The ITU World Triathlon Grand Final is set for Chicago with Elite senior, junior, U23 and Paratriathlon events taking place this week alongside nearly 600 British amateurs bidding for world titles in their Age-Group.
BBC Sport will be showing the senior elite events on TV, as well as featuring some of the stories from the other events. BBC Breakfast will also be highlighting their presenter, Louise Minchin, taking part in the Age Group standard distance event on Saturday.
Here’s all the information you need to follow the action in Chicago including the race schedule, TV schedule and details of who is racing - NOTE CHANGES TO ORIGINAL SCHEDULE on Friday 18 September due to storms:
Schedule:
Wednesday, 16 Sept from 10am: ITU Aquathlon Elite/ U23/ Junior / Age Group / Para Aquathlon World Championships
Thursday, 17 Sept 7am: ITU Under-23 Men World Championships: See Report
Thursday, 17 Sept 10am: ITU Age-Group Sprint World Championships
Thursday, 17 Sept 4:30pm: ITU Junior Men World Championships
Friday, 18 Sept 7am: ITU Elite Paratriathlon World Championships
Friday, 18 Sept 11:30am: ITU Under-23 Women World Championships - now sprint distance
Friday, 18 Sept 1pm: ITU World Triathlon Grand Final - Elite Women* (7pm UK time)
Friday, 18 Sept 3:30pm: ITU Junior Women World Championships
Saturday, 19 Sept 10:10am: ITU Age-Group Standard Distance World Championships
Saturday, 19 Sept 5pm: ITU World Triathlon Grand Final - Elite Men*
*See TV schedule below
Full schedule: HERE
TV Schedule
Elite Women’s race – live on BBC Sport website and connected TVs from 6:45pm. Rerun on Red Button 23:00, Friday 18 September
Elite Women’s highlights – BBC2 15:00–16:30, Saturday 19 September or BBC2 Scotland – 16:30-18:00
Elite Men’s race (in full, but on a half hour delay) – BBC2 11:30, Saturday 19th September
Elite Men’s highlights – BBC Red Button 1230 – 1330, Sunday 20 September. Repeated on BBC2 16:45–17:45, Sunday 20 September.
Elite races should also be available Live via BT Sport and via triathlonlive.tv.
Other coverage
Live finish and transition cams will also be available at triathlon.org/live for all age group, junior, under-23 and paratriathlon world championship races.
On Twitter:
@triathlonlive: live updates from elite races
@WTS_Chicago: live photos from all events
@WorldTriathlon: updates from Chicago and all ITU events
@Brittri: news and photos of the GB teams
On Facebook:
Become a fan of the event at facebook.com/WorldTriathlonChicago and visit facebook.com/britishtriathlon.
On Instagram:
Check out photos from Chicago at instagram.com/wtschicago and GB photos via instagram.com/brittri.
Follow #WTSChicago for all updates from the weekend.
Great Britain teams:
Elite senior
Adam Bowden, Jonathan Brownlee, Mark Buckingham
Vicky Holland, Helen Jenkins, India Lee, Non Stanford, Jodie Stimpson
Elite U23
Marc Austin, Gordon Benson, Chris Perham
Chloe Cook
Elite Junior
Sam Dickinson, Ben Dijksra, Jimmy Kershaw, George Goodwin
Elizabeth Hood
Paratriathlon
Mens PT1 – Phil Hogg, Joe Townsend
Mens PT2 – Andy Lewis, Ryan Taylor
Mens PT4 – George Peasgood, Dave Hill
Womens PT1 – Lizzie Tench
Womens PT4 – Lauren Steadman, Faye McClelland (Clare Cunningham travelling reserve)
Womens PT5 – Melissa Reid + Nicole Walters, Alison Patrick + Hazel Smith (Grace France travelling reserve)
GB Age Group team
The GB Age Group team features 570 athletes. There are eight athletes doing all three events – Aquathlon, Sprint & Standard Distance. For start lists visit http://chicago.triathlon.org/athlete_info/start_lists/.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL ATHLETES RACING IN CHICAGO!
