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 the mega prize purse.
Stars including Australia’s Ashleigh Gentle, the winner of last years edition in Dallas, plus home star Taylor Knibb, are set to toe the line on Saturday, alongside a whole host of other talent from around the globe.
We have the full start list for the women’s race, which comprises of 26 of the world’s top-ranked athletes, including a number of interesting wildcards who will undoubtedly mix things up.
Women’s Start List
| BIB | FIRST | LAST | COUNTRY |
| 1 | Ashleigh | Gentle | Australia |
| 2 | Paula | Findlay | Canada |
| 3 | Taylor | Knibb | United States |
| 4 | Holly | Lawrence | United Kingdom |
| 5 | Tamara | Jewett | Canada |
| 6 | Kat | Matthews | United Kingdom |
| 7 | Skye | Moench | United States |
| 8 | India | Lee | United Kingdom |
| 9 | Jocelyn | McCauley | United States |
| 10 | Marjolaine | Pierre | France |
| 11 | Maja | Stage Nielsen | Denmark |
| 12 | Jackie | Hering | United States |
| 14 | Danielle | Lewis | United States |
| 15 | Rebecca | Clarke | New Zealand |
| 16 | Jeanni | Metzler | South Africa |
| 17 | Anne | Reichsmann | Germany |
| 18 | Lucy | Byram | United Kingdom |
| 19 | Ellie | Salthouse | Australia |
| 20 | Haley | Chura | United States |
| 21 | Giorgia | Priarone | Italy |
| 22 | Lesley | Smith | United States |
| 23 | Lauren | Brandon | United States |
| 24 | Jodie | Robertson | United States |
| 25 | Daniela | Kleiser | Germany |
| 26 | Annamarie | Strehlow | United States |
Start time and how to watch live
The women will race on Saturday August 5, with the action starting at 1615 local time. That is 1715 on the East Coast (and 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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