Category: Analysis

Splits Breakdown at World Triathlon Championships Final 2022

Benjamin Eastman

The WTCS Final in Abu Dhabi saw a number of incredible performances. Here, we dive into the fastest splits of the men’s and women’s races. Fastest Swims Men As has become a trend in 2022, Mark Dévay crushed the swim. The pace in the water was high as each athlete came out of the water one second after another and one at a time. Of the contenders for the world title, Bergere was 17 seconds down on the lead, Wilde was 23 seconds down and Yee was 41 seconds back.…

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What You Need to Know About the Course at WTCS Abu Dhabi

Benjamin Eastman

Swim The swim will consist of two counter-clockwise laps of 750m. As of Tuesday 22nd November, the water temperature was 31 degrees Celsius so wetsuits are not expected to be allowed. The first thing that jumps out from the course layout is the importance of pontoon position. Athletes starting to the right of the pontoon will have a slight advantage over those starting on the left as the right will have a marginally shorter distance to swim to the first buoy (that may just be the first time I have…

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Simulate the Outcome of the Men’s WTCS 2022 Here

Benjamin Eastman

As with the women’s top-10 simulator, here you can choose where you think the top ranked men in the 2022 WTCS will finish at WTCS Abu Dhabi. The code below will then automatically update and show what the top-10 in the Series will look like based on the choices you make. Note, if you select athletes to finish in the same position, a small warning will pop up. All you have to do is adjust any athletes that share the same position and then you’re good to go. As with…

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Simulate the Outcome of the Women’s WTCS 2022 Here

Benjamin Eastman

There are a lot of different potential outcomes for the women’s top-10 in the WTCS standings going into the Final. Here, you can simulate the results in Abu Dhabi and see exactly how the Series would play out. Select the finishing race positions of the current top-10 ranked women at WTCS Abu Dhabi below. Once you select the places, you will automatically see the outcome of the Series. Note, results will only be shown for athletes that mathematically cannot be overtaken by anyone outside of the current top-10. 11th place…

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Splits Breakdown at the Viña del Mar World Cup

Benjamin Eastman

Fastest Swimmers Men As noted in the Statistical Breakdown for the Viña del Mar World Cup, Diego Moya had a fantastic swim. His time of 8:43 was 6 seconds clear of the next best athlete and put almost 15 seconds into the third best swimmer. Two notable athletes that made the top-10 swim splits were David Castro Fajardo (joint 6th fastest split with 8:58) and Jawad Abdelmoula (joint 10th fastest split with 8.59). That the entire men’s podium had top-10 swim splits indicates at least in part that the swim was…

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Viña del Mar World Cup: Statistical Breakdown

Benjamin Eastman

The Viña del Mar World Cup saw numerous interesting performances, several of which can be seen by delving into the statistics of the race. The Men’s Swim The above graphic shows the men’s swim distribution and from that it is possible to see just how much pressure Diego Moya put on the field with his aggressive tactics. A small concentration of athletes emerged from the water around 15 seconds behind Moya. This group was then followed by a steady flow of athletes over the next 20 seconds until the largest cluster…

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