The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has unveiled the Collins Cup Fantasy Competition in the run up to the Collins Cup in Samorin, Slovakia on August 28th, 2021.
In a release PTO stated… ‘The Collins Cup Fantasy Competition follows the well-received Tokyo fantasy game and utilises the PTO’s pioneering race data and statistics site, which has given fans of the sport unrestricted access to current and historical racing data like never before.
‘It is the next step in enhancing fan engagement and will be a fun way for triathlon fans as well as all sports enthusiasts to follow the race.’
The Collins Cup is the PTO’s flagship event and is a new race format modelled after the Ryder Cup, which will see teams of European, International and USA athletes pitted against one another.
The latest fantasy competition features the races of the inaugural Collins Cup where fans can predict which Team Europe, International and USA PTO Professionals will come 1st, 2nd & 3rd in each race match on August 28th.
The first edition of PTO’s Fantasy Game covered the Zwift Tri Battle Royale on July 18th. The second edition featured the triathlon races at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The third edition is the main Collins Cup Fantasy Competition. it started on August 25th as soon as Team Captains unveiled their picks for the athlete race matches.
Collins Cup 2021 – all race match-ups on August 28th
Race (# athlete ranking) / Team Europe / Team International / Team USA
- #1 ranked Daniela Ryf vs #2 Teresa Adam vs #90 Taylor Knibb
- #5 Lucy Charles-Barclay vs #6 Paula Findlay vs Katie Zaferes
- #3 Anne Haug vs #11 Jeanni Metzler vs #15 Jackie Hering
- #5 Holly Lawrence vs #16 Ellie Salthouse vs #10 Skye Moench
- #7 Emma Pallant-Browne vs #13 Sarah Crowley vs #22 Chelsea Sodaro
- #9 Katrina Matthews vs #8 Carrie Lester vs #41 Jocelyn McCauley
- #1 Jan Frodeno vs #15 Samuel Appleton vs #4 Sam Long
- #3 Gustav Iden vs #27 Kyle Smith vs #8 Rudy Von Berg
- #19 Sebastian Kienle vs #2 Lionel Sanders vs #33 Andrew Starykowicz
- #10 Daniel Bækkegård vs #17 Max Neumann vs #11 Ben Kanute
- #7 Patrick Lange vs #6 Braden Currie vs #9 Matt Hanson
- #5 Joe Skipper vs #26 Jackson Laundry vs #54 Justin Metzler
The fantasy competition grand prize is an all-expenses paid trip for two to the 2022 Collins Cup. Second and third place finishers will receive a TAG Heuer connected watch with GPS, compass, accelerometer, gyroscope and heart rate sensor.
In addition, there are more prizes to be won courtesy of Wahoo, a premier partner of The Collins Cup, including Wahoo KICKR Bikes, Wahoo KICKR Smart Trainers and Wahoo ELEMNT RIVAL multisport watches.
Christophe Balestra, Chief Technology Officer of the PTO, said “The gamification of triathlon allows the PTO to engage and showcase the sport in new ways and to a much wider fan base. Given the passion of the triathlon audience, the fun format of the game and the prizes on offer, the Collins Cup Fantasy Competition will be enjoyable experience for fans.”
