RBC Super League Triathlon Jersey Semi-Finals Draw

By Wires September 28, 2019

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27 September 2019 – London, UK: There was excitement among the Super League Triathlon (SLT) camp this morning as the Pro athletes gathered for the draw to reveal which Groups they will compete in for tomorrow’s Semi-Finals.

Defending SLT Champions Vincent Luis and Katie Zaferes had the privilege of drawing the names of their fellow competitors, with each athlete name being pooled into the alternate A and B Groups.

Luis was up first and drew himself into Group A alongside the likes of Marten Van Riel, Kristian Blummenfelt and Mario Mola. Local Jersey favourite Ollie Turner and Guernsey’s Joshua Lewis were drawn together into Group A, laying down a Day 1 Channel Island battle. The men’s Group B features some of the fastest swimmers in the roster, including Aiden Longcroft-Harris, Aurélien Raphaël, Jonathan Brownlee and Matt Hauser.

In the women’s Semi-Finals, Katie Zaferes drew herself into Group A alongside rival SLT Cassandre Beaugrand and her WTS Champion predecessor Vicky Holland. Similar to the men’s draw, the women’s Group B looks set to be a strong swim competition, with the likes of Emma Jeffcoat, Sophie Coldwell and Carolina Routier hunting for the advantage in the water.

Starting pontoon positions were then chosen by each athlete, with priority given based on their seedings. The transition spots are replications of the pontoon positions.

Tomorrow, the Pros will face the adrenaline-filled swim-bike-run-swim-bike-run. The top 5 athletes from each group, plus the next 5 fastest from across both groups – 15 in total – will continue into Sunday’s Final.

For this year’s RBC Jersey Super League Triathlon Jersey, the Day 2 SLT format is the brutal Enduro (swim-bike-run x3, non-stop).

MEN’S STARTING POSITIONS:

GROUP A

1. Vincent Luis – (FRA) – #01
2. Tyler Mislawchuk – (CAN) – #04
3. Léo Bergere – (FRA) – #06
4. Matthew Sharpe – (CAN) – #10
5. Kristian Blummenfelt – (NOR) – #32
6. Igor Polyanskiy – (RUS) – #14
7. Mario Mola – (ESP) – #38

8. Sylvain Fridelance – (SUI) – #47
9. Pierre Le Corre – (FRA) – #11
10. Oliver Turner – (JEY) – #51
11. Michael Arishita – (USA) – #19
12. Joshua Lewis – (GGY) – #52
13. Marten Van Riel – (BEL) – #30
14. Vasco Vilaca – (POR) – #46

GROUP B

1. Jonathan Brownlee – (GBR) – #03
2. Ben Kanute – (USA) – #07
3. Hayden Wilde – (NZL) – #08
4. Aurélien Raphaël – (FRA) – #12
5. Jonas Schomburg – (GER) – #09
6. Gustav Iden – (NOR) – #33
7. Matthew Hauser – (AUS) – #31

8. Dorian Coninx – (FRA) – #54
9. Constantine Doherty – (IRL) – #50
10. Aaron Royle – (AUS) – #55
11. Aiden Longcroft-Harris – (CAN) – #18
12. Christopher Perham – (GBR) – #15
13. Anthony Pujades – (FRA) – #13

WOMEN’S STARTING POSITIONS:

GROUP A

1. Cassandre Beaugrand – (FRA) – #03
2. Taylor Spivey – (USA) – #04
3. Yuko Takahashi – (JPN) – #08
4. Felicity Sheedy-Ryan – (AUS) – #13
5. Claudie Simard – (CAN) – #18
6. Emilie Morier – (FRA) – #53
7. Annamaria Mazzetti – (ITA) – #55

8. Vittoria Lopes – (BRA) – #43
9. Ilaria Zane – (ITA) – #58
10. Vicky Holland – (GBR) – #34
11. Kerry Morris – (AUS) – #12
12. Sandra Dodet – (FRA) – #11
13. Katie Zaferes – (USA) – #01

GROUP B

1. Rachel Klamer – (NED) – #02
2. Summer Rappaport – (USA) – #06
3. Emma Jeffcoat – (AUS) – #09
4. Léonie Périault – (FRA) – #10
5. Zsanett Bragmayer – (HUN) – #15
6. Megan Foley – (USA) – #19

7. Carolina Routier – (ESP) – #37
8. Luisa Baptista – (BRA) – #42
9. Sophie Coldwell – (GBR) – #32
10. Alice Betto – (ITA) – #44
11. Georgia Taylor-Brown – (GBR) – #30
12. Olivia Mathias – (GBR) – #14

THE WEEKEND FORMATS:

As with every Day 1 Semi-Finals this season, the Pros will be split into two groups to face the non-stop swim-bike-run-swim-bike-run. The top 5 athletes from each group, plus the next 5 fastest from across both groups – 15 in total – will continue into Sunday’s Final.

For the Jersey event, the Day 2 SLT format is the unrelenting Enduro (swim-bike-run x3, non-stop). Sunday’s 15 athletes will be awarded points depending on their final finishing position, putting them on the leaderboard for the ongoing season.

HOW TO WATCH:

Visit superleaguetriathlon.com or the SLT Facebook page to watch the event build-up, racing action and highlights across the weekend. Check out local broadcast providers for the Day 2 racing and highlights coverage.