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Vincent Luis makes plans to finish 2022 on a high note

Vincent Luis to combine WTCS and non-draft racing in a busy conclusion to a difficult 2022
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France’s double World Triathlon champion, Vincent Luis, is planning a big finish to what has been, at times, a frustrating 2022 season.

There was an early season win on home soil in Lievin and another Mixed Relay Triathlon World Championship win in Montreal, but those highlights have been sandwiched between darker moments.

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Frustration

A disappointing WTCS race in Yokohama highlighted some heart issues and surgery, but it looked as though there would be a great bounce back in Leeds. Leading the race with Leo Bergere, one of the most unforgettable moments of 2022 followed when Luis miscounted the laps and powered straight through T2 into a barrier.

An average – by his standards – 11th in Hamburg was followed by an achilles tear, and more rehab – and the rare sight of Vincent not being part of the Super League Championship Series, a format he has had so much success in for many years.

Big Finish

With those issues hopefully behind him, there is still plenty more opportunity to race this year – and in different formats, too.

Posting on his Instagram page, he wrote:

Just registered for 2 non draft races in December but before that let’s finish the WTCS circuit on a high note

So, where will he be racing? A little logic all points to the following – in my opinion (!).

Firstly, there are two WTCS events remaining – Bermuda (Sunday 6 November) and Abu Dhabi (Saturday 26 November).

Vincent Luis Lievin copyright (Photo credit @activimages Darren Wheeler, @trimaxmag)
(Photo credit @activimages / Darren Wheeler, @trimaxmag)

I think we can all but guarantee that one of those races non-drafting races – as he is a Bahrain Victorious 13 team member – will be the IRONMAN 70.3 Middle East Championship in Bahrain on Friday 9 December.

That really leaves two options, in terms of major events that could fit:

  • CLASH Daytona (Florida) – Friday 2 December, or
  • IRONMAN 70.3 Indian Wells (California) – Sunday 4 December

Remembering the travel logistics and timings involved here, Daytona would provide an additional two days, has a bigger prize purse ($100k vs. $50k), and should also provide easier transport links too (Florida vs. California).

As a slightly shorter distance (1.6km / 60km / 13.2km), to me all logic suggests that Daytona makes sense here, in terms of transition from WTCS to 70.3 with three races on back-to-back weeks.

Thus, my forecast for the Vincent Luis end-of-season 2022 schedule is:

  • WTCS Bermuda – 6 November
  • WTCS Abu Dhabi – 26 November
  • CLASH Daytona – 2 December
  • IRONMAN 70.3 Bahrain – 9 December

And a lot of frequent flyer points accrued in the process!

John Levison
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John Levison
TRI247's Chief Correspondent, John has been involved in triathlon for well over 30 years, 15 of those writing on these pages, whilst he can also be found commentating for events across the UK.
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