He recently had a bike crash and broke his elbow and has a full length cast on his arm.
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The start list on the PTO’s website additionally includes Youri Keulen, Kyle Smith, Leo Bergère, and Antonio Benito, but not Jelle Geens.
A T100 start list is like a box of chocolate. You never know what you’re gonna get.
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Yes but then we didnt publish an entire list of who was in the draft zone and for how long after races for all to see. The technology on the course is the absolute best to assist referees make calls in real time, got no complaints there. Not sure I even have a complaint on the question I’m asking, just asking. I seem to recall that some athletes were complaining about twitchy lights on the race courses, just want to know if the data retrieved is also twitchy and/or inconsistent among different athletes before we start naming them all with numbers..
On the course an athlete can react to less than perfect lights, because they can actually see them. They can do nothing about a hidden number that might be punishing them without their knowledge..
This was post on social media one hour ago, have to assume its up to date.
This is an invalid assumption that we do not “have to make”. You (and we) have seen that the various start lists (PTOstats, World Tri and least of all insta) invariably vary in the weeks before each race.
Lawrence seems to have ‘slid in’ to the contracted list. I suggested that PTO should do this as soon as they lost Pallant Browne, but do not recall any announcement (in the summer, say).
https://stats.protriathletes.org/race/dubai-t100/2025/participants
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I get what your asking and I’m going to talk out of both sides. I think using this type of technology is fantastic to move the sport forward to a more fairer basis within drafting and officiating. I think e-sports with Zwift is the dumbest setup possible for naming a world champion in our sport. I’m “ok” with a bit of error with the drafting because I think there is an element of the athlete still being able to control his circumstances. If your worried about the 0.1% error, then guess what, don’t ride to the damn edge of the line. If you accept that there is probaly *some small level of error with any technology, then you just have to accept that maybe just maybe everything doesn’t line up 100% of the time. Again as I said, I’m willing to accept that because I see the overall betterment it does for our sport; I see the “technology” errors having a much bigger impact in a e-sport specific type of genre like indoor Z races.
And again I think the margin of error within drafting violations has improved a ton than what it was for over 40 years with human on element of drafting calls.
And yes I’m one of those that wants your illegal time to be a penalty in T2 if your not caught in the moment. I think we are basically in beta mode with all of this. They are only likely to improve it year by year, and so I think by 3-5 years an “illegal time” penalty could fairly/justly be added to our sport (imo). I kinda see this currently as only using the technology to 60% success (alerting officials of people riding in error; we all know that’s not catching people in the act)…let’s just go all in if we are going with this technology imo.
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Slightly surprised with Knibb, but I was also surprised with her Marbella inclusion. I guess Marbella is a test. Thing is, all three of her next races were not 140.6 so maybe after a review they said let’s test it.
Thanks, wasnt aware. Definitely not his year.
Knibb’s contract with the PTO requires her to race Dubai. By only racing 3 x T100s by mid August, with Spain judged too close before Kona and Wollongong clearly a non-starter, by willfully missing Frejus she painted herself into this corner. In addition she needs a fourth result/score to give herself a chance for top 4 in Qatar (if that matters to her). As an aside the merit of LCB racing Spain fitted in to her Kona build was a great decision at the time and retrospectively: she just has to race Qatar.
I still think the most likely outcome is that Knibb will race Marbella (cool; will never get a more favourable course matching her bike strength), give up on Dubai and Qatar (both hot and really not sensible) and hand her PTO/T100 marketing contract money back. Already, as well as a chunk not paid as a penalty for not attending Singapore, ?2/5ths has been held back as it’ll be payable when she races each of the minimum 5 (4+1) races.
Well she wouldn’t be giving money back per se, they’d just stop paying. For me, if it was really an HRI then I’d probably shut it down the rest of the year. But elite athletes are different and they always chase the bag. Very much a till the wheels fall off mentality.
You all are just guessing as to how they feel and how Kona affected them physically. Only they and their teams know if they have already bounced back, I’m sure there have been many workouts that tell them exactly what is going on. Not every blow up in Kona ends up in a long lasting problem, in fact I would say that most do not. Of course the high profile ones get all the attention and it seems like an inevitability to some, but reality is most pros take a month+ to ease through the race, and then back at it for late season races..
So I think they will do the 70.3 WC and then see how things went, and if ok to great will go and race the next weekend, and then the final later on. Lucy can give Dubai a miss if things are not going well, but she is a racer and just loves to race. And not a bad payday either and could also pad her points going into the final with a chance for overall win, same for Knibb…
I’m presuming that they did testing and feel secure that they can perform. That’s it. I am surprised because at least Knibb’s comments immediately the following day on the Fiesty post race show alluded to shutting it down. This is perfect fodder for a front page article and interview.
Ha, yes!! Interview either the day after and they probably say they will never race again..And I agree with your presumption that since then they have done some good work, shown progress in speed, and once again have gotten past the PTSD of that Kona day and are itching to put some stats in the books to push that one down..And make some good money too, coach took a big hit that day too.. (-;
Smart move by Imo to race in Phuket. A lot of friendly faces on that Pro start list in what is really a " home town" race. If any race in the world was going to welcome her with open arms it is the LPT.
I see. I suppose that’s possible. That would be poorly designed software. Plenty of that out there though!
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Excellent interview with Mika Noodt - on training, racing, lifestyle. Turns out the flamboyant hair style unraveled for the finishing chute is not the only interesting thing about the German.
He’s one of the people who have to know why they do what they do (trainingwise) and he doesn’t shy away from somewhat unconventional measures. Super intelligent guy. He also speaks quickly and reveals a lot of details. Give it a listen.
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Surprised with the amount of gym training he does. I reckon with a focused block, he could make a great career in Hyrox /s
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Latest start list for Dubai courtesy of @tripollathlete on insta (purple dots are ‘raced Marbella). This list misses Megan McDonald but last heard she was undecided (after her Marbella race). Findlay doubtful.
A win for Waugh will make the GF difficult for LCB or Derron to overturn in Qatar for the final T100 standings. A #2 doesn’t help Waugh: LCB can then win by winning Qatar (they’d be tied on points and the tie breaker is the final.
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