Premier Event Management (PEM) has announced, for the first time ever, that an elite field of professional athletes are set to compete in the 2017 Lake Geneva Escape Triathlon in Wisconsin, taking place on Saturday 23 September 2017.
The pros will join more than 1,000 age group triathletes young for this annual race, which is part of the Escape Triathlon Series. New this year, the Lake Geneva Escape Triathlon will serve as a qualifying race for the 2018 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. The top three Olympic finishers per age group will receive coveted entry slots into the iconic San Francisco race. First place finishers in each age group will also win a complimentary race entry.
Hot off their wins last weekend in Washington D.C., 2017 Nation’s Triathlon Champions Jason West and Sarah Haskins will lead a field of 30 professional triathletes competing for a US$20,000 prize purse.
“I feel great going into the Lake Geneva Escape Triathlon, my fourth race in the Escape Triathlon Series,” said 2017 Nation’s Triathlon Winner Jason West. “Coming off a first place finish last weekend at Nation’s Triathlon, I’m hoping to carry that momentum with me to Wisconsin.”
Professional triathletes set to compete in the 2017 Lake Geneva Escape Triathlon include:
Men:
Elliot Bach
Casey Bateman
Rodolphe von Berg
Robbie Deckard
Brian Duffy Jr.
Robert Duncan
Cameron Dye
Davide Giardini
Ian Hoover-Grinde
David Hopton
Andrew Keily
Jackson Laundry
Garrick Loewen
Andrew Mueller
Colin Riley
Drew Scott
Nicholas Sterghos
Nicholas Vandermolen
Jason West
Timothy Winslow
Myles Zagar
Women:
Kaitlin Donner
Lauren Goss
Sarah Haskins (Olympian)
Kristen Marchant
Robin Pomeroy
Erin Storie
Heather Lendway
Jennifer Spieldenner
Lake Geneva will host a challenging Olympic distance race featuring a beach start and 1,500m swim in Williams Bay; a 26-mile bike ride along the rolling hills of the lakeside village; and a 6.2-mile run past the Yerkes Observatory to the finish line located in Edgewater Park. The triathlon will host a fun-filled weekend of activities including Olympic, Sprint and Aquabike races and a multisport expo.
The Escape Triathlon Series consists of the following races:
- Philadelphia Escape Triathlon – 24-25 June;
- Des Moines Escape Triathlon – 2-3 September;
- Nation’s Triathlon – 10 September; and
- Lake Geneva Escape Triathlon – 23 September.
Each race serves as a qualifier for the 2018 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. A total prize purse of US$160,000 will be awarded to race winners throughout the Escape Series.
2017 Lake Geneva Escape Triathlon sponsors include TYR Sport, Trisports.com, Velofix, Fleet Feet Sports and Gatorade. The race is owned and produced by Premier Event Management.
www.escapeseriestri.com/lake-geneva-escape
