WTCS Cagliari: Full men's start list as Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde go head-to-head

The second race of the World Triathlon Championship Series will take place this weekend in Sardinia, with WTCS Cagliari hosting the final Olympic distance race of the Paris qualification window.

Playing a vital role in the Olympic qualification for a number of national federations, most notably Team GB, Cagliari promises to be an action packed day of racing.

The full start list for the men’s race can be found below, and we have also included all the information about following the race live this weekend.

WTCS Cagliari Start List – Elite Men

The start list – as it stands – is as follows for Saturday’s race:

BIB	FIRST	LAST	COUNTRY
1	Morgan	Pearson	USA
2	Luke	Willian	AUS
3	Leo	Bergere	FRA
4	Charles	Paquet	CAN
5	Marten	Van Riel	BEL
6	Miguel	Hidalgo	BRA
7	Vincent	Luis	FRA
8	Kristian	Blummenfelt	NOR
9	Antonio	Serrat Seoane	ESP
10	Vetle Bergsvik	Thorn	NOR
11	Matthew	McElroy	USA
12	Csongor	Lehmann	HUN
14	Gabor	Faldum	HUN
15	Alberto	Gonzalez Garcia	ESP
16	Gianluca	Pozzatti	ITA
17	Jonas	Schomburg	GER
18	Martin	Sobey	CAN
19	Sergio	Baxter Cabrera	ESP
20	Takumi	Hojo	JPN
21	Mark	Devay	HUN
22	Tayler	Reid	NZL
23	Darr	Smith	USA
24	Seth	Rider	USA
26	David	Castro Fajardo	ESP
27	Lasse Nygaard	Priester	GER
28	Michele	Sarzilla	ITA
30	Ricardo	Batista	POR
31	Makoto	Odakura	JPN
32	Bence	Bicsak	HUN
33	Aoba	Yasumatsu	JPN
34	Hugo	Milner	GBR
35	Adrien	Briffod	SUI
36	Tjebbe	Kaindl	AUT
37	Callum	McClusky	AUS
38	Emil	Holm	DEN
39	Roberto	Sanchez Mantecon	ESP
40	Brandon	Copeland	AUS
41	Hayden	Wilde	NZL
42	Alex	Yee	GBR
43	Pierre	Le Corre	FRA
44	Tim	Hellwig	GER
45	Lasse	Luhrs	GER
46	Tyler	Mislawchuk	CAN
47	Manoel	Messias	BRA
48	Tom	Richard	FRA
49	Max	Stapley	GBR
51	Henri	Schoeman	RSA
52	Aram Michell	Penaflor Moysen	MEX
53	Jawad	Abdelmoula	MAR
54	Crisanto	Grajales Valencia	MEX
55	Samuel	Dickinson	GBR
56	Barclay	Izzard	GBR
57	Matthew	Wright	BAR
58	Ren	Sato	JPN
59	Simon	Westermann	SUI
60	Alessio	Crociani	ITA
61	Gaspar	Riveros	CHI
62	Nicola	Azzano	ITA
63	Badr	Siwane	MAR
64	Gregor	Payet	LUX

What time does the race start and how can I watch live?

In Italy, the racing will begin on Saturday May 25. The men will race at 15:15 local time. This corresponds to 14:15 UK, 09:15 on the East Coast and 06:15 on the West Coast.

Alex Yee swim WTCS Cagliari 2022 — Photo Credit: World Triathlon

All the action will be available to watch live via Triathlonlive.tv

Who are the favourites?

Morgan Pearson, who won WTCS Yokohama earlier this month, will wear #1 in Cagliari and will be very hard to beat, especially if he comes off the bike in the front pack.

He will be up against Paris gold medal favourites Hayden Wilde and Alex Yee, who will look to re-enact their head-to-head battle from last season, which was won by Yee.

Other contenders for the win include Olympic champion Kristian Blummenfelt, French former world champions Leo Bergere and Vincent Luis, plus Belgian fan favourite Marten Van Riel.