T100 Spain Run Up and Race Day Thread

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Back to the racing:here are the start lists:

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Graphics courtesy of Tri-Poll Athlete on Instagram: "The updated start list for the Spain T100 in Oropesa is here! Race number six of the T100 World Tour lands right between the IRONMAN World Championships in Nice (Men) and Kona (Women). With several contracted pros sitting this one out, we see a number of wildcards on the start list for this race. For more pro start list, follow @tripollathlete #t100 #spaint100 #t100worldtour #racetoqatar"
Sara Perez Sala (ESP) has been added late, I think she’s the replacement for Byram.
Riddle and Schomburg still there after their Nice heroics: good luck to them both.
With his #3 at Frejus, another good result for Dickinson would mean he is on track to climb the overall standings: he’s on the start list for Wollongong too and will therefore get a wildcard to Dubai and surely the Final in Qatar, if he wants them.

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I decided not to go out ages ago, Pacha and Amnesia isn’t good tapering for a triathlon! Was a lucky escape since it got changed anyway.

Whats happened to Duffy?

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This race is going to be so exciting!

  1. Hayden Wildes 4th race in 4 weeks. Hows that going to workout?
  2. Has Kyle Smith’s bad luck finally left?
  3. Can Rico or Jelle return to the top step of the podium?
  4. Is Sam Dickinson the next middle distance star?
  5. The return of everyones favorite German Fred Funk!
  6. Women is stacked! 7 of the contracted athletes racing all have a shot!
  7. LCB returns after her win in London, Can she repeat?
  8. Two wildcards I have my eyes on: Lizzie Rayner and Rebecca Anderbury
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Glad this thread finally got back on track, so much nonsense sometimes that takes folks with too much time into the deep weeds…

It will be interesting to see Riddle and Jonas on such short rest, can they duplicate MVR’s double he did earlier in the season? One thing for sure, they will both be in the race for a long time, could just be a day of going backwards all through the 2nd half. And is Luis on form yet, gotten over his running injury? Always liked the dude, but seems to be following in Allistar’s path in T100 thus far.

Lucy is going to be fun to watch with her new found confidence. Not the same field of course, so this should be a chip shot to the podium and a very good chance at another win. Big race here sets her up nice to possibly win the series, something pre season I never thought I would be saying…And will be fun to see Kate back at it, seems like this format suits here great. She just needs to be on her day…

Looking at some of the vids, is this a surf swim out and in?

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Riddle is out.

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The bike course lap is a long gradual climb gaining 100m; a roundabout 180 at the top and back down the same road - six times.

Starts on Saturday: 9am CEST and women at 10:10 CEST.
@monty - surf swim? doubt it - gentle onshore breezes for the last few days and more of the same forecast in the next 36 hours

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Mens

  1. Wilde
  2. Geens
  3. Dickenson

Womens

  1. Waugh
  2. LCB
  3. Learmonth
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Replacement wildcard for Riddle is Bortolamedi most recently the winner of 70.3 Hradec Kralove,Slovakia. Excellent swimmer (led out MvR at 70.3 Nice in June).

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I am pretty sure Riddle will be offered a T100 contract next year as a hotshot. He has the personality and will definitely be competitive . Doubt he is interested in doing another Olympics? At least he hasn’t indicated he is? Hope he does it

He can still make a Kona attempt!

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:joy:

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via T100 site:

https://plus.protriathletes.org/home

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What injury did Luis have? Im surprised he doesn’t want to lead this swim.

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Yellow cap, leads swim but not so good on sand

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Luis’ bottle position extends a one litre bottle further to the rear than 250mm from reference point.

Edit: Looks like the PTO/T100/SpanishTri TOs are not employing the World Tri hydration/fairing interpretation rules - many have bottles/cages in this rearwards position.

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Dipping in and out at work, whats happened to Smith? 16mins back, he’s having an absolute nightmare of a year.

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Geens vs hayden run battle, get used to it!

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Waugh, Learmonth, Sala and Barclay clear out of the water and in a pack of 4 on the bike.

Now that the men’s race has settled down with Geens and Wilde leading and will run round for 5km together or not, we need to get coverage of the women. Wilde (in his Metaspeed Rays, worn in in Frejus) will not be confident of outrunning Geens (so will push early).

These leaders have taken a minute out of Lee and Gentle in 35km.

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Wilde drops Geens, who is the Brit female in commentary, recognise the voice.

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Keira McVitty, ex-Brit pro cyclist (who happens to be Smith’s ‘partner’).

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