WTS Gold Coast victor and current leader of the WTS rankings, Britain\u2019s Helen Jenkins, won\u2019t be competing but her Rio team mates Non Stanford\u00a0and\u00a0Vicky Holland will be there, along with Jodie Stimpson, whose disappointing run in Australia ruled her out of a place on the British team. Holland won her first WTS race in Cape Town last year, and Stanford has a proven winning record at the sprint distance.<\/p>\n
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Last year Holland finished ahead of Katie Zaferes (USA) and Olympic Champion, Nicola Spirig (SUI) in a thrilling tight finish exactly a year ago.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cThis was the race that gave me the confidence to believe I could aim for the top of the podium, it was quite a break through last year, so it\u2019s great to be back. This year it\u2019s a sprint rather than Olympic distance, and my first race of the season, so it\u2019s quite different, but I\u2019m looking forward to getting out there.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0The line up also includes Flora Duffy\u00a0(BER), second on the WTS rankings thanks to her two fourth-place WTS finishes in Abu Dhabi and Gold Coast, who will be hopeful of a podium finish.<\/p>\n
As one of the best cyclists in the field, in Gold Coast Duffy successfully led a breakaway of three away from the lead pack that allowed a healthy advantage going into the second transition zone. South Africa is a familiar setting for Duffy, as she trains down the road in Stellenbosch for much of the year, meaning Missing from the line up is Gwen Jorgensen<\/p>\n
Full women\u2019s start list<\/p>\n
Meanwhile the question in the men\u2019s race is can Mario Mola keep up his unbeatable run and make it three in a row at WTS Cape Town in South Africa this weekend? The South African city is offering up the first sprint-distance course of the season as the men vie for more valuable Olympic qualification points as they tackle a one-lap swim, five-lap bike and two-lap run.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Joining Mola is fellow Spaniard\u00a0Fernando Alarza\u00a0who joined Mola on the Gold Coast podium by capturing the silver in the final lap of the run. He also just missed the podium in Abu Dhabi with his fourth-place finish.<\/p>\n
Hoping to beat Mola will be Britain\u2019s Jonathan Brownlee, however he won\u2019t be joined by his brother Alistair as still has not recovered from a virus and unfortunately won\u2019t be able to defend his 2015 victory in Cape Town. Jonny will be joined by fellow Brit Adam Bowden.<\/p>\n
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Full men\u2019s start list<\/p>\n
The women will get the 2016 Discovery World Triathlon Cape Town underway at 14:00 on Sunday April 24, while the men will follow at 16:30 local time. Follow all of the action live at\u00a0triathlonlive.tv\u00a0or follow us on Twitter.<\/p>\n