A regional champion will be crowned in the EMEA IRONMAN VR Team Challenge as the third and final week got under way on Thursday, April 22 at 19:00 ET (23:00 GMT). Three teams from EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) face-off in a Half-Distance virtual duathlon to close out the three-week competition cycle.
Professional triathlete, Simone Mitchell, will join this week’s competition providing the teams an opportunity to bolster their run scoring with pro wild card lifelines. Nikki Bartlett provided the pro wild card for the run in week 1, and Jesper Svenson provided the pro wild card for the bike in week 2.
The IRONMAN VR Team Challenge can be viewed on the IRONMAN Now on Facebook Watch page: www.facebook.com/IRONMANnow.
Following the virtual racing in EMEA, the IRONMAN VR Team Challenge will continue with three weeks of competition featuring teams from the Asia Pacific region.
Three regional team captains and their respective age-group teammates will compete in their own three-week-long competition cycles covering Sprint, Olympic and Half-Distance virtual triathlons.
Each teammate will be tasked with competing in either the swim, bike or run segments to help build the teams captain’s total score.
The region’s team captain with the most cumulative points at the end of the three-week-long competition will receive a US$5,000 donation to the charity of their choice from the IRONMAN Foundation Your Journey, Your Cause fundraising campaign.
EMEA Team Captains include former Welsh international professional rugby union player Shane Williams (UK); heart transplant athlete and inspiring keynote speaker Elmar Sprink (Germany); and IRONMAN World Champion, IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion and IRONMAN African Championship age-group winner Michelle Enslin (South Africa).
Upcoming broadcast schedule
- Thursday, April 22 – 19:00 ET (23:00 GMT) – EMEA Week 3: Half-Distance
- Wednesday, April 29 – 19:00 ET (23:00 GMT) – IRONMAN VR Team Challenge Asia Pacific Preview show and Introduction of Team Captains
- Thursday, May 6 – 19:00 ET (23:00 GMT) – Asia Pacific Week 1: Olympic Distance
