The ITU this weekend
Big Canadian presence at Ixtapa.
It will be another busy weekend of racing, and Canadians will have strong representation in Ixtapa, Mexico on Saturday. Canada’s Clarke Lind will race in Brasschaat, Belgium on Sunday. Find out more below.
Ixtapa ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup – Saturday May 28
Ixtapa, Mexico
Distances: Swim: 1.5km Bike: 40km Run: 10km
Beach Mass Start
2 Lap Swim course: Deep Ocean
2 Lap Bike Course: Flat, with 4 hills in the middle section of the course
4 Lap Run Course: Almost Flat
10:30 Elite Men Start
10:33 Elite Women Start
Canadian men
6 Kyle Jones
9 Andrew Russell
10 Brent McMahon
24 Andre Paul Baillargeon Smith
25 Andrew Yorke
27 Jon Bird
31 Patrice Hamelin
32 Yanik Leduc
37 Grant Burwash
43 Cole Stewart
Canadian Women
60 Alexandra Coates
61 Manon Letourneau
70 Joanne Traves
74 Rachael Edwards
Brasschaat ITU Triathlon Premium European Cup – Sunday May 29
Brasschaat, Belgium
Distances: Swim:1.5 km; Bike: 39.5 km; Run: 10.0 km;
Start Mechanism: pontoon
Swim course: Number of laps:2
Water temperature: 18-20°C, lake
Bike Course: Number of laps: 5 ( 7.1 km) + junction track (4.0 km)
Completely flat course in the center of the town.
The correct distance for the bike course explaining that essential roadworks have resulted in a 1500m section being lost.
Run Course:Â Number of laps: 4 + junction (0.425 km)
Flat course in central park of the town; fully asphalted track.
One Canadian taking part:
83 Clarke Lind
Zwevegem ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup – Sunday May 29
Zwevegem, Belgium
Distances: Swim: 750 m Bike: 20 km Run: 5 km
Start Mechanism: Deep water
Swim course: Number of laps: 1
Water temperature: 18 – 20°, Canal
Bike Course: Number of laps: 4
Mostly flat with 2 turning points of 180° and 1 bridge on the route
Run Course: Number of laps: 2
Flat – asphalt – turning point after 1.25 km