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The TriStats Top 30 Triathletes 2023 – Women: 6-1

08/02/202308/02/2023 Benjamin Eastman

Finally, we come to the six best athletes in the women’s World Triathlon Championship Series. Each of the women here won at least two medals in the 2022 WTCS season. Likewise, each athlete will conceivably contend for a medal at the Paris Olympic Games in 2024. 6) Sophie Coldwell GBR Coldwell’s first WTCS medal came in Leeds in 2021 when she was a part of the breakaway that essentially Flora Duffy’d Flora Duffy. On a tough bike course, Coldwell had the fastest split and marked herself out as one of…

Zaferes Replaces Knibb on WTCS Abu Dhabi Start List

07/02/202307/02/2023 Benjamin Eastman

Former world champion Katie Zaferes will be launching her 2023 season at WTCS Abu Dhabi in three weeks. She was originally not on the start list for the race when they first came out. However, she has since taken the place of fellow American Taylor Knibb. Zaferes will one of a five-strong US women’s team in Abu Dhabi. Also starting will be Kirsten Kasper, Taylor Spivey, Summer Rappaport and Gina Sereno. The switch between Knibb and Zaferes is a classic case of substitution, which national federations are permitted to make…

Interview: Kenji Nener and the Places Dreams Take Us

07/02/202307/02/2023 Benjamin Eastman

There’s something about Kenji. Popular among athletes and fans alike on the WTCS circuit, it is hard to escape the feeling that Kenji Nener has been around for a while yet is also only just arriving. In 2021, he enjoyed the twin peaks of a 14th place finish at the Tokyo Olympics and a first top-10 in a WTCS race by taking 9th in Abu Dhabi. “There’s no doubt 2021 was the high of my career,” said Nener. Those successes, however, preceded a deep lull. At the end of 2021,…

The TriStats Top 30 Triathletes 2023 – Men: 6-1

07/02/202307/02/2023 Benjamin Eastman

At long last, we come to the big one: the six men we consider the best triathletes in the realm of World Triathlon right now. Each of these men have numerous WTCS medals to their names. Each medalled in the 2022 season. Indeed, all bar one won a WTCS race last season. Without further ado, let’s examine the top-6 male triathletes. 6) Morgan Pearson USA In the past couple of years, Pearson’s rise has been nothing short of meteoric. Having only made the step up into the international ranks in…

The TriStats Top 30 Triathletes 2023 – Women: 12-7

06/02/202306/02/2023 Benjamin Eastman

As was the case yesterday with the men ranked 12th to 7th, each of these women will be strong contenders to finish in the top-10 of the WTCS this year. Each, too, will be in with a shout of winning WTCS medals in 2023. 12) Miriam Casillas Garcia ESP Since achieving her first WTCS top-10 in Yokohama in 2021, Casillas has gone from strength to strength. Last season, she had five finishes of 10th or better in the WTCS which helped to 10th overall in the Series. Nowadays, she stands…

America’s Finest Take On The Old Man Winter Rally

06/02/202306/02/2023 Benjamin Eastman

At the weekend, some of America’s best triathletes descended upon the Old Man Winter Rally in Lyons, Colorado. Morgan Pearson, Gwen Jorgensen and Summer Rappaport (competing under her maiden name, Cook) each took on the 50km off-road bike race. With snow, climbs, gravel paths and red rock canyon on offer, it promised to be a stiff winter test. In the women’s race, Rappaport won the silver medal in a time of 1:26:22, some 2 minutes 38 seconds down on the winner. 2016 Olympic champion Jorgensen followed home in third place,…

The TriStats Top 30 Triathletes 2023 – Men: 12-7

05/02/202305/02/2023 Benjamin Eastman

As we enter the top-12 of the TriStats top-30 rankings, the upcoming athletes could contend for a medal at virtually any WTCS race. Some do not have multiple medals to their name (yet) and some will favour certain courses over others. Each man, though, is capable of performing at rarefied levels. Moreover, at this point, the athletes listed here will have their sights set on a top-10 finish in the overall WTCS. 12) Jonathan Brownlee GBR We start with one of the biggest names in the sport. An individual Olympic…

What Can We Expect From Jorgensen’s First Race Back?

04/02/202304/02/2023 Benjamin Eastman

Gwen Jorgensen will be making her return to international triathlon in three weeks at the Oceania Cup in Taupo, New Zealand. Having stepped away from the sport in 2016, her return is one of the biggest storylines ahead of the new season. What, then, can be expected in Taupo? Following her six year absence, the swim may be the biggest challenge. In the interim, Jorgensen ran at an extremely high level in pursuit of qualification for the Tokyo Olympic Games, finishing 9th at US Olympic Trials in the 5000m. Her…

The TriStats Top 30 Triathletes 2023 – Women: 18-13

04/02/202304/02/2023 Benjamin Eastman

We are drawing closer to the top-10 triathletes in the world and in this section there are some very big hitters. Any of the women listed below could nab a WTCS medal this season or finish in the top-10 of the overall Series. 18) Summer Rappaport USA Summer Rappaport has won numerous World Cups as well as a WTCS race (Edmonton 2016). Altogether, she has six WTCS medals which is the most of any woman in this section. In many respects, 2022 was a mixed season for Rappaport. It started…

The TriStats Top 30 Triathletes 2023 – Men: 18-13

03/02/202303/02/2023 Benjamin Eastman

18) Roberto Sanchez Mantecon ESP Roberto Sanchez Mantecon had a huge breakthrough performance at WTCS Bermuda. On the back of a lightning run split, he won the bronze medal. He had steadily built throughout the season towards that performance. In the direct run-up to Bermuda, he finished 9th at the Valencia World Cup and then 4th at the Karlovy Vary World Cup. He finished 20th in the overall WTCS last year and currently sits 22nd in the world rankings. We have him a tad higher in our rankings largely by…

The TriStats Top 30 Triathletes 2023 – Women: 24-19

02/02/202302/02/2023 Benjamin Eastman

We are continuing our series on the best triathletes in the world and today we looking at women ranked 24th through to 19th. 24) Kate Waugh GBR Kate Waugh won the World U23 Championships in style in 2022 with a swashbuckling breakaway on the bike. That win was enough to put her ahead of compatriot Sian Rainsley. Waugh, though, had a strong 2022 beyond that performance. She finished 12th at WTCS Hamburg and WTCS Cagliari and won a bronze medal at the World Cup in Bergen. To go with that,…

The TriStats Top 30 Triathletes 2023 – Men: 24-19

01/02/202301/02/2023 Benjamin Eastman

It’s now February which means elite triathlon racing is around the corner. With WTCS Abu Dhabi just over four weeks away, we are continuing with the TriStats Top 30 Triathletes of 2023. As we mentioned in the previous men’s post, this is not designed as a prediction for the season, but rather a more general assessment of where the field stands coming out of 2022. Some athletes are better single day racers while some are better over a season and we’ve tried to factor that into the rankings. Without further…

First Look at the WTCS Abu Dhabi 2023 Start Lists

31/01/202331/01/2023 Benjamin Eastman

The start lists are now available for WTCS Abu Dhabi (scheduled for 3rd March 2023). For a few countries, the start lists may be taken with a grain of salt as some athletes may be substituted out to let another, potentially lower ranked, athlete race. Moreover, athletes can also pull out between now and the race for injury or other reasons. For the most part, though, we can expect to see the bulk of athletes on the start list to dive into the water when the horn goes off in…

The TriStats Top 30 Triathletes 2023 – Women: 30-25

31/01/202331/01/2023 Benjamin Eastman

Yesterday, we started a new series of articles ranking the top-30 male triathletes in the world. Today, we are kicking off the same for the women. The criteria we have used are the same as for the men. WTCS performances are assessed alongside World Cup results and Continental Championships with a balance trying to be found between medals and consistency. As a subjective list, however, there will always be places where people can disagree. Without much further ado, let’s start the women’s top-30. 30) Katie Zaferes USA Katie Zaferes is…

Para-Triathlon Confirms Place at Los Angeles Paralympics

30/01/202330/01/2023 Benjamin Eastman

Earlier today, World Triathlon publicly confirmed that Para-Triathlon will continue as a sport in the Paralympic Games in 2028. Having made its debut in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, Los Angeles will represent Para-Triathlon’s fourth Games appearance. In Rio, Para-Triathlon had six gold medal opportunities on offer. One of the gold medallists in 2016 was Jetze Plat who continues to lead the way in the PTWC class. Such is his dominance, we suggested him as an Alternative Global Triathlon Awards Male Athlete of the Year. Five years later, at the…

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