal

.@kzaferes has been on 2 #WTS2017 podiums this year, but hasn’t stepped up to the top. Can #WTSMontreal be the race to change that?

The women’s World Title race has been a close one! @floraduffy and @KZaferes6 are only separated by 8 points! #WTSMontreal

Most WTS wins;
@gwenjorgensen = 17
@Moffy_, @PaulaFindlay , @andreahewittNZ, @floraduffy  = 5
@NicolaSpirig, @lisanorden, @jodiestimpson  = 4

@nonstanford, @haug_anne, = 3

@vixholland  = 2

Most podium places in WTS history,

@gwenjorgensen = 21
@andreahewitNZ = 19

@Moffy = 16

@heljinx = 14

@lisanorden = 10

@Kzaferes6, @floraduffy = 9

@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 Athlete NOC Twitter Screen Name
1 Flora Duffy BER floraduffy
2 Katie Zaferes USA KZaferes6
3 Kirsten Kasper USA
4 Ashleigh Gentle AUS AshleighGentle
5 Andrea Hewitt NZL andreahewittnz
6 Rachel Klamer NED rachelklamer
7 Gillian Backhouse AUS GillianBackhous
8 Charlotte McShane AUS CharMcShane
9 Jolanda Annen SUI
10 Yuko Takahashi JPN
11 Renee Tomlin USA
12 Yuka Sato JPN
14 Vendula Frintova CZE
15 Natalie Van Coevorden AUS natalievc2212
16 Claire Michel BEL
17 Gillian Sanders RSA gillcurrsanders
18 Taylor Knibb USA
19 Joanna Brown CAN Jo_Brown1
20 Emma Jeffcoat AUS
21 Carolina Routier ESP CarolRoutier
22 Aoi Kuramoto JPN
23 Melanie Santos POR
24 Paula Findlay CAN PaulaFindlay
25 Nicole Van Der Kaay NZL
26 Claudia Rivas MEX
27 Simone Ackermann ITU
28 Cecilia Gabriela Perez Flores MEX CecyPerezTri
29 Zsófia Kovács HUN
30 Minami Kubono JPN
31 Lindsey Jerdonek USA LindseyJerdonek

Men’s Twitter Start List

Start Num Athlete NOC Twitter Name
1 Mario Mola ESP mariomola
2 Fernando Alarza ESP Fernando_Alarza
3 Javier Gomez Noya ESP Jgomeznoya
4 Richard Murray RSA RD_murray
5 Jacob Birtwhistle AUS
6 Kristian Blummenfelt NOR
7 Jonathan Brownlee GBR jonny_brownlee
8 Vicente Hernandez ESP
9 Ryan Sissons NZL ryansissons
10 Andreas Schilling DEN andreasschil
11 Pierre Le Corre FRA
12 Raphael Montoya FRA
14 Joao Pereira POR joao_pereira87
15 Crisanto Grajales MEX CrisantoGrajale
16 Tony Dodds NZL doddsy_nz
17 Richard Varga SVK Varga_triathlon
18 Dorian Coninx FRA
19 Luke Willian AUS
20 Adrien Briffod SUI
21 Aaron Royle AUS ARoyle90
22 Lukas Hollaus AUT
23 Shachar Sagiv ISR
24 Ben Kanute USA benkanute
25 Gordon Benson GBR
26 Declan Wilson AUS
27 Grant Sheldon GBR
28 Matthew Mcelroy USA
29 Jonas Schomburg ITU
30 Irving Perez MEX irvingperezp
31 Simon Viain FRA
32 Dmitry Polyanskiy RUS PolyanTri
33 Gustav Iden NOR
34 Jelle Geens BEL
35 Eric Lagerstrom USA Elagerstrom
36 Russell White IRL
37 Miguel Arraiolos POR
38 Jumpei Furuya JPN
39 Makoto Odakura JPN
40 Eli Hemming USA
41 David Mendoza MEX
42 Tyler Mislawchuk CAN Mislawchuk
43 Shiruba Taniguchi JPN
44 Ryousuke Maeda JPN
45 Eder Mejia Muñoz MEX
46 Shogo Ishitsuka JPN
47 Alexis Lepage CAN
48 Kenji Nener AUS
49 Ivan Ivanov UKR
50 Seth Rider USA
51 Hunter Lussi USA
52 Mohamad Alsabbagh SYR
53 Sigurdur Orn Ragnarsson ISL


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