This is a sneak peek for Challenge Mogán-Gran Canaria, which was won by Britain’s Iestyn Harrett and Poland’s Marta Lagownik. You can check out the race here.
Obstacle Mogán-Gran Canaria, widely known for its hard and truthful course, will begin the European middle range season this weekend in Spain.
With previous winners consisting of IRONMAN World Champions Sam Laidlow and Anne Haug, the competitors is constantly intense and this weekend will be no various, with a variety of leading names making the journey to the Canary Islands.
In our sneak peek piece listed below, you can discover all the details you require on start times, how to follow and a complete rundown of the guys and ladies’s expert fields.
Start time and how to follow live
Obstacle Mogan-Gran Canaria will occur on Saturday, April 20. The expert guys will start at 08:00 regional time, which represents 08:00 UK time, 09:00 CEST and 00:00 on the West Coast.
Beginning 3 minutes later on, the ladies will start at 08:03 regional time, which represents 08:03 UK time, 09:03 CEST and 00:03 on the West Coast.
Live updates will begin with 7:45 am regional time (8:45 am CEST) and can be discovered by click on this link. You can discover updates throughout the race by means of @challengefamily and @challengegrancanaria on social media.
Pro Men
In the guys’s race, Kristian Hogenhaug of Denmark leads the field, with the Team BMC professional athlete opening his season in Gran Canaria after a blended year in 2023.
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Ending up on the podium at IRONMAN Hamburg, Hogenhaug was 16th at the PTO Tour European Open, the just other race he ended up after a DNF at IRONMAN Nice and the IRONMAN World Championship.
Without a success given that winning Challenge Salou back in 2022, the 32-year-old will seek to start this project with a strong efficiency versus a helpful field when he lines up on Saturday.
Signing up with the Dane on the start list are a strong contingent of Brits, consisting of Jack Hutchens, Will Draper and Ben Goodfellow, plus Luke Pollard, who has actually raced as a guide for PTVI World Champion Dave Ellis.
In other places on the start list, Belgian trio Dieter Comhair, Dries Matthys and Tom Valen are all knowledgeable Challenge racers and will want to make their mark versus some more recognized names on race day.
Pro Women
On the ladies’s side, Svenja Thoes of Germany is the preferred for this race, and will want to enhance on her 6th location efficiency from in 2015.
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With leading outcomes such as 5th at the World Triathlon Long Distance Championship to her name, Thoes is a skilled pro and likewise got podiums at IRONMAN Cozumel and IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz in 2023.
Up versus Italian Margie Santimaria, the German will deal with difficult opposition. Santimaria, who ended up fourth here in 2023,