Big races this weekend with the Des Moines World Cup on Saturday (prize money goes 75 deep!) and the World Team Relay Championships on Sunday. You can catch all of the races via live video feed on the ITU website.
STELLAR FIELD AT HY-VEE ELITE CUP
From www.triathlon.org.
The ITU circuit moves across the USA from Washington, DC to Des Moines, Iowa for the Hy-Vee Triathlon Elite Cup and Triathlon Team World Championships.
With the largest prize money for any triathlon race in the world on offer, the big guns are eyeing up the $200,000 first place positions, making Hy-Vee one of the most sought after and exciting competitions for spectators and athletes alike. However the athletes will have to battle the oppressive conditions as well as each other with temperatures likely to peak in the mid-thirties on race day.
Full pre-race article here.
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TEAM WORLD CHAMPS ON SUNDAY
From www.triathlon.org.
With the IOC selections for additional events for the London 2012 Olympiad approaching, the International Triathlon Union will be showcasing its latest World Championship race in Des Moines, Iowa, this Sunday with the running of the ITU Triathlon Team World Championships.
The event will bring together the world’s top triathlon nations as their teams of two women and two men battle it out over the 250m swim, 7km cycle, 1.8km run. Each athlete will complete one leg with a transition area set up allowing them to tag their compatriots. The mixed format will see the women start before handing over to a male compatriot, and then back to the second woman leaving the second man on the final leg to bring the home team. Unlike in athletics where a baton is passed between the competitors, the triathletes will use a tag system in a transition zone.
Full article here.
STELLAR FIELD AT HY-VEE ELITE CUP
From www.triathlon.org.
The ITU circuit moves across the USA from Washington, DC to Des Moines, Iowa for the Hy-Vee Triathlon Elite Cup and Triathlon Team World Championships.
With the largest prize money for any triathlon race in the world on offer, the big guns are eyeing up the $200,000 first place positions, making Hy-Vee one of the most sought after and exciting competitions for spectators and athletes alike. However the athletes will have to battle the oppressive conditions as well as each other with temperatures likely to peak in the mid-thirties on race day.
Full pre-race article here.
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TEAM WORLD CHAMPS ON SUNDAY
From www.triathlon.org.
With the IOC selections for additional events for the London 2012 Olympiad approaching, the International Triathlon Union will be showcasing its latest World Championship race in Des Moines, Iowa, this Sunday with the running of the ITU Triathlon Team World Championships.
The event will bring together the world’s top triathlon nations as their teams of two women and two men battle it out over the 250m swim, 7km cycle, 1.8km run. Each athlete will complete one leg with a transition area set up allowing them to tag their compatriots. The mixed format will see the women start before handing over to a male compatriot, and then back to the second woman leaving the second man on the final leg to bring the home team. Unlike in athletics where a baton is passed between the competitors, the triathletes will use a tag system in a transition zone.
Full article here.
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