His last okay result was IM New Zealand where he came 2nd. Think that is where he qualified, his best since was 11th in Roth. No other results to speak of. Think he was 5th the weekend in a 70.3 (I didnt follow that one, saw it on IG)
A new (to me) Scottish lad won that Belgian race. Skipper has never really featured at 70.3.
I think there are a few Brit males starting to come through now it seems. Whether they’ll be (proper) world class or not we’ll have to wait and see I guess.
I’d say Blu, Laidlow and Ditlev are still the strongest three but none are a shoe in. The top end is so close they all throw caution to the wind at WC, so it’s almost more about who can manage that fine line and avoid collapsing than who is the fittest. If all three get it wrong there will be no mercy as the rest of the field are so strong.
It’s touch and go whether I make it onto the run course before the leaders finish. Would love to be passed by the leaders going onto their last lap as I start my first lap of the run
I presume being M50 they’ll have something like an hour head start on you? What’s your bike plan, about 5:30? It will be touch and go depending on that and I’d half expect a non-wetsuit swim? It was for us 2 years ago.
Water temp in Nice has been hovering between 24 and 25 degrees (currently 24.2, yesterday evening 24.8), 2 weeks ago it was 27. It’s really marginal for wetsuits, I think that pros will be non wetsuit AGs 50:50. I would prefer non wetsuit, my swim pace is pretty much the same with and without, while most people are slower without wetsuit.
I am aiming sub 6 hours on the bike. 5:30 would be a top 10 time, I would be delighted with 5:45
I have abolutely no idea what I will do on the run, I have not done much running, however, when I have run, my pace has been much better than expected - 3h30 is best case, 3h45 would be a good result
It could be a hot race, maybe as high as 27-28 degrees, for me the hotter the better, 40 would be perfect
