https://files.constantcontact.com/...99c-b7745dea47ae.pdfLots of ITUers vying for a 70.3 Worlds slot on the men’s side: Bergere, Pereira, DeKayser, Meeusen, Vogel, Lehman, Richard, Hernandez, Sanchez Mantecon. Not so much in the female’s race, but there’s Lena Meissner.91 men. 32 women. Bit disrespectful to number the women from #95. How difficult would it have been to number them from #101 (or indeed from #1; and the men from #101 (or whatever).
Bergere to demo value as a T100 wildcard (very scarce), and for Taupo, and for transition to middle/long ready for 2025.
We saw how good he is, at Oceanside.
Lewis might be one of the best if he can race as he did in Lahti 70.3WC for #5.
Lena Meißner is of course ‘out of it’ in the fierce (decided) competition for the German team for Paris (ranked WTCS #30 ffs). Top swim and v strong bike but a very average runner. Philipp looks head and shoulders above the rest: she will be way down out of T1 but be within reach (her run reach) of the leaders by T2. This assumes she is fit (enough) and ducked Miami AND Singapore for preference/environ mental conditions as opposed to some unrevealed injury. This will be the first of the two 70.3s she needs to race to validate for Nice (and keep her ‘long’ summer effort for Roth).