The PTO Tour heads to Milwaukee this weekend for the second edition of the PTO Tour US Open, with a number of the worlds best battling it out over the 100km distance for a slice of a mega prize purse.
There is an abundance of quality set to line up for the men’s race, with Olympic champion Kristian Blummenfelt taking on a number of challengers, including Challenge Roth record breaker Magnus Ditlev and legend Jan Frodeno.
We have the full start list for the men’s race, which comprises of 30 of the world’s top-ranked athletes, including a number of strong wildcards and late additions who will undoubtedly mix things up.
We also now know that ‘Big Unit’ Sam Long WILL start on Friday after his first child – son Leo – was born earlier this week.
Men’s Start List
| BIB | FIRST | LAST | COUNTRY |
| 1 | Kristian | Blummenfelt | Norway |
| 2 | Magnus | Ditlev | Denmark |
| 3 | Sam | Long | United States |
| 4 | Ben | Kanute | United States |
| 5 | Daniel | Baekkegard | Denmark |
| 6 | Clement | Mignon | France |
| 7 | Aaron | Royle | Australia |
| 8 | Florian | Angert | Germany |
| 9 | Frederic | Funk | Germany |
| 10 | Jason | West | United States |
| 11 | Jan | Frodeno | Germany |
| 12 | Lionel | Sanders | Canada |
| 14 | Bradley | Weiss | South Africa |
| 15 | Mathis | Margirier | France |
| 16 | Jackson | Laundry | Canada |
| 17 | Trevor | Foley | United States |
| 18 | Thomas | Bishop | United Kingdom |
| 19 | Gregory | Barnaby | Italy |
| 20 | Braden | Currie | New Zealand |
| 21 | Chris | Leiferman | United States |
| 22 | Thor | Bendix Madsen | Denmark |
| 23 | David | McNamee | United Kingdom |
| 24 | Josh | Amberger | Australia |
| 25 | Miki | Moerck Taagholt | Denmark |
| 26 | Timothy | O’Donnell | United States |
| 27 | Matthew | Sharpe | Canada |
| 28 | Justin | Metzler | United States |
| 29 | Marc | Dubrick | United States |
| 30 | Samuel | Appleton | Australia |
| 31 | Matthew | Marquardt | United States |
Start time and how to watch live
The men will race on Friday August 4, with the action getting under way at 1615 local time. That is 1715 on the East Coast (1415 PST), 2215 in the UK and 2315 CET.
In Europe the race will be broadcast live on Eurosport, with global coverage also available via the new PTO+ app and a range of global broadcast partners and streaming services.
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