Previewing Ironman 70.3 New Orleans
Kelowna's Trevor Wurtele returns to defend his title on Sunday April 21st.
Last year, high winds caused race officials to change Ironman 70.3 New Orleans into a 2-mile run, 52-mile bike, and 13.1-mile run duathlon – also a duathlon in 2011. Both the race organizers and athletes hope that doesn’t happen again this coming Sunday April 21st.
Kelowna’s Trevor Wurtele returns to defend his title against a professional men’s field that includes speedsters like Andreas Raelert and Ben Hoffman. Fellow Canadians Ryan Cain and Martin Lamontagne Lacasse join him on the start line.
American Sarah Piampiano will not toe the line to defend her title but Canadian Annie Gervais will be there along with favourites Amy Marsh and Joanna Lawn.
The anticipated professional field is below:
| Pro Men | Pro Women |
| Trevor Wurtele CAN
Ryan Cain CAN Martin Lamontagne Lacasse CAN Weslie Anderson USA Santiago Ascenco BRA Blake Becker USA Ryan Borger USA Christopher Boudreaux USA Daniel Bretscher USA James Burns USA Ed Donner USA Derek Garcia USA James Hadley GBR James Haycraft USA Mark Hillers USA Ben Hoffman USA Chad Holderbaum USA Jose Jeuland FRA Mikolaj Luft POL Brandon Marsh USA Sergio Quezada MEX Andreas Raelert DEU Mitchell Robins AUS Zach Ruble USA Jonathan Shearon USA Jack Smith USA Tim Van Berkel AUS Robert Wade USA Jared Woodford USA |
Annie Gervais CAN
Kimberly Schwabenbauer USA Beth Shutt USA Haley Chura USA Jacqui Gordon USA Jessica Smith USA Heather Leiggi USA Leslie LaMacchia USA Jocelyn Cornman USA Amy Marsh USA Helen Phipps USA Leslie LaMacchia USA Ewa Bugdol POL Ariane Monticeli BRA Valentina Carvallo CHL Kristin Andrews USA Joanna Lawn NZL Michelle Mighdoll USA |
The new swim course in the waters of South Shore Harbor.