Category: WTCS

How The Final Men’s 2023 WTCS Standings Look After Pontevedra

Benjamin Eastman

So… the final men’s WTCS standings look rather different than they did going into Pontevedra. Having entered the WTCS Final ranked 5th, Dorian Coninx launched himself to 1st place and the world title with a perfectly executed race. His 1250 points for the win helped him to a total of 4238, giving him the title by a handy margin. Hayden Wilde was one of the few athletes not to change positions. After his up-and-down day in Pontevedra, which included a disappointing swim, a shock penalty and then a huge charge…

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Miguel Hidalgo Successfully Appeals Pontevedra DQ

Benjamin Eastman

After his provisional disqualification at the WTCS Final in Pontevedra left the outcome of the world title in the balance, Miguel Hidalgo and the Brazilian team have successfully appealed against the ruling. As a result, he has been awarded his 6th place. Those that finished behind, such as Csongor Lehmann, Matthew Hauser and Tyler Mislawchuk, have all been demoted one place. Hayden Wilde has also been relegated a place from 9th to 10th, extending his deficit to Dorian Coninx, the new world champion. In the end, Coninx won the race…

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Hayden Wilde Receives His Unluckiest Penalty Yet

Benjamin Eastman

Is there a more unhappy marriage than Hayden Wilde and penalties? Coming out of the swim at the WTCS Final, Wilde’s cap slipped from his fingers as he shifted it from his right hand to his left. He could only look on as he continued running and the hat fell onto the pontoon. Rather than stop, Wilde made his way to T1 where he thereupon received a 15 second penalty for having his equipment outside of his box. He subsequently missed the front pack and made it onto the run…

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Dorian Coninx Thunders To World Title In Sensational Victory

Benjamin Eastman

It happened again. No one quite knows how it happened, but it happened again. The 2022 WTCS season had provided the most compelling finale of recent memory. Somehow, the 2023 Final in Pontevedra matched it. Alex Yee arrived as the Series leader with a slim advantage over Hayden Wilde. Having won five of the legs of the WTCS between them in 2023, the pair were the clear favourites for the world title. Moreover, they held a healthy advantage over Vasco Vilaca, the next closest chaser, as well as the French…

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First Stops of 2024 WTCS and World Cup Calendar Announced

Benjamin Eastman

The World Triathlon Executive Board has confirmed the first batch of races due to take place in the 2024 season. As was the case in 2023, Abu Dhabi will play host to the opening race of the WTCS season. The athletes will return to the Middle East in March for another early start to the season. Two months later, the Series will return with its classic stop in Yokohama. At the end of May, the third race will take place in Cagliari. Hamburg will then occupy its standard July slot.…

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The Start List Cheat Sheets For 2023 WTCS Final Pontevedra

Benjamin Eastman

For the last time in the 2023, the athletes will line up to contest the WTCS. Ahead of the conclusion of the season, we are taking a look at the performances of each starting athlete over the Olympic distance in 2022 and 2023. In the below cheat sheets, we take a number of WTCS data points to determine a base line for each individual. To start with, we look at their average time behind the fastest swimmer as well as their average position out of the water. This should offer…

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What You Need To Know About The WTCS Final Pontevedra Course

Benjamin Eastman

The course at the WTCS Final in Pontevedra has something for everyone. The river swim should offer fairly fast conditions and the more confident open water swimmers should be able to gain some time. The bike then balances a lack of technical sections with a minor climb. As such, the weaker cyclists face a lesser risk of losing time around a series of tight corners while the more powerful athletes will be able to drop the hammer on the hill. Finally, the run is mostly flat but has enough bumps…

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Potter Edges Beaugrand In World Champion Poll Predictions

Benjamin Eastman

When given the chance to predict this year’s women’s world champion ahead of the WTCS Final, most respondents plumped for Beth Potter. The Brit took 53% of the vote. She arrives in Pontevedra having won the Paris Olympic Test Event, the biggest race of the year so far, in addition to two WTCS wins earlier in the season. Meanwhile, the Series leader, Cassandre Beaugrand, came away with 35% of the vote. Beaugrand took the silver medal behind Potter in Paris. Aside from that race, she has been the fastest runner…

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Majority Pick Yee To Seal World Title In Pontevedra

Benjamin Eastman

The majority of TriStats voters have selected Alex Yee as the athlete they think will win the men’s world title at the WTCS Final in Pontevedra. In total, 62% of voters preferred Yee to the alternatives. Yee will arrive with a slim lead at the top of the WTCS standings and will have to beat his closest rival, Hayden Wilde, if he is to secure the title. Having won the Paris Olympic Test Event with a majestic display, Yee will be confident of repeating the feat. Although Wilde is right…

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Beaugrand Leads But Potter Has Upper Hand In Pontevedra

Benjamin Eastman

On the surface, the women’s WTCS Final in Pontevedra looks to be a little more clear-cut than the men’s race. Cassandre Beaugrand leads Beth Potter by 32 points in the standings and as such will wear number 1. Moreover, she has the fastest run split of the year, has been (on average) the fastest runner across the Series, has a better previous WTCS Final result than Potter and leads the last five head-to-heads with her British rival. By most metrics, Beaugrand represents a formidable opponent. Nevertheless, Potter may actually arrive…

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Is An Upset In Store At The WTCS Final In Pontevedra?

Benjamin Eastman

When considering the men’s race at the WTCS Final in Pontevedra, it is helping to start with the obvious. The favourites to take the win and the world title are Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde. Both have multiple WTCS wins to their name this season and have been outstanding. Between them, they have won the three Olympic distance races on offer in the Series (Yee took Cagliari and Paris while Wilde won in Yokohama) and, as Olympic medallists, they have shown an ability to step up at the big moments.…

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Poll: Who Will Claim The Women’s 2023 WTCS Title?

Benjamin Eastman

The 2023 WTCS has not quite unfolded as people expected. In the pre-season poll that asked who people thought would be world champion, Flora Duffy and Georgia Taylor-Brown were the most popular answers. In total, two-thirds of respondents selected them. However, Duffy has not raced all season while Taylor-Brown will miss the WTCS Final with injury. Although Taylor-Brown won WTCS Cagliari, she was not really in a position to win the overall title. Taylor Knibb was also a popular choice. Yet she too will be absent. The full votes looked…

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Comparing Beaugrand and Potter Ahead of the 2023 WTCS Final

Benjamin Eastman

Although Beth Potter emerged as the winner at the Paris Olympic Test Event, it was actually Cassandre Beaugrand that assumed the leadership of the women’s WTCS standings. The French athlete has 3341 points while the Brit has 3309 points. Whoever crosses the line first at the WTCS Final in Pontevedra, then, will most likely come away with the world title. Of the two leading women, Beaugrand has the better previous WTCS Final finish. She achieved a 10th place last season in Abu Dhabi. Meanwhile, Potter’s best effort in a Final…

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Poll: Who Will Claim The Men’s 2023 World Title?

Benjamin Eastman

We are one week out from the denouement of the 2023 WTCS season and the world titles are about to be decided. With that in mind, it is time to have your say as to who you think will triumph in the men’s competition. At the start of the season, the poll asking who people thought the men’s world champion would be was completely split. The results actually looked like this: Heading into the WTCS Final, it looks as if the Series will come down to a shoot out between…

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Comparing Yee and Wilde Ahead of the 2023 WTCS Final

Benjamin Eastman

The 2023 WTCS looks as is it will boil down to a shoot-out between Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde. It was a similar story in 2022 and neither ended up taking the world title. Nevertheless, the pair have looked a cut above the rest of the field this season. In this article, we break down their seasons and show how they have stacked up against one another. Yee enters the WTCS Final in Pontevedra with the upper hand in the standings. On their day, though, both have shown the ability…

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