Great Britain’s Georgia Taylor-Brown will seek to secure a third straight win and Olympic selection at WTCS Cagliari this weekend, as the former world champion lines up in Sardinia.
Joining WTCS #1 Leonie Periault, Paris favourites Cassandre Beaugrand and Beth Potter, plus teammates Kate Waugh and Sophie Coldwell on the start line, GTB will have her work cut out.
The race, which will play a crucial part in the selection of the two women joining Potter in Paris, is a must watch and is bound to deliver fireworks on Saturday.
The full start list for the women’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 Women
The start list – as it stands – is as follows for Saturday’s race:
| BIB | FIRST | LAST | COUNTRY |
| 1 | Leonie | Periault | FRA |
| 2 | Taylor | Knibb | USA |
| 3 | Emma | Lombardi | FRA |
| 4 | Taylor | Spivey | USA |
| 5 | Kirsten | Kasper | USA |
| 6 | Anna | Godoy Contreras | ESP |
| 7 | Flora | Duffy | BER |
| 8 | Djenyfer | Arnold | BRA |
| 9 | Laura | Lindemann | GER |
| 10 | Kate | Waugh | GBR |
| 11 | Nina | Eim | GER |
| 12 | Bianca | Seregni | ITA |
| 14 | Lisa | Tertsch | GER |
| 15 | Alice | Betto | ITA |
| 16 | Vittoria | Lopes | BRA |
| 17 | Rosa Maria | Tapia Vidal | MEX |
| 18 | Miriam | Casillas Garcia | ESP |
| 19 | Ainsley | Thorpe | NZL |
| 20 | Verena | Steinhauser | ITA |
| 21 | Claire | Michel | BEL |
| 22 | Jaz | Hedgeland | AUS |
| 23 | Marlene | Gomez-Goggel | GER |
| 24 | Emy | Legault | CAN |
| 25 | Jeanne | Lehair | FRA |
| 26 | Nora | Gmur | SUI |
| 27 | Lisa | Perterer | AUT |
| 28 | Dominika | Jamnicky | CAN |
| 29 | Charlotte | McShane | AUS |
| 30 | Cecilia | Santamaria Surroca | ESP |
| 31 | Natalie | Van Coevorden | AUS |
| 32 | Annika | Koch | GER |
| 33 | Melanie | Santos | POR |
| 34 | Jolien | Vermeylen | BEL |
| 36 | Nicole | Van Der Kaay | NZL |
| 37 | Yuka | Sato | JPN |
| 38 | Tereza | Zimovjanova | CZE |
| 39 | Maya | Kingma | NED |
| 40 | Yuko | Takahashi | JPN |
| 41 | Summer | Rappaport | USA |
| 43 | Zuzana | Michalickova | SVK |
| 44 | Sarika | Nakayama | JPN |
| 45 | Beth | Potter | GBR |
| 46 | Cassandre | Beaugrand | FRA |
| 47 | Georgia | Taylor-Brown | GBR |
| 48 | Sophie | Coldwell | GBR |
| 49 | Katie | Zaferes | USA |
| 50 | Cathia | Schar | SUI |
| 51 | Noelia | Juan | ESP |
| 52 | Ilaria | Zane | ITA |
| 53 | Alberte Kjaer | Pedersen | DEN |
| 54 | Roksana | Slupek | POL |
| 55 | Sinem Francisca | Tous Servera | TUR |
| 56 | Petra | Kurikova | CZE |
| 57 | Lizeth | Rueda Santos | MEX |
| 58 | Erica | Hawley | BER |
| 59 | Ellie | Hoitink | AUS |
| 60 | Sophie | Linn | AUS |
| 61 | Lotte | Miller | NOR |
| 62 | Marta | Pintanel Raymundo | ESP |
| 63 | Sian | Rainsley | GBR |
What time does the race start and how can I watch live?
In Italy, the racing will begin on Saturday May 25. The women will race at 11:00 local time. This corresponds to 10:00 UK, 05:00 on the East Coast and 02:00 on the West Coast.
All the action will be available to watch live via Triathlonlive.tv
Who are the favourites?
Alongside GTB, Potter, Olivia Mathias, Sophie Coldwell and Kate Waugh will lineup for Team Great Britain in Cagliari, with two spots remaining on the British team to Paris.
Up against each other and a strong field, they can expect to battle Beaugrand, Periault and Emma Lombardi for a spot on the podium, plus athletes like Taylor Knibb of the USA.
Other notable contenders for the win include German star Laura Lindemann, with her countrywoman Lisa Tertsch also looking dangerous in the early season.
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