Social media round-up | Hype picks up as WTS Abu Dhabi approaches
Race day kicks of 1:30 PM (men) and 3:30 PM (women’s) local time on March 2nd
There’s been lots of buzz on social media as the world’s best short course athletes get ready for the WTS season opener — Abu Dhabi is mere hours away and there’s a stacked line-up of champions and eager up-and-comers looking to make their mark in one of the final races before the Commonwealth Games next month. Here’s what the athletes have been up to in their final stages of prep at the Yas Marina F1 race track where the race is held:
Training partners Kirsten Kasper and Joanna Brown gearing up to make 2018 as strong as their break-out seasons in 2017:
Alistair Brownlee has pulled out of the race with a strained calf. Could Johnny Brownlee take the win tomorrow?
One of the most talked about up-and-coming names in the 70.3 circuit last year, Ben Kanute, is returning to draft-legal at Abu Dhabi
World champion Flora Duffy is the definite favourite in the women’s race
