Just saw the announcement. I saw September but didn't see an exact date. Since the WTS finale is the 14-17th, I'm assuming this will take place a week later 22-24. That's a lot of racing for some of these guys that plan to do 70.3 worlds in the same month.

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Bloody hell they will freeze with the in and out of water multiple times format and wind chill that time of the year. I guess when there are some athletes paid a shit load of money to show up they want them to actually perform this time, even if it is to the performance detriment of 99% of the rest of the field.

I'd like to see them throw longer distances in to even things out for the long course athletes, it's a waste of time them turning up to this and Island House as it stands.

I don't really think being "fair" is the conceptual point of SL. Fast quick racing is the name of the game.

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Brooks Doughtie, M.S.
Exercise Physiology
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It's not about fair, it's about action packed and spectator friendly... The hope in terms of the long course athletes contending is that by the later events, the short course guys would be gassed, and the long course might still have something in the tank, but between the WTS, World Cup, Continental Cup, and then some of the grand prix events in countries like France, MLT in the US, etc. Many of the short course athletes are racing a ton, and aren't fading the way Macca originally expected in throwing the long course guys in the mix...

I'm happy that they've added Tyler Mislawchuk to the roster for Jersey... He's fare super well in the ITU events with heats/finals format, so he could be in the mix if he stays healthy...

I had no idea they had men racing in this, thought it was going to be women only. Where are the start lists?

 

WORLD'S LEADING TRIATHLETES TO COMPETE IN JERSEY!

50 of the world’s leading male and female triathletes, including 25 Olympian’s from around the world, will compete in Jersey, UK, for the Super League Triathlon crown in September 2017.

The men’s line-up will include the Brownlee brothers from the UK, their rivals Javier Gomez Noya and Mario Mola Diaz from Spain, and Richard Murray from South Africa, as well as 20 other leading male triathletes.

The women’s racing will see leading Brits including Vicky Holland, Jodie Stimpson, Lucy Hall and Non Stanford taking on three-times Olympian Flora Duffy from Bermuda, Olympic bronze medallist Erin Densham from Australia and the current American World Triathlon Series leader Katie Zafares, among many other leading female triathletes.

The Super League Triathlon event in Jersey is offering equal prize money of $130,000 for both the men and women triathletes. Super League Triathlon Co-Founder Michael Dhulst commented: “With $130,000 in prize money on offer at Super League Jersey, it’s high-stakes, high-octane racing with huge consequences for any mistakes. This is a sensational race course and an incredible location for spectators.”

As Japan 2020 approaches, national Olympic federations will be keeping a close eye on how their athletes perform in Super League Triathlon in Jersey, because the 2020 Olympic Games will be introducing triathlon mixed relay events, which are very similar to the fast and furious Super League Triathlon format.

Senator Lyndon Farnham, Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture in Jersey, commented: "Jersey is delighted to have been chosen to host the 2017 Super League Triathlon World Series. The natural beauty of our island combined with our strong sporting culture lends itself perfectly to hosting such a prestigious global event. I am sure the whole island will get behind this as we share with the rest of the world our enthusiastic and friendly spirit in welcoming some of the world's greatest athletes and sports fans to our shores. Jersey is beginning to establish itself as one of the leading venues in the world for events and hosting the second race of the 2017 Triathlon Super League World Series is a great example of what we can offer.”

 



The Men’s Event

Commenting on the men’s rivalries, two-time Ironman world champion and Super League Triathlon Co-founder Chris ‘Macca’ McCormack said: “The Brownlee brothers have been the gold standard, and they respect long-term rival Javier Gomez Noya from Spain. The new wave of rivalry is coming from Richard Murray and Mario Mola Diaz. The new athletes to look for are Jake Birtwhistle and Ben Dijkstra.”

Jonny Brownlee, who was sidelined for the Hamilton Island event due to injury, will debut the number 05 race suit in Jersey in what will be a baptism of fire. Jonny commented “I had to miss Hamilton Island because of injury but I watched the races and know that the Super League Triathlon format will suit me as an athlete. Jersey will be brilliant, with the conditions not as humid as Hamilton Island, and I’m looking forward to racing Super League there for the first time.”

With the Brownlee brothers and Javier Gomez Noya having dominated the triathlon circuit since 2009, triathletes from around the world are looking for every opportunity to take their place in Jersey over the weekend of 23rd and 24th September.

Javier Gomez Noya said: “I think Super League Hamilton Island exceeded everyone’s expectations. New engaging formats, amazing setup, great TV coverage & impressive treatment of the athletes. Super League is something great for the sport of triathlon and I’m looking forward to being part of the next race!”

Heir apparent to the male triathlon throne, South African Richard Murray, flourished under the new Super League Triathlon format, winning the title in Australia. Richard is looking forward to Jersey in September in order to try and strengthen his claim for the number one spot on the triathlon circuit, halting the dominance British athletes have enjoyed over the sport in recent years. Richard Murray commented: “Super League Hamilton Island changed triathlon racing and showed fans how exciting it can be when showcased properly. I can’t wait for round two at Super League Jersey. Athletes and fans should expect wild, exciting and full speed racing from the fastest triathletes in the world. It’s big gear, no fear! I’m planning for this event already. My competitors will need to turn up in peak condition. I’m ready for them!"

The Women’s Event
"Super League Jersey will see the world’s finest female triathletes enter the fray of Super League Triathlon for the first time alongside their male counterparts. Like the male professional fields, the best female athletes from short and long course racing will face-off in a best-of-the-best battle. Separate races will be conducted for the male and female fields each day," said Super League Triathlon Co-Founder Leonid Boguslavsky.

Twenty-five elite female athletes will be announced soon to take part in Super League Triathlon Jersey, including 2016 World Triathlon Series Champion Flora Duffy from Bermuda, and Rio 2016 Bronze medalist Vicky Holland from the UK. Vicky commented: “Having spent a lot of this season sidelined due to injury, the prospect of being back on a start line to race in Jersey in September is really motivating.”

Jodie Stimpson missed Olympic selection despite being a Dual Commonwealth Games gold medallist. The British women are the world leaders at the moment. Jodie missed out to Non Stanford and Vicky Holland who went on to finish 3rd and 4th at the games. Despite not being true rivals, they have to compete against each other for Commonwealth and Olympic selection for Tokyo and Gold Coast as there is a very high chance of a gold medal for the UK in these events. You also have a young new star in Sophie Coldwell. This is a friendly but tense rivalry because of the depth in UK women’s triathlon.

Race Format
Saturday’s Triple Mix format will see athletes complete three stages of competition with alternating sequences and a ten-minute break in between stages. Stage 1 is swim-bike-run, Stage 2 is run-bike-swim, and Stage 3 is bike-swim- run. The winner of Triple Mix is the athlete with the lowest time across the three stages.

Sunday’s Eliminator format will again be conducted in three stages each in a swim-bike-run format with a ten-minute break in between. Eliminator is about speed and strategy with athletes finishing 16th and above in Stage 1 being eliminated; they do not progress to Stage 2. Athletes finishing 11th and above in Stage 2 are eliminated and do not progress to Stage 3. Stage 3 sees the remaining ten athletes battle it out for the Eliminator title.

On both days racing will take place in the afternoon, with racing between 2pm and 6pm each day.

McCormack added: “Super League Hamilton Island changed triathlon forever. The made-for-television racing is exciting, action-packed and full of entertainment. It set the stage for the forthcoming season, which comprises four events, all to be held in iconic destinations around the world between September and April.”

All racing will be broadcast live with programming distributed across international broadcast partners and digital channels making it easy for any fan in any time zone to view programming live or on demand. Full programming schedules will be announced prior to the event.

Expanding upon the Championship format, Super League Jersey will also feature a corporate triathlon event, offering the opportunity for corporate participants to race on the Super League Triathlon Championship course prior to racing each day. Corporate racing is open exclusively to official corporate package partners. Spectator travel packages will also soon be announced via Super League Jersey’s travel partner, Nirvana Europe.

Looking foward to this, anyone know if its being shown on tele? (UK)

I believe it's live on youtube.

Can't wait!

they said live streaming on their website too.

It's on Eurosport

Does the course have any interesting dynamics? Atleast this past race had that hill that could provide some chances to break away.

Has anyone seen this course?

Love this race style. Do stage winners get time bonuses?

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Brooks Doughtie, M.S.
Exercise Physiology
-USAT Level II

The course looks non flat for both bike and run, and could shake things up. They do have bonuses for stage winners, and at least at Hamilton Island, in the Triple mix they also had what amounted to (in bike racing speak) Prime lines (first to finish leg 1 of race run) where there was an additional bonus (hence the epic hammerfest between Ben Shaw and Jake Bithwhistle on the run in the run-bike-swim race)...

I love racing super sprints and it makes for more entertaining viewing (which is why the MTR in the olympics will probably huge for re-invigorating participation in Triathlon, since it's finally a format where TV will stay with it, and action packed enough to fire people up about the sport)... One marketing opportunity that superleague is missing is making .gpx files available of their courses. I'm sure many are like me and watch/re-watch the races while on the trainer, that could be amped up even further if you could be watching, while riding (virtually) the same course on your smart trainer...

Anyone want to make any predictions?

Is there an official start list up yet? If his niggle is better I'd expect JB to be very good at these sorts of intense efforts, Like Javier, he has no weak area and may well have the edge on shorter bursts over Javier. For that matter is it confirmed Javi is racing this one? Most of the other males have one area of at least relative weakness.

On the woman's side it's actually nice that Flora isn't racing as it makes the race so much more wide open. It will be interesting to see how Spirig does so shortly after giving birth.

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The Slot Draw is up and allows one to see who is racing today. I see Javier is not on the list but most of the originally expected athletes are there. With Jonny in slot 3 and Varga in slot 6 I know whose toes JB will be searching for.

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Im going to go with Jonny also, after the year he's had he might think he's got a point to prove also.

Im gutted I wont be able to catch this live due to work.

Can't wait for this, the last one was excellent.

I'm thinking maybe Jake Birtwhistle could win this.

I'd like JB to, though.

Carnage on the first stage as Brownlee blows things up on the bike.

Blummenfelt, Murray & Brownlee up front by 10 seconds

Enjoying Alistar's commentary.

He's really good. - plus making a few references to his own poor performance, which is nice.

He's also been very complementary of quite a few of the athletes, Murray especially.

The Sound balance is a bit of a mess. And I was a bit wrong with my pick :) :)

X2 - Insightful, well spoken with appropriate comments at appropriate times. Well done

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