After races in Taiwan and Gran Canaria, Challenge Family is now gearing up for Challenge Cancun. Getting under way on Sunday, May 2, the race takes place… ‘under the Mexican sun, in crystal clear water and among a particularly strong field of participants.’
In the men’s field, the favourite is Spain’s Javier Gómez, who also competed at the end of last year’s Challenge Daytona but was unable to get involved in the battle for a place on the podium there.
Gómez still has to live up to a role of favourite, something that is not easy among the men he will be up against. For example, the Danish Patrick Nilsson will be at the start. Also toeing the start line are Andy Potts (USA), who also counts as title defender after his win in 2019, and Michael Weiss (AUS). The Swiss athlete Ruedi Wild will also be racing.
Among the women, New Zealand’s Anneke Jenkins is considered a favourite. Due to travel restrictions, the women’s field in Cancun is a little less thickly packed than in the men’s. Local favourites Palmira Alvarez and Adriana Carreno will be at the start, an the French athlete Anne Basso could also provide a surprise. There are also a number of American women at the start, including Annie Kelly, Kimberly Goodell, Sierra Snyder, Katherin Vermann, Nicole Valentine and Natasha van der Merve.
Challenge Cancun gets under way on Sunday, May 2, at 06:30 local time (13:30 CET). Live updates of the race will be streamed at www.challenge-family.live.
