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WTCS Pontevedra start list for Elite Men as Yee chases first world title

Staff Reporter

WTCS Pontevedra is bringing all the action on Saturday as the best male short course athletes in the world battle for global glory at the 2023 Grand Final in Spain.

Similarly to last season in Abu Dhabi, Britain’s Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde lead the way in the standings as both try to vanquish the demons from last year, where Frenchman Leo Bergere surprised everyone to take the title in the final hour.

Below, you can find all the details on who will toe the line in Pontevedra, as well as the absentees, with additional details on start times and how to watch live on race day.

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WTCS Pontevedra Start List – Elite Men

The start list for this weekend’s massive showdown in Spain is as follows:

BIBFIRST NAMELAST NAMECOUNTRY
1AlexYeeGBR
2HaydenWildeNZL
3VascoVilacaPOR
4LeoBergereFRA
5DorianConinxFRA
6MatthewHauserAUS
7KristianBlummenfeltNOR
8PierreLe CorreFRA
9CsongorLehmannHUN
10TimHellwigGER
11MiguelHidalgoBRA
12RobertoSanchez MantecónESP
14JelleGeensBEL
15KenjiNenerJPN
16MartenVan RielBEL
17ManoelMessiasBRA
19TylerMislawchukCAN
20JonasSchomburgGER
21HenriSchoemanRSA
22AntonioSerrat SeoaneESP
23BenceBicsakHUN
24ValentinWernzGER
25BarclayIzzardGBR
26LasseLuhrsGER
27DylanMcCulloughNZL
28TaylorReidNZL
29TomRichardFRA
30MatthewMcElroyUSA
31RichardMurrayNED
32SethRiderUSA
33GaborFaldumHUN
34Vetle BergsvikThornNOR
35MicheleSarzillaITA
36MorganPearsonUSA
37CharlesPacquetCAN
38EmilHolmDEN
39JonathanBrownleeGBR
40JacobBirtwhistleAUS
41David Castro FajardoESP
42TakumiHojoJPN
43SylvainFridelanceSUI
44SergioBaxter CabreraESP
45RicardoBatistaPOR
46MarkDevayHUN
47GianlucaPozzattiITA
48BrockHoelCAN
49LukeWillianAUS
50Lasse NygaardPriesterGER
51MakotoOdakuraJPN
52SimonWestermannSUI
53BrandonCopelandAUS
54Aram MichellPenaflor MoysenMEX
55GenisGrauESP
56RenSatoJPN
57AloisKnablAUT
58TjebbeKaindlAUT
59ShacharSagivISR
60GasparRiverosCHI
61RotislavPevstovAZE
62CallumMcCluskyAUS
63DarrSmithUSA
64MaxStapleyGBR
65AobaYasumatsuJPN
67ArnaudMengalBEL
68ItamarEshedISR
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Start time and how to watch live

The race for Elite Men starts at 17:20 local time on Saturday September 23. That corresponds to 16:20 UK time, 11:20 on the East Coast of the United States and 08:20 PST.

For live streaming, you can sign up for World Triathlon’s ‘Triathlonlive.tv’ service to watch all the events live – wherever you are in the world. If you are in the UK, the BBC is your best option for free to air coverage.

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Latest WTCS standings

The standings heading into Pontevedra highlight that title battle between Olympic medalists Yee and Wilde:

  • 1. Alex Yee (GBR) – 3498.67
  • 2. Hayden Wilde (NZL) – 3441.72
  • 3. Vasco Vilaca (POR) – 3283.76
  • 4. Leo Bergere (FRA) – 3013.56
  • 5. Dorian Coninx (FRA) – 2987.60
Tomos Land
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Tomos Land
Tomos Land is a triathlon & running journalist whose expertise lies in the professional world of short course & long distance triathlon, though he also boasts an extensive knowledge of ultra-running.
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