Kicking off the Olympic year in style, the first World Triathlon Championship Series event of the year will be held in the United Arab Emirates 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 at the iconic Yas Marina Circuit.
Led by defending World Champion Beth Potter of Great Britain, the full field for the women’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 Women
The start list – as it stands – is as follows for Friday’s race:
| BIB | FIRST | LAST | COUNTRY |
| 1 | Beth | Potter | GBR |
| 2 | Cassandre | Beaugrand | FRA |
| 3 | Emma | Lombardi | FRA |
| 4 | Taylor | Spivey | USA |
| 5 | Sophie | Coldwell | GBR |
| 6 | Kate | Waugh | GBR |
| 7 | Lisa | Tertsch | GER |
| 8 | Jeanne | Lehair | LUX |
| 9 | Rosa Maria | Tapia Vidal | MEX |
| 10 | Summer | Rappaport | USA |
| 11 | Georgia | Taylor-Brown | GBR |
| 12 | Laura | Lindemann | GER |
| 14 | Taylor | Knibb | USA |
| 15 | Rachel | Klamer | NED |
| 16 | Kirsten | Kasper | USA |
| 17 | Leonie | Periault | FRA |
| 18 | Nicole | Van Der Kaay | NZL |
| 19 | Julie | Derron | SUI |
| 20 | Cathia | Schar | SUI |
| 21 | Marlene | Gomez-Goggel | GER |
| 22 | Verena | Steinhauser | ITA |
| 23 | Claire | Michel | BEL |
| 24 | Zsanett | Kuttor-Bragmayer | HUN |
| 25 | Natalie | Van Coevorden | AUS |
| 26 | Jolien | Vermeylen | BEL |
| 27 | Lena | Meißner | GER |
| 28 | Djenyfer | Arnold | BRA |
| 29 | Vittoria | Lopes | BRA |
| 30 | Alice | Betto | ITA |
| 31 | Yuko | Takahashi | JPN |
| 32 | Ainsley | Thorpe | NZL |
| 33 | Alberte Kjær | Pedersen | DEN |
| 34 | Noelia | Juan | ESP |
| 35 | Melanie | Santos | POR |
| 36 | Maya | Kingma | NED |
| 37 | Jaz | Hedgeland | AUS |
| 38 | Dominika | Jamnicky | CAN |
| 39 | Solveig | Løvseth | NOR |
| 40 | Emy | Legault | CAN |
| 41 | Bianca | Seregni | ITA |
| 42 | Charlotte | McShane | AUS |
| 43 | Petra | Kurikova | CZE |
| 44 | Sophie | Linn | AUS |
| 45 | Anna | Godoy Contreras | ESP |
| 46 | Maria Carolina | Velasquez Soto | COL |
| 47 | Marta | Pintanel Raymundo | ESP |
| 48 | Tilda | Mansson | SWE |
| 49 | Ilraia | Zane | ITA |
| 50 | Gwen | Jorgensen | USA |
| 51 | Sinem Francisca | Tous Servera | TUR |
| 52 | Lisa | Perterer | AUT |
| 53 | Tanja | Stroschneider | AUT |
| 54 | Selina | Klamt | GER |
| 55 | Barbara | De Koning | NED |
| 56 | Sarika | Nakayama | JPN |
What time does the race start and how can I watch live?
On Friday March 8, women’s race will begin at 16:00 local time. This corresponds to 12:00 in the UK, 13:00 in Central Europe and 04:00 for viewers on the West Coast.
![Cassandre Beaugrand Beth Potter Laura Lindemann Paris Test Event podium 2023 [Photo credit: World Triathlon / Wagner Araujo]](https://www.tri247.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Cassandre-Beaugrand-Beth-Potter-Laura-Lindemann-Paris-Test-Event-2023.jpg)
All the action will be available to watch live via Triathlonlive.tv
