Ironman New Zealand Preview
Coming up this Saturday.
At Saturday’s 26th Ironman New Zealand we should see Kiwi’s battling it out with each other for top spot.
In the men’s race, the veteran and defending champion Cameron Brown will be going for his 9th win. His fellow countrymen, Terenzo Bozzone (second last year), and Kieran Doe (2007 Ironman Canada Champion) will be the favourites to de-throne Brown.
Meanwhile, defending champion Gina Crawford (fresh off a Challenge Wanaka win in mid-January) will be back to take on 6-time champion, Joanna Lawn. Lawn hopes to gain some revenge on Crawford who ended her streak of 6 in a row last year. Expect challenges from the USA’s Kim Loeffler, and Australians Kate Bevilaqua (second in 2008), and Ali Fitch.
Check out the professional start list below:
Pro Women
Name Race Number Country
Ali FITCH 21 Australia
Britta MARTIN 22 New Zealand
Christie SYM 25 Australia
Gina CRAWFORD 6 New Zealand
Joanna CARRITT 19 United Kingdom
Joanna LAWN 7 New Zealand
Jodie SCOTT 24 Australia
Kate BEVILAQUA 8 Australia
Kim LOEFFLER 9 United States
Meshy HOLT 10 New Zealand
Nicole WARD 26 Australia
Rebecca EVELEIGH 20 Australia
Sarah POLLETT 23 Australia
Pro Men
Name Race Number Country
Cameron BROWN 1 New Zealand
Chris WATERHOUSE 17 Australia
James BOWSTEAD 4 New Zealand
Jason CROWTHER 12 Australia
Jim LUBINSKI 13 United States
John CAREY 11 Australia
Jozef VRABEL 16 Slovakia
Keegan WILLIAMS 18 New Zealand
Kieran DOE 3 New Zealand
Marek NEMCIK 15 Slovakia
Rich MUNRO 14 Australia
Stefan LüSCHER 5 Switzerland
Terenzo BOZZONE 2 New Zealand
Live updates will be available at ironman.com