Tongyeong, a coastal region in South
Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, welcomes a stacked field of experienced
athletes and emerging new triathlon talent to the shores of the port city, to
contest in the next World Cup of the 2022 season. World Triathlon Cup Tongyeong
on Saturday 15th October will feature a standard-distance format (1.5km swim,
40km bike and 10km run) and will commence with the women’s race from 8am local
time and the men will compete from 11am.
Review the athlete line-ups and
follow the action over on TriathlonLIVE.tv
Women’s preview
Hungary’s Zsanett Bragmayer is the
top-ranked woman heading into World Triathlon Cup Tongyeong. In 2022 Bragmayer
placed 11th in the World Triathlon Championship Series Hamburg, 6th in the
World Triathlon Championship Series Hamburg Mixed Relay and claimed gold in the
recent Europe Triathlon Premium Cup Tiszaujvaros in July. Despite Bragmayer
admitting she’s a favours sprint-distance racing over standard-distance, the
Hungarian is a firm favourite to medal in South Korea on Saturday.
The field will be hotly contested by
2022 World Triathlon Cup Huatulco champion Annika Koch and 2019 World Triathlon
Cup Tongyeong champion and 2021 bronze medallist Sandra Dodet of France. Dodet
returns to South Korea to maintain a podium position. In May Dodet claimed gold
in the 2022 World Triathlon Cup Arzachena and the bronze medal in the 2022
World Triathlon Cup Pontevedra in July.
Olivia Mathias representing Great
Britain has had a brilliant season with a silver medal in the Mixed Relay on
the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games stage and securing gold in the 2022
Europe Triathlon Cup Kitzbühel. Mathias will be one to watch come Saturday.
Australia’s Charlotte McShane,
Spain’s Anna Godoy Contreras and Xisca Tous are incredibly experienced across
the standard-distance race scene and will be looking to keep in close contact
with the front women on Saturday.
A new breed of talent including
Australia’s Charlotte Derbyshire and Mexico’s Ana Maria Valentina Torres Gomez
will be fiercely motivated to deliver breakthrough performances on the world
stage.
USA’s Tamara Gorman and Austria’s
Lisa Perterer bring a wealth of World Cup experience into the field. Perterer
returns to the race course after several months off with injury.
New Zealand’s Ainsley Thorpe is
looking forward to racing in her first standard-distance World Cup race.
The host country will be well
represented with five Korean athletes lining up to race.
The field will be incredibly
competitive with 50 Elite women racing in the 2022 World Triathlon Cup
Tongyeong.
Review the full start list and follow
the women’s race in Tongyeong from 8am local time, over on TriathlonLIVE.tv on
Saturday 15th October.
Men’s preview
This season USAs Matthew McElroy has
earned a bronze medal in the 2022 World Triathlon Cup Bergen, the silver medal
in 2022 World Triathlon Cup Karlovy Vary and arrives in Tongyeong, South Korea,
eager to hunt down 2022 gold. In 2019 McElroy was crowned champion of
Tongyeong, when the race was contested over a sprint-distance race format but
this year he will battle it out, against some of the world’s fastest
triathletes, over the standard-distance race course.
Olympian Gabor Faldum, crossed the
finish line in sixteenth position last weekend in the World Triathlon Championship
Series Cagliari race and is a top contender in the World Cup race scene. The
Hungarian triathlete has arrived in South Korea in great form and ready to do
battle across the standard-distance race on Saturday.
Romania’s Felix Duchampt hasn’t been
on a World Cup podium since 2018 World Cup Chengdu and will be on the hunt for
redemption come Saturday.
With valuable Olympic and ranking
points on the line, Morocco’s Badr Siwane will be wanting to deliver his best
performance to come away with a strong result in South Korea. Siwane is a
member of the ASICS World Triathlon team and came away with the silver medal in
the recent 2022 Africa Triathlon Championships Agadir.
Great Britain’s Ben Dijkstra returns
to the World Cup race scene after a strong 7th place in the recent 2022 Europe
Triathlon Cup Alhandra.
Luxembourg is well represented with
Gregory Payet and Bob Haller who will race in Tongyeong and then again in the
upcoming World Triathlon Cup Miyazaki, seeking valuable Olympic and ranking
points.
With a start list as stacked as it is
for the 2022 World Triathlon Cup Tongyeong, the race could be anyones for the
taking. Portugal’s Ricardo Batista, Japan’s Ren Sato, Germany’s Johannes Vogel
and Italy’s Nicolò Strada will be doing all they can to be in the front seat of
Saturday’s race, vying for World Cup glory.
The field will be driven with Paris
2024 ambition and World Cup medal hopes with 65 Elite men racing this Saturday.
Oscar Dart of Australia is among many
athletes who will be making their race debut on the world stage in Tongyeong,
South Korea.
Nine Korean triathletes will compete
in the Elite men’s 2022 World Triathlon Cup Tongyeong, South Korea.
Review the start list and watch the
Elite men’s race in Tongyeong on Saturday 15th October from 11am local time
over on TriathlonLIVE.tv
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