The weekend should prove to have some exciting Olympic distance racing between the ITU Grand Final in Edmonton on Sat. & Sun. and the Hy-Vee Elite Cup in Des Moines on Sunday.
This one is harder for me to pick because there are quite a few Iron distance athletes toeing the line and one simply won't know how they'll fare at this distance. A huge question mark for me will be Rinny's performance at the distance. Mainly, will her swim/bike get her to the run course fast enough for her 10k legs to get onto the podium?
Last year we saw a deeper field with London Olympic athletes getting an automatic invitation. Gold medals were won by Gomez (ESP) and Emma Moffett (AUS) who will be instead be racing the WTS Grand Final Sat. and Sun. Hy-Vee start list: http://triathlon.competitor.com/...vee-elite-cup_104894
Men
1) Ivan Raña
2) Kemper
3) Wild
4) Bennett
5) Cam Dye
Women
1) Hauschildt
2) Frederiksen
3) Vodickova
4) Mary Beth Ellis
5) Goss
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Madison photographer Timothy Hughes | Instagram
This one is harder for me to pick because there are quite a few Iron distance athletes toeing the line and one simply won't know how they'll fare at this distance. A huge question mark for me will be Rinny's performance at the distance. Mainly, will her swim/bike get her to the run course fast enough for her 10k legs to get onto the podium?
Last year we saw a deeper field with London Olympic athletes getting an automatic invitation. Gold medals were won by Gomez (ESP) and Emma Moffett (AUS) who will be instead be racing the WTS Grand Final Sat. and Sun. Hy-Vee start list: http://triathlon.competitor.com/...vee-elite-cup_104894
Men
1) Ivan Raña
2) Kemper
3) Wild
4) Bennett
5) Cam Dye
Women
1) Hauschildt
2) Frederiksen
3) Vodickova
4) Mary Beth Ellis
5) Goss
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Madison photographer Timothy Hughes | Instagram