Weekends Races

5 races loading with Gran Canaria and Texas being the ones to watch on Saturday. Enough big names to keep us busy on Sunday too.

Challenge Taiwan - 22 April

Half distance with a silver tier and a very small field with 4 ladies and 8 men racing. Ladies SOF: 40.17, Men’s SOF: 54.49. Full start list here

• Notable Women: Amelia Watkinson

• Notable Men: Caleb Noble

Challenge Gran Canaria - 22 April

Half distance with a silver tier and strong field. Ladies SOF: 79.23, Men’s SOF: 86.91. Full start list here

• Notable Women: Anne Haug, Ruth Astle, India Lee, Svenja Thoes

• Notable Men: Sam Laidlow, Florian Angert, Aaron Royle, Patrick Lange, Pablo Dapena Gonzalez

Ironman Texas - 22 April

Full distance with a gold tier and strong fields. Ladies SOF: 76.98, Men’s SOF: 81.34. Full start list here

• Notable Women: Kat Matthews, Jocelyn McCauley, Danielle Lewis, Lauren Brandon, Dede Griesbauer (52yrs old!)

• Notable Men: Joe Skipper, Matt Hanson, Chris Leiferman, Rudy von Berg, Trevor Foley, Cody Beals, Bart Aernouts, Matt Russell, Michael Weiss, Michael Raelert, Adam Hansen (ex-pro cyclist)

Peniscola Infinitri - 23 April

Half distance in Spain with a bronze tier and smallish fields. Ladies SOF: 68.07, Men’s SOF: 62.77. Full start list here

• Notable Women: Ashleigh Gentle

• Notable Men: Josh Amberger, Pierre le Corre, Antony Costes

70.3 Peru - 23 April

Half distance with a bronze tier. Ladies SOF: 40.64, Men’s SOF: 67.5. Full start list here

• Notable Women: Pamella Oliveira

• Notable Men: Tim O’Donnell, Andy Potts, Igor Amorelli

That's it for today, now finish your oats and get back to training!

Yours in low CdA,

Aero MaccaFrodownlee

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