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WTCS Weihai start list and bib numbers as Yee vs Wilde headlines another crucial triathlon showdown

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This was the Elite Men start list for WTCS Weihai 2024 – you can click here for a full report and results after Alex Yee claimed a spectacular victory.

The epic memory of that Alex Yee vs Hayden Wilde battle for Olympics gold at Paris 2024 lives on, and these two triathlon greats will resume their rivalry in WTCS combat in Weihai on Friday (September 27).

Almost two months ago Yee somehow conjured up one final incredible effort to catch and pass long-time leader Wilde to claim gold in the French capital.

Since then the pair have met three times in supertri combat with Yee winning their first clash in Boston (complete with that Cole Palmer/Kylian Mbappe celebration) before Hayden claimed the last two – in Chicago and London.

Now they will lock horns again in the final ‘regular-season’ WTCS event of the 2024 season later this month – with only the finals in Torremolinos-Andalucia after that in October.

Also on the Weihai start list are a number of other stars who competed in that epic race in Paris – most notably French bronze medal winner Léo Bergere. He is joined by compatriots Vincent Luis and Pierre Le Corre plus Australian star Matt Hauser.

Hayden Wilde and Alex Yee - Paris 2024 Olympic Games run
Yee and Wilde could resume their rivalry in Weihai (Photo Credit: Tommy Zaferes / World Triathlon).

WTCS Weihai Start List – Elite Men

The start list for China looks like this:

Start NumAthleteCountry
1Matthew Hauser AUS
2Pierre Le Corre FRA
3Alex Yee GBR
4Léo Bergere FRA
5Hayden Wilde NZL
6Luke Willian AUS
7Vincent Luis FRA
8Alberto Gonzalez Garcia ESP
9Miguel Hidalgo BRA
10Jonas Schomburg GER
11Antonio Serrat Seoane ESP
12Darr Smith USA
14Brandon Copeland AUS
15Takumi Hojo JPN
16John Reed USA
17Gábor Faldum HUN
18Adrien Briffod SUI
19Aoba Yasumatsu JPN
20Junjie Fan CHN
21Simon Westermann SUI
22Max Stapley GBR
23Yunxiang Ma CHN
24Roberto Sanchez Mantecon ESP
25Sylvain Fridelance SUI
26Robin Elg HKG
27Dylan McCullough NZL
28Shing Him Yu HKG
29Gregor Payet LUX
30Jesus Gildardo Espiritu MEX
31Aram Michell Peñaflor Moysen MEX
32Chi Zhang CHN
33Yunfeng Teng CHN
34Ren Sato JPN
35Philip Pertl AUT
36Arnaud Mengal BEL
37Jack Willis GBR
38Kyotaro Yoshikawa JPN
39Connor Bentley GBR
40Harry Leleu GBR
41Kenshin Mori JPN
42Oscar Coggins HKG
43Rongheng Chen CHN

When is WTCS Weihai?

The big showdown in Asia takes place on Friday September 27, 2024 – and we will bring you detailed reports and results on all the action. Including the Elite Men.

Latest WTCS Standings – Elite Men

The latest standings as we head into Weihai look like this:

RankNameCountryEventsPoints
1Matthew Hauser AUS32301.40
2Pierre Le Corre FRA32110.36
3Alex Yee GBR22000.00
4Léo Bergere FRA31957.63
5Hayden Wilde NZL21850.00
6Luke Willian AUS31778.99
7Charles Paquet CAN31750.86
8Morgan Pearson USA31719.95
9Csongor Lehmann HUN31677.16
10Vincent Luis FRA31579.81
11Vasco Vilaca POR31557.57
12Kenji Nener JPN31507.13
13Vetle Bergsvik Thorn NOR31502.90
14Ricardo Batista POR31498.49
15Alberto Gonzalez Garcia ESP31472.56
16Marten Van Riel BEL31295.91
17Miguel Hidalgo BRA21075.18
18Kristian Blummenfelt NOR31016.39
19Tayler Reid NZL31014.53
20Jelle Geens BEL3970.23
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