Alex Yee is just one race away from crowning an incredible 2024 with the first world title of his triathlon career at the WTCS Grand Final later this month.
The 26-year-old Londoner has been absolutely spectacular this year, with the pinnacle being that epic surge to Olympic Games gold at Paris 2024.
Yee has won all three of his WTCS points-scoring starts this year (Cagliari and Weihai plus that golden moment in Paris), most recently that astonishing performance in China which saw him rout a high-class field by a margin of 46 seconds.
Now Alex is one step away from claiming the prize which still eludes him – that of world champion. He’s been here before remember and fallen at the final hurdle, most recently in Pontevedra last year as France’s Dorian Coninx ran out a surprise winner.
Yee holds a commanding lead over Paris bronze medallist Léo Bergere with great rival and Olympic silver medallist Hayden Wilde close behind the Frenchman. Aussie star Matt Hauser is currently sitting fourth.
The big race will take place in Torremolinos-Andalucia on Sunday October 20, and Yee will face a stellar start list in his bid for glory.
WTCS Grand Final start list – Elite Men
The start list for Torremolinos-Andalucia (subject to change of course) is as follows:
| Number | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| – | Harry Leleu | GBR |
| – | Yhousman David Perdomo Peña | VEN |
| – | Matthew Hauser | AUS |
| – | Luke Willian | AUS |
| – | Brandon Copeland | AUS |
| – | Callum McClusky | AUS |
| – | Kyotaro Yoshikawa | JPN |
| – | Morgan Pearson | USA |
| – | Tim Hellwig | GER |
| – | Chase McQueen | USA |
| – | Maxime Fluri | SUI |
| – | Alex Yee | GBR |
| – | Max Stapley | GBR |
| – | Samuel Dickinson | GBR |
| – | Hugo Milner | GBR |
| – | Connor Bentley | GBR |
| – | Darr Smith | USA |
| – | Eric Diener | GER |
| – | Nicola Azzano | ITA |
| – | Felix Duchampt | ROU |
| – | Alberto Gonzalez Garcia | ESP |
| – | Antonio Serrat Seoane | ESP |
| – | Roberto Sanchez Mantecon | ESP |
| – | Sergio Baxter Cabrera | ESP |
| – | Vincent Luis | FRA |
| – | Léo Bergere | FRA |
| – | Pierre Le Corre | FRA |
| – | Dorian Coninx | FRA |
| – | Jack Willis | GBR |
| – | Miguel Tiago Silva | POR |
| – | Vicente Hernanez | ESP |
| – | Andres Eduardo Diaz | COL |
| – | Márk Dévay | HUN |
| – | Tayler Reid | NZL |
| – | Tjebbe Kaindl | AUT |
| – | Arnaud Mengal | BEL |
| – | Adrien Briffod | SUI |
| – | Casper Stornes | NOR |
| – | Vetle Bergsvik Thorn | NOR |
| – | Kenji Nener | JPN |
| – | Miguel Hidalgo | BRA |
| – | Shachar Sagiv | ISR |
| – | Erwin Vanderplancke | BEL |
| – | Matthew Wright | BAR |
| – | Jonas Schomburg | GER |
| – | Bence Bicsák | HUN |
| – | Crisanto Grajales Valencia | MEX |
| – | Aram Michell Peñaflor Moysen | MEX |
| – | Hayden Wilde | NZL |
| – | Csongor Lehmann | HUN |
| – | Gregor Payet | LUX |
| – | Ayan Beisenbayev | KAZ |
| – | Takumi Hojo | JPN |
| – | Sebastian Wernersen | NOR |
| – | Vasco Vilaca | POR |
| – | Aoba Yasumatsu | JPN |
| – | Ren Sato | JPN |
| – | Sylvain Fridelance | SUI |
| – | Simon Westermann | SUI |
| – | Shelker Beranger Nodier Yombo | CAF |
| – | Gianluca Pozzatti | ITA |
| – | Tyler Mislawchuk | CAN |
| – | Charles Paquet | CAN |
Latest WTCS Standings – Elite Men
The standings after Weihai look like this:
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Events | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alex Yee | GBR | 3 | 3000.00 |
| 2. | Léo Bergere | FRA | 3 | 2572.08 |
| 3. | Hayden Wilde | NZL | 3 | 2476.40 |
| 4. | Matthew Hauser | AUS | 3 | 2301.40 |
| 5. | Luke Willian | AUS | 3 | 2112.24 |
| 6. | Pierre Le Corre | FRA | 3 | 2110.36 |
| 7. | Csongor Lehmann | HUN | 3 | 1964.21 |
| 8. | Miguel Hidalgo | BRA | 3 | 1930.81 |
| 9. | Alberto Gonzalez Garcia | ESP | 3 | 1829.45 |
| 10. | Vincent Luis | FRA | 3 | 1804.01 |
| 11. | Charles Paquet | CAN | 3 | 1750.86 |
| 12. | Morgan Pearson | USA | 3 | 1719.95 |
| 13. | Vasco Vilaca | POR | 3 | 1557.57 |
| 14. | Kenji Nener | JPN | 3 | 1507.13 |
| 15. | Vetle Bergsvik Thorn | NOR | 3 | 1502.90 |
| 16. | Ricardo Batista | POR | 3 | 1498.49 |
| 17. | Marten Van Riel | BEL | 3 | 1295.91 |
| 18. | Casper Stornes | NOR | 3 | 1121.15 |
| 19. | Antonio Serrat Seoane | ESP | 3 | 1045.48 |
| 20. | Takumi Hojo | JPN | 3 | 1041.44 |
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