The Canadian city of Montreal made its Super League Triathlon debut on Saturday, February 25th, for the opening leg of the three-date 2023 Arena Games Triathlon World Championship Series.
The Parc Olympique in Montreal was one of the venues used when the city hosted the summer Olympic Games in 1976. The elite race got under way with a mass start 200m pool swim, before a 4km Zwift bike leg and a 1km run on an elliptical running machine.
Stage 2 would reverse that order, beginning with a 1km mass start run before a 4km bike and a 200m swim. The concluding Stage 3 would open with a Pursuit Start 200m swim, before the 4km bike leg and final 1km run to crown the overall winners.
Americans Gina Sereno and Chase McQueen took victory at the Arena Games Triathlon powered by Zwift in Montreal. Also in the mix was Canadian long course triathlete Lionel Sanders, who managed to produce a course record 4km bike leg of 5:06 mins. The 34-year-old would finish sixth overall, just 38 seconds behind McQueen in first.
The Arena Games 2023 series continues in Sursee, Switzerland, on March 12 and London, England, on April 8.
