ITU World Cup action continues this weekend in Colombia with Emma Pallant and Tom Bishop representing Great Britain. Chris Frost competes in the Manaus ITU World Paratriathlon event in Brazil.
The Cartagena ITU World Cup takes place over the standard distance. Following a beach start the 1500m swim is in the Caribbean Sea. The 40km bike ride is flat, as is the final 10km run.
Olympic Champion, Nicola Spirig (SUI) starts as favourite in a strong women’s race having won the ITU World Cup event in Cozumel (Mexico) last weekend. Emma Pallant also raced well in Cozumel, finishing 7th, and will look for another strong finish this weekend.
Pallant is the only British starter in the line up of 56 women. Similarly, Tom Bishop will be the only British athlete in the men’s race. A strong field includes last weekend’s Cozumel winner, Etienne Diemusch of France.
The full race line-ups are available here for MEN and WOMEN.
Racing takes place on Sunday with the women up first at 7.15am local time followed by the men at 10am. Cartagena is six hours behind the UK. Follow @triatlonlive for updates via Twitter.
Chris Frost takes part in the ITU World Paratriathlon event in the PT4 class, which has been confirmed by IPC as one of the Rio 2016 medal classifications. PT4 is for athletes with mild physical impairment and this weekend’s race features athletes from seven different nations, making it the most competitive of the event.
Frost is a former British national champion and competes with a prosthetic left forearm. His event takes place at 10.45am on Saturday 11 October over the sprint distance and including a river swim and flat bike and run. Manaus is six hours behind the UK.