Again no Alistair, but Britain\u2019s Jonny Brownlee will resume his long-running rivalry with Javier Gomez (ESP) at this weekend\u2019s WTS Gold Coast, while in the women\u2019s race Gwen Jorgensen (USA) will shoot for her eleventh victory.<\/p>\n
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Jonny comes into the race as current series leader thanks to his Auckland win with 1386 points, followed by Gomez on 1282 points and his Spanish compatriot Fernando Alarza on 1134 points.<\/p>\n
Abu Dhabi winner Mario Mola stands fourth in the title chase with 1069 points, but has previous form on the Gold Coast, having beaten Jonny there over a sprint course for the Junior World Championship title.\u00a0<\/p>\n
>>> Jonny Brownlee takes outstanding win at WTS Auckland<\/p>\n
The only British male athlete racing this Saturday is Phillip Graves, who posted a DNF in Auckland last month. The start list also include top athletes such as South Africa\u2019s Richard Murray, Portugal\u2019s Jo\u00e3o Silva and top Slovakian swimmer Richard Varga. Full start list.<\/p>\n
The race will involve a fairly flat, technical course run over the Olympic distance (1500 swim \/ 40km bike \/ 10km run), and involve eight laps in total of the 5km route. The men\u2019s race gets underway at 2pm local time (5am UK time).\u00a0<\/p>\n
UK viewers can watch live on the BBC\u2019s Red Button service, or on triathlonlive.tv\u00a0(\u00a3).<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s race\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The USA\u2019s all-conquering Gwen Jorgensen will be headlining the women\u2019s race, leading a large USA contingent of nine female athletes. It\u2019s now nearly a year since Jorgensen was beaten in a World Triathlon Series race \u2013 when Britain\u2019s own Jodie Stimpson won a thrilling WTS Cape Town, finishing just ahead of teammate Helen Jenkins.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jorgensen sits top of the series table with the maximum 1600 points, followed by Auckland\u2019s silver-medal winner Katie Zaferes on 1480 points and New Zealand\u2019s Andrea Hewitt on 1271 points.<\/p>\n
Given the recent debate over Zafere\u2019s alleged drafting on the run at Auckland, and Hewitt\u2019s unfortunate 15sec penalty for littering, the battle for silver should definitely be interesting to watch.<\/p>\n
British athletes racing this weekend include super swimmer Lucy Hall, often to be spotted leading the bike peloton, and WTS newcomer Jessica Learmonth. Top international athletes racing include Sarah True (n\u00e9e Groff), winner of WTS Stockholm last year, Flora Duffy (BER) and London 2012 bronze medallist Erin Densham (AUS). Full start list.<\/p>\n
The women\u2019s race will get underway at 11am local time (2am UK time). It will be dedicated to Aussie triathlete and coach Jackie Fairweather, who passed away last November. While Jorgensen is currently ranked first on the series table, the No. 1 spot will be left open as a tribute to Fairweather, and the golden bike rack will also be left open in transition to remember her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
UK viewers can watch live on the BBC\u2019s Red Button service, or on triathlonlive.tv\u00a0(\u00a3).<\/p>\n
For updates and race coverage follow us on Twitter (@220Triathlon) and keep an eye on the website for full race reports and photo galleries.<\/p>\n
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