Other than Beke, there seems to be no level 1 or level 2 male professionals racing. But the womens is going to be a great one. Some stars racing there.
They should just pay the women double and not pay the men anything.
Other than Beke I doubt any of the others could go top 15 at Kona.
Bib Surname Firstname 1 BEKE RUTGER 2 MAJOR JOZSEF 3 CARON JONATHAN 4 BONNEY JAMES 5 ELLIOT LEWIS 6 GUEMBEL WOLFGANG 7 MARQUES SERGIO 8 GLOVER DAVID 9 BARREIRO MANUEL 10 PEREIRA GUSTAVO 11 KELLER BERNHARD 12 MCMILLIAN JASON 13 STEPHENS TRENT 14 BALABUCK JONATHAN 15 SUNDBERG SWEN 16 YOUNG DANTLEY 17 OGDEN COURTNEY 18 BOUDREAUX CHRIS 19 BECKER BLAKE 20 SENG BRAD 21 GURGOLD GARY 22 FULLER BRIAN 23 RESSLER MARKUS 24 RAPP JORDAN 25 NEMCIK MAREK 26 KRISTL FILIP 27 GEBHARDT CHRIS 28 GOEHLER RENE 29 MEYER SERGE 30 BROWN CHRIS 31 CIGANA MASSIMO 32 FRITZSCHE PAUL 33 TOLLAKSON TJ 34 JOHNSON A.J. 35 DEMEULEMEESTER STIJN
interesting since that list has 2nd place finisher at IM Canada 2007, and the fastest runner in Kona in 2006. I see 3 others that are pretty high placers as well.
interesting since that list has 2nd place finisher at IM Canada 2007, and the fastest runner in Kona in 2006. I see 3 others that are pretty high placers as well.
well, beke is a top tier pro and is hands down the favorite. there is no question about that. the others have good results but nowhere close to beke.
jonnyo (who can swim faster than beke) seems to have improved his run though and sergio seems to have improved his bike, both quite dramatically.
if beke is on, he’ll take it, but you never know what the conditions will bring and/or if someone gets kicked in the face. etc. i predict they will finish top 3, in this order, beke, jonnyo, sergio.
you’re joking right? can you play professional basketball, baseball, football, golf, tennis, or any other sport? I’m sure you have an opinion on many athletes and teams, if not in the least, as a fan.
As the saying goes... you should put up or shut up.
Can you beat any of the 35 men on this list?
I’m not pretending to be a professional so this question is plain stupid.
Exactly what is your definition of Level 1 and Level 2?
Level one could actually win an Ironman and also finish in the money in Kona.
Level two is just having the dream to race as a Professional but will never win against a real field of top professionals like a Normann, Macca Lieto etc…
As the saying goes... you should put up or shut up.
Can you beat any of the 35 men on this list?
You know what this really shit me.
Macca is currently the best out there. So basically you are saying he can shit can anyone else in the sport of triathlon and this is okay. But if he did, I would almost bet you would be one of the first to say he is a dick head.
Worth bumping just to make your post look even more stupid. One of the closest men’s IM finishes ever and your guy for the easy money didn’t make a bean…
Triathlon is the only sport where you get to line up with the pro’s.
Uhm, no you don’t. You can’t be in the pro wave without a pro card. If you are in another wave, you are not really lining up with the pros. If you beat them you do not get the money.
Now running, there is a sport where you can actually line up with the pros.