Kicking off the Olympic year in style, the first World Triathlon Championship Series event of the year will be held at the iconic Yas Marina Circuit at WTCS Abu Dhabi.
With valuable Olympic qualification ranking points on the line and the chance to see who is fit and raring to go with the Olympics on the horizon, the racing is set to be electric in the United Arab Emirates.
Led by defending World Champion Dorian Coninx of France, the full field for the men’s race and their bib numbers can be found below. Additionally, we’ve included the start times and streaming information so you can stay up-to-date with all the action this weekend.
WTCS Abu Dhabi Start List – Pro Men
The start list – as it stands – is as follows for Friday’s race:
| BIB | FIRST | LAST | COUNTRY |
| 1 | Dorian | Coninx | FRA |
| 2 | Hayden | Wilde | NZL |
| 3 | Leo | Bergere | FRA |
| 4 | Vasco | Vilaca | POR |
| 5 | Alex | Yee | GBR |
| 6 | Matthew | Hauser | AUS |
| 7 | Tim | Hellwig | GER |
| 8 | Kristian | Blummenfelt | NOR |
| 9 | Csongor | Lehmann | HUN |
| 10 | Miguel | Hidalgo | BRA |
| 11 | Tyler | Mislawchuk | CAN |
| 12 | Lasse | Luhrs | GER |
| 14 | Kenji | Nener | JPN |
| 15 | Marten | Van Riel | BEL |
| 16 | Jonas | Schomburg | GER |
| 17 | Roberto | Sanchez Mantecon | ESP |
| 18 | Henri | Schoeman | RSA |
| 19 | Manoel | Messias | BRA |
| 20 | Adrien | Brifford | SUI |
| 21 | Tom | Richard | FRA |
| 22 | Bence | Bicsak | HUN |
| 23 | Antonio | Serrat Seoane | ESP |
| 24 | Dylan | McCullough | NZL |
| 25 | Matthew | McElroy | USA |
| 26 | Vetle Bergsvik | Thorn | NOR |
| 27 | Taylor | Reid | NZL |
| 28 | Lasse Nygaard | Priester | GER |
| 29 | Ricardo | Batista | POR |
| 30 | Charles | Pacquet | CAN |
| 31 | Richard | Murray | NED |
| 32 | Gabor | Faldum | HUN |
| 33 | Gianluca | Pozzatti | ITA |
| 34 | Michele | Sarzilla | ITA |
| 35 | Seth | Rider | USA |
| 36 | Emil | Holm | DEN |
| 37 | Jacob | Birtwhistle | AUS |
| 38 | Takumi | Hojo | JPN |
| 39 | David | Castro Fajardo | ESP |
| 40 | Simon | Westermann | SUI |
| 41 | Makoto | Odakura | JPN |
| 42 | Mark | Devay | HUN |
| 43 | Brandon | Copeland | AUS |
| 44 | Vincent | Luis | FRA |
| 45 | Arnaud | Mengal | BEL |
| 46 | Jawad | Abdemoula | MAR |
| 47 | Aram Michell | Penaflor Moysen | MEX |
| 48 | Ren | Sato | JPN |
| 49 | Simon | Henseleit | GER |
| 50 | Trent | Thorpe | NZL |
| 51 | Alois | Knabl | AUT |
| 52 | David | Cantero Del Campo | ESP |
| 53 | Callum | McClusky | AUS |
| 54 | Max | Stapley | GBR |
| 55 | Daniel | Dixon | GBR |
| 56 | Badr | Siwane | MAR |
What time does the race start and how can I watch live?
The men’s race will take place on Friday March 8 at 18:00 local time. This corresponds to 14:00 in the UK, 15:00 in Central Europe and 06:00 on the West Coast.
All the action will be available to watch live via Triathlonlive.tv
