talbotcox wrote:
Does anyone have access to a Start list for this event? Rumer on the street is PTO is going to pump some money into it as we are going to have some big names at it. Some of the same names we saw at Daytona.
I do know Lionel is going.
They just teased a start list release is imminent, but the whole situation feels like a pretty big punch in the gut. I've talked to 2 other pros who are on the "waitlist" along with me. I get that there are a lot of people that want to race, but it honestly sucks a lot to not be able to do the first non-invite pro race in your home country. Hopefully if the PTO is going to put some money into it they can find a way to accommodate more athletes. I've been ready to book travel for weeks.
Edit: In case anyone was curious, Ironman currently has two (2) North American 70.3's with pro fields scheduled (assuming Oceanside in March is getting nixed). I get that if the main reason for having pro fields was drawing AG registrations, there's no reason to waste money on pro fields since every race has been sold out for a year, but sh*t... There's a reason after a year of being hella skeptical of the PTO and not joining last year I'm in the process of adding their logo to my kit now. We need races like Miami. But we also need to be able to race races like Miami.
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