This was the Elite Women start list for WTCS Weihai 2024 – you can click here for a full report on how Lisa Tertsch claimed a breakthrough win.
The memories of those thrilling Olympics at Paris 2024 are still very fresh in the memory as we look ahead to what comes next for elite short-course action – and that means WTCS Weihai 2024 on Friday (September 27).
The showdown in China provides the final WTCS event before those season-ending finals in Torremolinos-Andalucia in October, and is shaping up to be a blockbuster with a stellar initial start list announced.
British Olympics stars Beth Potter, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Kate Waugh figure on the start list, while it also provides a return to action for 2016 Olympic champion Gwen Jorgensen.
Jorgensen missed out in her bid to make the USA team for Paris, and then broke her collarbone in a bike crash in July, an injury which required surgery.
WTCS Weihai start list – Elite Women
The start list for Elite Women in Weihai looks like this:
| Bib Number | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beth Potter | GBR |
| 2 | Lisa Tertsch | GER |
| 3 | Kate Waugh | GBR |
| 4 | Jeanne Lehair | LUX |
| 5 | Georgia Taylor-Brown | GBR |
| 6 | Laura Lindemann | GER |
| 7 | Anna Godoy Contreras | ESP |
| 8 | Djenyfer Arnold | BRA |
| 9 | Alice Betto | ITA |
| 10 | Kirsten Kasper | USA |
| 11 | Verena Steinhauser | ITA |
| 12 | Claire Michel | BEL |
| 14 | Annika Koch | GER |
| 15 | Xinyu Lin | CHN |
| 16 | Jolanda Annen | SUI |
| 17 | Rosa Maria Tapia Vidal | MEX |
| 18 | Selina Klamt | GER |
| 19 | Yifan Yang | CHN |
| 20 | Miriam Casillas Garcia | ESP |
| 21 | Gwen Jorgensen | USA |
| 22 | Gina Sereno | USA |
| 23 | Erika Ackerlund | USA |
| 24 | Lena Meißner | GER |
| 25 | Sian Rainsley | GBR |
| 26 | Bailee Brown | HKG |
| 27 | Mercedes Romero Orozco | MEX |
| 28 | Tanja Neubert | GER |
| 29 | Zsófia Kovács | HUN |
When is WTCS Weihai 2024?
The racing in China takes place on Friday September 27, 2024, and we will bring you reports and results as soon as the Elite action is complete.
Latest WTCS Standings – Elite Women
The top 20 in the standings heading into Weihai look like this:
| Rank | Name | Country | Events | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cassandre Beaugrand | FRA | 3 | 2750.00 |
| 2 | Emma Lombardi | FRA | 3 | 2438.53 |
| 3 | Beth Potter | GBR | 3 | 2352.98 |
| 4 | Lisa Tertsch | GER | 3 | 2154.71 |
| 5 | Flora Duffy | BER | 3 | 1937.91 |
| 6 | Taylor Knibb | USA | 3 | 1629.36 |
| 7 | Taylor Spivey | USA | 3 | 1622.94 |
| 8 | Kate Waugh | GBR | 3 | 1461.32 |
| 9 | Jeanne Lehair | LUX | 3 | 1447.53 |
| 10 | Nina Eim | GER | 3 | 1418.73 |
| 11 | Georgia Taylor-Brown | GBR | 2 | 1354.38 |
| 12 | Julie Derron | SUI | 2 | 1349.19 |
| 13 | Laura Lindemann | GER | 3 | 1295.32 |
| 14 | Anna Godoy Contreras | ESP | 3 | 1282.59 |
| 15 | Leonie Periault | FRA | 3 | 1274.14 |
| 16 | Djenyfer Arnold | BRA | 3 | 1169.72 |
| 17 | Maya Kingma | NED | 3 | 1087.12 |
| 18 | Rachel Klamer | NED | 3 | 992.27 |
| 19 | Kirsten Kasper | USA | 2 | 942.39 |
| 20 | Bianca Seregni | ITA | 3 | 852.61 |
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