WTCS Yokohama: Full men's start list as Olympic champion Kristian Blummenfelt kicks off season

The World Triathlon Championship Series gets underway this weekend, with WTCS Yokohama hosting the first event of the season following the cancellation of WTCS Abu Dhabi.

Playing a vital role in the Olympic qualification for a number of national federations, most notably the USA, Yokohama promises to be an action packed day of racing.

The full start list for the men’s race can be found below, and we have also included all the information about following the race live this weekend.

WTCS Yokohama Start List – Elite Men

The start list – as it stands – is as follows for Saturday’s race:

BIB	FIRST	LAST	COUNTRY
1	Dorian	Coninx	FRA
2	Leo	Bergere	FRA
3	Vasco	Vilaca	POR
4	Matthew	Hauser	AUS
5	Kristian	Blummenfelt	NOR
6	Csongor	Lehmann	HUN
7	Miguel	Hidalgo	BRA
8	Tyler	Mislawchuk	CAN
9	Jelle	Geens	BEL
10	Kenji	Nener	JPN
11	Marten	Van Riel	BEL
12	Jonas	Schomburg	GER
14	Roberto	Sanchez Mantecón	ESP
15	Henri	Schoeman	RSA
16	Adrien	Briffod	SUI
17	Tom	Richard	FRA
18	Bence	Bicsak	HUN
19	Antonio	Serrat Seoane	ESP
20	Dylan	McCullough	NZL
21	Matthew	McElroy	USA
22	Vetle Bergsvik	Thorn	NOR
23	Valentin	Wertz	GER
24	Taylor	Reid	NZL
25	Lasse Nygaard	Priester	GER
26	Ricardo	Batista	POR
27	Charles	Paquet	CAN
28	Richard	Murray	NED
29	Gabor	Faldum	HUN
30	Gianluca	Pozzatti	ITA
31	Michele	Sarzilla	ITA
32	Seth	Rider	USA
33	Jonathan	Brownlee	GBR
34	Morgan	Pearson	USA
35	Emil	Holm	DEN
36	Jacob	Birtwhistle	AUS
37	Martin	Sobey	CAN
38	Luke	Willian	AUS
39	Diego	Moya	CHI
40	Takumi	Hojo	JPN
41	David	Castro Fajardo	ESP
42	Sergio	Baxter Cabrera	ESP
43	Simon	Westermann	SUI
44	Makoto	Odakura	JPN
45	Mark	Devay	HUN
46	Brandon	Copeland	AUS
47	Vincent	Luis	FRA
48	Aram Michell	Penaflor Myosin	MEX
49	Tjebbe	Kaindl	AUT
50	Ren	Sato	JPN
51	Simon	Henseleit	GER
52	Alois	Knabl	AUT
53	Jumpei	Furuya	JPN
54	Rostislav	Pevstov	AZE
55	Alberto	Gonzalez Garcia	ESP
56	Callum	McClusky	AUS
57	Darr	Smith	USA
58	Casper	Stornes	NOR
59	Aoba	Yasumatsu	JPN
60	Hugo	Milner	GBR
61	Kevin	McDowell	USA

What time does the race start and how can I watch live?

In Japan, the racing will take place on Saturday May 11. For the men, the race will begin at 13:00 local time. This corresponds to 05:00 in the UK, 00:00 on the East Coast and 21:00 on the West Coast on Friday.