Xterra Italy (European Championships) picks in BOLD
| RenataBucher | F | Switzerland | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Sibylle Matter | F | Switzerland | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Myriam Guillot | F | France | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Marion Lorblanchet | F | France | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Maud Golsteyn | F | Netherlands | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Claudia Hossmann | F | Switzerland | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Monica Gabbanelli | F | Italy | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Sara Tavecchio | F | Italy | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Melanie McQuaid | F | Canada | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Claudia Walser | F | Germany | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Jacqui Slack | F | United Kingdom | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Ilaria Zavanone | F | Italy | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Carina Wasle | F | Austria | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Emma Ruth Smith | F | United Kingdom | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Darrelle Parker | F | United Kingdom | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Giuliana Lamastra | F | Italy | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Franky Batelier | M | France | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Jim Thijs | M | Belgium | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Yeray Luxem | M | Belgium | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Felix Schumann | M | Germany | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Lars Van Der Eerden | M | Netherlands | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Olivier Marceau | M | Switzerland | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Luca Molteni | M | Italy | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Tom Curtis | M | United Kingdom | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Graham Wadsworth | M | United Kingdom | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Homes Llewellyn | M | United Kingdom | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Jean Marc Cattori | M | Switzerland | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Fabio Guidelli | M | Italy | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Carl Pasio | M | South Africa | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Fabrizio Baralla | M | Italy | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Alessio Picco | M | Italy | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Ronny Dietz | M | Germany | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Ole Vinnergaard | M | Denmark | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Ricard Calmet Calveras | M | Spain | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Jens Buder | M | Germany | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Karel Zadak | M | Czech Republic | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Gianpietro De Faveri | M | Italy | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Nico Pfitzenmaier | M | Germany | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Julian Langer | M | Austria | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Sam Gardner | M | United Kingdom | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Lieuwe Boonstra | M | South Africa | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Nicolas Lebrun | M | France | Pro/Elite | ||||
| Borja Conde | M | Spain | Pro/Elite |
Ironman Brazil
No start list yet for IM Brazil (c'mon WTC!), but I'm picking two-time defending champ Eduardo Sturla ($6700) over longtime vet Oscar Galindez. As for the women, I'm going with two-time IM Champion (last year!) Tereza Macel (a remarkable affordable $5900).
Austria 70.3
Men: Michael Weiss (he's fast from his MTB background and he's got a taste for victory after being the first Austrian to win an IM; he's competing on home soil and costs less then $6000)
Women: Erika Csomor (haven't heard a lot from her in the past few years, but she's fast and knows how to win—expensive at $7500)
TriGrandPrix UK
This is a new race, kicking off a two race series of half-iron distance races that will grow to five next year. The other race is in the Basque country of Spain (hills, anyone?). They've attracted quite a field, and I'm going with Paul Ambrose, who got me some points in Florida a few weeks ago. On the girls' side I'm taking...Leanda Cave. Hard to pick against her in this relatively shallow field. She'll be battling Yvonne Van Vlerken for the win, I think.
No comments:
Post a Comment