The sixth running of WTCS Leeds takes place in the UK city this weekend, and we have terrific fields lining up at the Yorkshire venue.
Thousands of fans packed Roundhay Park for the elite individual races on Saturday, and we expect it to be the same for the eagerly-awaited Mixed Relay on Sunday.
So with the normal ‘subject to change’ caveat, here are the start lists for this weekend as a perfect guide while you are watching either on hand in Leeds or on TV at home.
Mixed Relay
Sadly there will be no reunion of that golden Great Britain quartet from Tokyo in Leeds on Sunday afternoon. That of course because of the hip injury to Jess Learmonth, and the absence of Jonny Brownlee and Alex Yee after they crashed out of the men’s race.
Team GB will face strong opposition with the United States (second in Tokyo) and mighty France (third) both lying in wait.
Start time is 1325 local time on Sunday (1425 CET and 0825 Eastern Time).
| # | Team |
| 1 | Germany |
| 2 | Italy |
| 3 | New Zealand |
| 4 | Great Britain |
| 5 | United States |
| 6 | Australia |
| 7 | France |
| 8 | Switzerland |
| 9 | Spain |
| 10 | Czech Republic |
| 11 | Netherlands |
| 12 | Belgium |
| 14 | Austria |
| 15 | Hungary |
| 16 | Denmark |
| 17 | Portugal |
| 18 | Sweden |
| 19 | Japan |
| 20 | Mexico |
| 21 | Norway |
Mixed Relay team lineups
Team lineups as of now (subject to change before final confirmation) are as follows:
Germany
- Lasse Nygaard Priester
- Laura Lindemann
- Lasse Lührs
- Anabel Knoll
Italy
- Nicolò Strada
- Ilaria Zane
- Michele Sarzilla
- Verena Steinhauser
New Zealand
- Hayden Wilde
- Ainsley Thorpe
- Tayler Reid
- Andrea Hansen
Great Britain
- Thomas Bishop
- Sophie Coldwell
- Grant Sheldon
- Georgia Taylor-Brown
United States
- Matthew Mcelroy
- Taylor Spivey
- Seth Rider
- Erika Ackerlund
Australia
- Matthew Hauser
- Sophie Linn
- Jacob Birtwhistle
- Charlotte Mcshane
France
- Tom Richard
- Sandra Dodet
- Léo Bergere
- Audrey Merle
Switzerland
- Fabian Meeusen
- Nora Gmür
- Sylvain Fridelance
- Julie Derron
Spain
- Alberto Gonzalez Garcia
- Iria Rodriguez
- Juan Gonzalez Garcia
- María Casals Mojica
Czech Republic
- Radim Grebík
- Tereza Zimovjanova
- Jan Volar
- Petra Kurikova
Netherlands
- Richard Murray
- Rachel Klamer
- Mitch Kolkman
- Maya Kingma
Belgium
- Noah Servais
- Valerie Barthelemy
- Jelle Geens
- Jolien Vermeylen
Austria
- Tjebbe Kaindl
- Julia Hauser
- Alois Knabl
- Sara Vilic
Hungary
- Csongor Lehmann
- Márta Kropkó
- Bence Bicsák
- Noémi Sárszegi
Denmark
- Emil Holm
- Alberte Kjær Pedersen
- Oscar Gladney Rundqvist
- Anne Holm
Portugal
- Ricardo Batista
- Melanie Santos
- Joao Silva
- Maria Tomé
Sweden
- Gabriel Sandör
- Emma Varga
- Daniel Nou
- Linn Suchomel
Japan
- Kenji Nener
- Yuko Takahashi
- Takumi Hojo
- Sarika Nakayama
Mexico
- Irving Perez
- Lizeth Rueda Santos
- Crisanto Grajales
- Anahi Alvarez Corral
Norway
- Vetle Bergsvik Thorn
- Lotte Miller
- Gustav Iden
- Solveig Løvseth
Elite Women
The elite women produced a thriller on Saturday, and their start list was as follows:
| # | Athlete | Country |
| 1 | Georgia Taylor-Brown | GBR |
| 2 | Flora Duffy | BER |
| 4 | Sian Rainsley | GBR |
| 5 | Erika Ackerlund | USA |
| 6 | Kirsten Kasper | USA |
| 7 | Summer Rappaport | USA |
| 8 | Laura Lindemann | GER |
| 9 | Anabel Knoll | GER |
| 10 | Beth Potter | GBR |
| 11 | Marlene Gomez-Göggel | GER |
| 12 | Taylor Spivey | USA |
| 14 | Leonie Periault | FRA |
| 15 | Sophie Coldwell | GBR |
| 16 | Natalie Van Coevorden | AUS |
| 17 | Maya Kingma | NED |
| 18 | Cassandre Beaugrand | FRA |
| 19 | Verena Steinhauser | ITA |
| 20 | Julia Hauser | AUT |
| 21 | Albert Kjaer Pedersen | DEN |
| 22 | Rachel Klamer | NED |
| 23 | Kate Waugh | GBR |
| 24 | Miriam Casillas Garcia | ESP |
| 25 | Lisa Tertsch | GER |
| 26 | Yuko Takahashi | JPN |
| 27 | Audrey Merle | FRA |
| 28 | Djenyfer Arnold | BRA |
| 29 | Nina Eim | GER |
| 30 | Kira Hedgeland | AUS |
| 31 | Ainsley Thorpe | NZL |
| 32 | Valerie Barthelmy | FRA |
| 33 | Solveig Løvseth | NOR |
| 34 | Barbara De Koning | NED |
| 35 | Sarika Nakayama | JPN |
| 36 | Melanie Santos | POR |
| 37 | Jaz Hedgeland | AUS |
| 38 | Emma Jackson | AUS |
| 39 | Maria Tomé | POR |
| 40 | Shanae Williams | RSA |
| 41 | Nora Gmür | SUI |
| 42 | Julie Derron | SUI |
| 43 | Simone Ackermann | RSA |
| 44 | Hiraku Fukuoka | JPN |
| 45 | Ekaterina Shabalina | KAZ |
| 46 | Lisa Perterer | AUT |
| 47 | Vittoria Lopes | BRA |
| 49 | Ilaria Zane | ITA |
| 50 | Carlotta Missaglia | ITA |
| 51 | Anna Godoy Contreras | ESP |
| 52 | Tereza Zimovjanova | CZE |
| 53 | Sophie Linn | AUS |
| 54 | Lotte Miller | NOR |
| 55 | Andrea Hansen | NZL |
| 56 | Petra Kurikova | CZE |
| 57 | Jolien Vermeylen | BEL |
| 58 | Edda Hannesdottir | ISL |
Elite Men
The elite Men’s race on Saturday produced high drama.
Start list was as follows:
| # | Athlete | Country |
| 1 | Léo Bergere | FRA |
| 2 | Antonio Serrat Seoane | ESP |
| 3 | Pierre Le Corre | FRA |
| 4 | Hayden Wilde | NZL |
| 5 | Tim Hellwig | GER |
| 6 | Lasse Nygaard Priester | GER |
| 7 | Vasco Vilaca | POR |
| 8 | Bence Bicsák | HUN |
| 9 | Jelle Geens | BEL |
| 10 | Alex Yee | GBR |
| 11 | Vincent Luis | FRA |
| 12 | Takumi Hojo | JPN |
| 14 | Matthew Hauser | AUS |
| 15 | Vetle Bergsvik Thorn | NOR |
| 16 | Mark Devay | HUN |
| 17 | Dorian Coninx | FRA |
| 18 | Tom Richard | FRA |
| 19 | Kenji Nener | JPN |
| 20 | Roberto Sanchez Mantecon | ESP |
| 21 | Ricardo Batista | POR |
| 22 | Brandon Copeland | AUS |
| 23 | Makoto Odakura | JPN |
| 24 | Jonas Schomburg | GER |
| 25 | Kevin McDowell | USA |
| 26 | Gabriel Sandör | SWE |
| 27 | Marten Van Riel | BEL |
| 28 | Lasse Luhrs | GER |
| 29 | Matthew McElroy | USA |
| 30 | Miguel Hidalgo | BRA |
| 31 | Jacob Birtwhistle | AUS |
| 32 | Sylvain Fridelance | SUI |
| 33 | Noah Servais | BEL |
| 34 | Csongor Lehmann | HUN |
| 35 | Valentin Wernz | GER |
| 36 | Michele Sarzilla | ITA |
| 37 | Seth Rider | USA |
| 38 | Gianluca Pozzatti | ITA |
| 39 | Alois Knabl | AUT |
| 40 | Chase McQueen | USA |
| 41 | Luke Willian | AUS |
| 42 | Dylan McCullough | NZL |
| 43 | Jumpei Furuya | JPN |
| 44 | Aaron Royle | AUS |
| 45 | Ren Sato | JPN |
| 46 | Jamie Riddle | RSA |
| 47 | Joao Silva | POR |
| 48 | Tayler Reid | NZL |
| 49 | Jonny Brownlee | GBR |
| 50 | Jawad Abdelmoula | MAR |
| 52 | Gustav Iden | NOR |
| 53 | Genis Grau | ESP |
| 54 | Grant Sheldon | GBR |
| 55 | Richard Murray | NED |
| 56 | Tom Bishop | GBR |
| 57 | Marc Dubrick | USA |
