Short and long distance triathlons in New Zealand this weekend with 2 Belgian triathletes – 3athlon.be

Although it's still quiet on the competition front, the triathlon season continues in full swing with an iconic triathlon race in New Zealand this weekend, although we're not just looking forward to the long distance of Challenge Wanaka. Oceania Cup Wanaka. Early Friday morning Belgian time, two Belgian triathletes will be at the start. After his impressive third place at 70.3 Ironman Tasmania, Hanne de Wet returns to the shorter distance. And Valerie Barthelemy goes in the hunt for Olympic points in Wanaka.

Valerie Barthelemy has made New Zealand her new base, traveling from Boulder, Colorado to the other side of the world to train. He opens his season with the Oceania Cup Sprint Triathlon in Wanaka. “I'm currently in New Zealand and looking forward to racing in the Wanaka Continental Cup. A week later I will also compete in the World Cup Triathlon in Napier, New Zealand. I could use some extra Olympic points because last year I dropped down the rankings, which means I no longer automatically qualify to compete in the WTCS in Abu Dhabi. I am on the waiting list and I hope I will be,” says Valerie.

Hanne de Wet has been training in New Zealand for a while and recently finished third in the 70.3 Ironman Tasmania. The important thing is to see how well she has recovered from that half-triathlon start-up cycling crash. He will be competing in a sprint triathlon in Wanaka with a 750m swim, 20km cycle and 5km run. Kick-off for the ladies is at 6:30pm local time, with us at 6:30am on Friday. The men start at 7:45 am Belgian time. No Belgian men participated.

The Oceania Cup Challenge at Wanaka takes place on Friday evening in favor of Wanaka. This major international half triathlon takes place on Saturday, with us on Friday at 7:05 PM. Dutch triathlon fans will mainly be looking forward to Else Visser, who will be looking to avenge her second place finish in 2023 after cycling incorrectly behind Rebecca Clarke.