The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has announced a packed start list for the inaugural PTO European Open women’s race in Ibiza, Spain, on May 6, 2023. The elite athlete roster is led by the likes of: PTO World #1 Ashleigh Gentle (AUS), #2 Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR), #3 Paula Findlay (CAN) and #4 Daniela Ryf (SWI).
In total, the field for the first PTO Tour women’s race of the new season includes all of the top 10 PTO ranked female athletes and 19 of the top 30 – covering 13 different countries, including home favourite and PTO World #20 Sara Perez Sala (ESP).
The PTO European Open will feature a women’s and men’s 100km race (2km swim; 80km bike; 18km run) in Ibiza Town, set against the island’s Balearic backdrop and co-hosted alongside the 2023 World Triathlon Multisport Championships.
The two PTO races take place on Saturday, May 6, with the women starting at 08:15 CET and the men at 09:45 CET. Both will be broadcast live around the world to 170+ territories, courtesy of the PTO Tour’s partnerships with Warner Bros Discovery as well as a range of other international, regional and local broadcasters including DAZN, beIN Sports and SPOTV.
The 2023 PTO European Open men’s start list will be confirmed tomorrow (Wednesday, April 12). The four wildcards for each of the races will be announced on Thursday (April 13).
The 2023 PTO Tour starts in Ibiza on May 6, before going to Milwaukee on August 4-5 for the PTO US Open and then to Singapore for the first-ever PTO Asian Open on August 19-20.
PTO European Open women’s automatically qualified start list:
Ashleigh Gentle (AUS)
Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR)
Paula Findlay (CAN)
Daniela Ryf (SWI)
Anne Haug (GER)
Chelsea Sodaro (US)
Laura Philipp (GER)
Holly Lawrence (GBR)
Emma Pallant-Browne (GBR)
Lisa Norden (SWE)
Fenella Langridge (GBR)
Kat Matthews (GBR)
Jocelyn McCauley (US)
Tamara Jewett (CAN)
Sara Perez Sala (ESP)
Ellie Salthouse (AUS)
Daniela Bleymehl (GER)
Grace Thek (AUS)
India Lee (GBR)
Lucy Byram (GBR)
Rebecca Clarke (NZL)
Lusia Baptista (BRA)
Lotte Wilms (NED)
Barbara Riveros (CHI)
Maja Stage Nielsen (DEN)
Commenting on the field announcement, PTO CEO Sam Renouf said “We want the PTO Tour to be the pinnacle of the sport, giving the professional triathletes a global platform they deserve and the fans of the sport the drama of the world’s best going head-to-head throughout the season.
“This start list is very much in keeping with that ambition, and will hopefully whet the appetites of not just our incredible athletes but also the fans in Ibiza and around the world. A special note of thanks should also go to our partners from the Spanish Triathlon Federation and World Triathlon.”
