Ironman New Zealand goes this Saturday March 5th
The first race of the Ironman race calendar.
The 27th Ironman New Zealand kicks off the Ironman race calendar this Saturday in Taupo, New Zealand.
New Zealand’s Cameron Brown will attempt to get his tenth title, while Joanna Lawn will try to get her eighth at the event.
However, their job will not be easy. Especially with athletes like Mirinda Carfrae – the reigning Ironman World Champion, Samantha Warriner, Terenzo Bozzone, Keegan Williams, and Canada’s Scott Curry in the field.
Ironman.com will have live coverage.
The Women’s and Men’s Professional start list is below.
Women
Amanda BALDING Australia
Belinda HARPER New Zealand
Britta MARTIN New Zealand
Desiree FICKER United States
Hannah LAWRENCE New Zealand
Jo CARREL New Zealand
Joanna CARRITT United Kingdom
Joanna LAWN New Zealand
Kate BEVILAQUA Australia
Kirsten MOLLOY Australia
Laura-Clare WHELAN New Zealand
Maki NISHIUCHI Japan
Michelle BREMER New Zealand
Michelle MITCHELL Australia
Mirinda CARFRAE Australia
Renee LANE Australia
Samantha WARRINER New Zealand
Sarah POLLETT Australia
Men
Brent FOSTER New Zealand
Cameron BROWN New Zealand
Gavin SCOTT Australia
Heinrich SICKL Austria
Hiroyuki NISHIUCHI Japan
James BOWSTEAD New Zealand
John CAREY Australia
Keegan WILLIAMS New Zealand
Kerry WEEKS New Zealand
Mathias HECHT Switzerland
Matt BURGESS New Zealand
Petr VABROUSEK Czech Republic
Rich MUNRO Australia
Scott CURRY Canada
Scott MCGREGOR New Zealand
Terenzo BOZZONE New Zealand
Tuukka MIETTINEN Finland