This weekend sees the fifth edition of the World Triathlon Championship Series Montreal. A new event format is being unveiled as the athletes compete over two days on a super-sprint city-centre course.
On Friday, August 13, qualification races and repechage will determine the 30 names onto the start list for Saturday’s three-part final in Montreal, when the top 20 from race one progress to race two, after which just 10 men and 10 women, in separate races, will remain to go for the gold.
A World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series event concludes the action in Montreal on Sunday, August 15.
This weekend’s race in Montreal is the penultimate stop on the 2021 WTCS calendar. Also in Canada, and set for the following weekend, the World Triathlon Championship Finals, taking place on Saturday, August 21, in Edmonton, mark the final stop.
The overall leaders at the conclusion of the series are crowned world champions.
World Triathlon notes that ‘The action [in Montreal] is going to be fast and unpredictable, with just enough time between races to recalibrate the body, reset transitions and clear the head before preparing to go again.’
The course consists of a 300m swim, 3-lap/7.2km bike and 2-lap/2km run. Tactics will be key, saving energy for as long as possible without risking elimination and keeping the chase on not just for the podium in Montreal, but also vital points in the hunt to become the 2021 World Champion.
Race action will stream on TriathlonLIVE.tv and FloTrack.org from 11:15 local time / 17:15 CEST on Friday, with the finals underway at 13:30 local time on Saturday.
