The ITU World Triathlon comes to London this weekend at Hyde Park. This is the same venue as the 2012 Olympics and last years successful finale of the ITU World Triathlon where Javier Gomez snatched victory from the Brownlee brothers to take the world crown.
The womens race will be just as exciting for British fans as current series leader Jodie Stimpson and a healthy Helen Jenkins both battle it out for top honours but will have serious work to do against a strong field that includes Gwen Jorgensen, Anne Haug and Sarah-Anne Brault.
Not only do we have the Elite Men on Saturday but also the Elite Women. The London event will be contested over the Sprint distance format, 750m swim, 20km Bike and 5km Run. Its going to be fast and furious racing and the top contenders will need to be in touch with each other at each transition as there will be no opportunity to catch up, especially when you have such class operators leading the field, there will be no respite. I will be there to capture the event as it unfolds.
Here are some of the ones to watch this Saturday.
| Elite Men | Elite Women |
| Javier Gomez – ESP | Jodie Stimpson – GBR |
| Jonny Brownlee – GBR | Helen Jenkins – GBR |
| Ali Brownlee – GBR | Gwen Jorgensen – USA |
| Aaron Royle – AUS | Anne Haug – GER |
| Mario Mola – ESP | Sarah-Anne Brault – CAN |
The timetable of events for Saturday May 31st as follows:
14:30 Elite Mens Race
15:35 Elite Mens Medal Ceremony
16:05 Elite Womens Race
17:10 Elite Womens Medal Ceremony
This event will be shown live on BBC1 from 14:00 to 17:10
Current World Rankings after 3 Rounds – Auckland, Cape Town & Yokohama
| Elite Men | Elite Women | ||
| 1. Javier Gomez | 2400 | 1. Jodie Stimpson | 2029 |
| 2. Jonathan Brownlee | 2066 | 2. Gwen Jorgensen | 1824 |
| 3. Mario Mola | 1837 | 3. Helen Jenkins | 1425 |
| 4. Aaron Royle | 1517 | 4. Sarah-Anne Brault | 1331 |
| 5. Richard Murray | 1271 | 5. Anne Haug | 1282 |
| 6. Ryan Bailie | 1173 | 6. Emma Moffat | 1220 |
| 7. Aaron Harris | 1043 | 7. Sarah Groff | 1219 |
| 8. Vincent Luis | 965 | 8. Alice Betto | 1015 |
| 9. Ryan Sissons | 939 | 9. Emma Jackson | 994 |
| 10. Fernando Alarza | 868 | 10. Ai Udder | 896 |
ITU World Triathlon – 2014 Series
| April 5-6 | Barfoot & Thompson World Traithlon Auckland |
| April 26-27 | ITU World Triathlon Cape Town |
| May 17-18 | ITU World Triathlon Yokohama |
| May 31-June 1 | PruHealth World Triathlon London |
| June 27-29 | ITU World Triathlon Chicago |
| July 12-13 | ITU World Triathlon Hamburg |
| August 23-24 | Vattenfall World Triathlon Stockholm |
| August 26- September 1 | TransCanada Corp. World Triathlon Edmonton |
