{"id":8224,"date":"2021-05-07T17:26:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T17:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=8224"},"modified":"2021-05-07T17:26:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T17:26:12","slug":"ironman-uk-2015-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=8224","title":{"rendered":"Ironman UK 2015 preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s nearly here \u2013 Ironman UK gets underway this Sunday (19 July), with more than 2,650 athletes expected to arrive in Bolton for the country\u2019s largest Ironman race.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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>>> New champions crowned at Ironman UK 2014<\/p>\n

The pro start list includes some big names like Joe Skipper, who recently broke bike records at Ironman Texas, ex-ITU racer David McNamee and Lucy Gossage, winner of last month\u2019s Ironman 70.3 Staffs. Both of the 2014 winners are absent though, with neither Cyril Viennot nor Tamsin Lewis racing this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The race begins at 6am at Pennington Flash, Wigan for the 3.8km swim, where the water temperature is expected to be around 20\u00b0C. Athletes will then head off through the Lancashire countryside for a 180km two-lap bike course, then finish with a 42.2km run from the Macron Stadium (home of Bolton Wanderers) to Bolton town centre for a raucous finish. The leading pro men are expected to arrive around 2.30pm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Pro athletes starters
\nMen<\/p>\n

\u2013 Fraser Cartmell (GBR)
\u2013 Joe Skipper (GBR)
\u2013 Oliver Simon (GBR)
\u2013 David McNamee (GBR)
\u2013 Simon Brierley (SYC)
\u2013 Denis Chevrot (FRA)
\u2013 Sam Clark (NZL)\u00a0
\u2013 Victor Del Corral Morales (ESP)
\u2013 David Dellow (AUS)
\u2013 Dominic Rohan-Gates (GBR)
\u2013 Yu Shinozaki (JPN)
\u2013 Brad Williams (USA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Joe Skipper runs down the finish chute at Ironman UK 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

Women<\/p>\n

\u2013 Lucy Gossage (GBR)
\u2013 Amy Forshaw (GBR)
\u2013 Joanna Carritt (GBR)
\u2013 Jana Candrova (CZE)
\u2013 Eleanor Haresign (GBR)
\u2013 Alice Hector (GBR)
\u2013 Anne Jensen (DEN)
\u2013 Kathryn King (GBR)
\u2013 Shiao-Yu Li (TWN)
\u2013 Caroline Livesey (GBR)
\u2013 Suzie Richards (GBR)
\u2013 Keiko Tanaka (JPN)
\u2013 Michelle Vesterby (DEN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Female podium at Ironman UK 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

To reflect the growth of Ironman UK, the organisers have tripled its prize purse from $25,000 in 2014 to $75,000 this year, and there will also be qualifying points for the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii on the line.<\/p>\n

Out of the age-groupers racing, an astonishing 51% are Ironman first-timers, with more than 40 countries represented across the field. There will be 40 qualifying spots for Kona 206 up for grabs this year.<\/p>\n

The action begins however with the world\u2019s largest IronKids race on Saturday (18th July), with around 2,500 kids aged 3-14 expected to take part in this fun run in Bolton\u2019s town centre.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For more info on this year\u2019s race head here.<\/p>\n

(Images: Getty)<\/p>\n

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