Joss1965 wrote:
Very disappointing that almost all the best British athletes are missing. Sunderland council has undoubtedly stumped up a lot of money (£500,000?) and deserved better from British Triathlon. Can they really use the Paris test event as an excuse, it's three weeks away and a race now is probably at an ideal time. On the plus side the weather forecast for Saturday at least looks half decent, holding an event this far north is always a gamble. The North East has always been at the forefront of triathlon in the UK, with some great clubs and races so I'm sure the event will be well supported by local people.Yee and Jonny are guaranteed to qualify if fit, for the first time in many an Olympics we have three females who a clear levels better than the rest, the slots are already sewn up!
I'd be pretty annoyed if I'd paid out on travel and hotels for the family etc months ago, to make a weekend out of it and read the start list, French are giving this race more respect than we are!