Collins Cups Preview

We tell you its format, how it works, participants, schedules...

Augusts 18, 2022Updated on January 5, 2024

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This weekend one of the most important tests in the triathlon world will be held, The Collins Cup, organized by the PTO.

The competition that brings together the best triathletes in the PTO ranking competing for selections from Europe, USA or International will be quite a show.

In total Habra 3 teams of 12 triathletes, with 18 men and 18 women, 36 athletes in total,

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What is the format of The Collins Cup?

The race format is as follows, there will be several exits where an athlete from Team Europe, USA and International will battle each other.

In total there will be six women's races and six men's, each departure every 10 minutes.

Each race will consist ofe 2 km of swimming, 80 km of cycling and 18 km of running.

At the ceremony, the captains will decide which triathletes will participate in each of the rounds.

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For each of the 12 competitions, the winner receives 3 points, the second 2 points and the third 1 point.

In addition, athletes will receive bonus points 0,5 point bonus for every 2 minute window to take out their opponents in their respective race, with a maximum of 1,5 points for a margin of victory greater than 6 minutes.

An example would be this: If an athlete wins and takes 4:30 to the second and 7' to the third, he will receive the following points:

3 points for winning
1 point for beating the first opponent (margin of victory greater than 4 and less than 6 minutes)
1,5 points for beating the second opponent (margin of victory greater than 6 minutes)
Total: 5,5 points

El second athlete would receive:

2 points for coming second
0,5 points for beating the third opponent (margin greater than 2 and less than 4 minutes)
Total: 2,5 points

And the third

1 point for coming third
totals: 1 point

Participants

In total Habra 36 athletes among the 3 teamsYes, this is the list of participants.

Men

EUROPA	USA	INTERNATIONAL
Kristian Blummenfelt	Matt Hanson	Lionel Sanders
Gustav Iden	Sam long	Braden Currie
Patrick Lange	Rudy von berg	Max neumann
Magnus ditlev	Chris Leiferman	Jackson Laundry
Daniel Bækkegård	Ben Kanute	Aaron Royle
Sam Laidlow	Jason West	Hayden Wilde

Women

EUROPA	USA	INTERNATIONAL
Daniela Ryf	Skye Moench	Paula Findlay
Anne Haug	Chelsea Sodaro	Ashleigh Gentle
Laura Philipp	Jackie Hering	Tamara jewett
Kat matthews	Jocelyn McCauley	Ellie Salthouse
Holly Lawrence	Sophie watts	Flora Duffy
Nicola Spirig	Sarah True	Vittoria Lopes

Pairings

These will be the "Match" of the competition.

Match	TeamEurope	TeamUS	Team International
Match 1	Daniela Ryf	Sarah True	Flora Duffy
Match 2	Laura Philipp	Chelsea Sodaro	Ashleigh Gentle
Match 3	Kat matthews	Skye Moench	Paula Findlay
Match 4	Nicola Spirig	Sophie watts	Vittoria Lopes
Match 5	Holly Lawrence	Jocelyn McCauley	Ellie Salthouse
Match 6	Anne Haug	Jackie Hering	Tamara jewett
Match 7	Kristian Blummenfelt	Ben Kanute	Hayden Wilde
Match 8	Sam Laidlow	Sam long	Lionel Sanders
Match 9	Magnus ditlev	Rudy von berg	Max neumann
Match 10	Patrick Lange	Jason West	Aaron Royle
Match 11	Gustav Iden	Matt Hanson	Jackson Laundry
Match 12	Daniel Baekkegard	Chris Leiferman	Braden Currie