Commonwealth Games Mens preview

Wednesday 23 July 2014
Men’s triathlon will take over Strathclyde park on Thursday with some serious talent in tow for the Commonwealth Games. Set over a 1.5km swim, hilly 40km bike and a 10km run, only the toughest of triathletes will feature in Glasgow. Here’s who you should keep an eye on this week.

The Brownlee factor
The Brownlee brothers will suit up for England as the heavy favourites in the men’s race. Despite a slow start to the ITU World Triathlon Series, the Olympic medallist siblings, who will represent Team England, sweated out a solid block of training in the early summer months. The work paid off, as older brother Alistair Brownlee scorched through the World Triathlon Hamburg sprint distance course just two weeks ago for gold. He’s never competed in the Commonwealth Games and has openly stated this will be the pinnacle of his season, making him the one to beat.

Younger brother Jonathan Brownlee got off to a good start in the season with a pair of silver medals in ITU’s largest race series, but by midseason he had faltered slightly, missing the podium for the first time in four years. He, too, was back to his medal winning ways two weeks ago, having crossed the finish line in third. Not only have they garnered more success than anyone on the start list, the tough and hilly course is well suited to the lads, who will no doubt run out of the swim in top positions before hammering hard on the bike and blasting away on the run.

A new man in town
Of the men on the start list, only Richard Murray (RSA) has beaten the Brownlees this year. Murray has steadily improved his ranking in men’s triathlon, but rarely comes out of the swim in solid position meaning he is sometimes forced to burn up his legs on the bike trying to close the gap. However, if he’s off his wheels and onto feet anywhere near the leaders, count the South African in, as he’s one of the fastest runners out there.

Role play
Tom Davison (NZL) is one to watch on the bike. He may not be on the podium at the end of the race, but he will certainly factor in who is. A talented swimmer and the fastest man on two wheels, Davison serves as a domestique for the New Zealand team. However, with Davison at the helm of the bike packs, his position has an added benefit for athletes like Murray who get pulled back up to the leaders. If his role amongst the Kiwis works, look for Ryan Sissons (NZL) to sizzle.

Not so wild cards
The men’s field is laden with talent, especially amongst the Australian team. While still young, the Aussies are capable of surprising everyone, as they did in Auckland earlier this year when the went 3-4-5 with Aaron Royle having lead the pack. Although Aaron Harris will likely serve as a domestique for the English lads, he can race in his own right.

The course
Swim (1.5km) - The swim will take place in the Strathclyde Loch on a course consisting of two laps of 750m. The athletes will swim anticlockwise around a rectangular-shaped, marked course.
Bike (40km) – The bike will be featured over five tough and testing 8km laps. With hills on each lap, the trick will to be ride hard but save enough legs to run home. 
Run (10km) – The run will be completed over three 3.3km run loops.

The men will follow shortly after the women at 3pm on Thursday 23 July. Follow triathlonlive on twitter for live updates. 

Start List
1.Jonathan Brownlee GBR
2.Richard Murray RSA
3.Alistair Brownlee GBR
4.Aaron Royle AUS
5.Ryan Sissons NZL
6.Ryan Bailie AUS
7.Henri Schoeman RSA
8.Dan Wilson AUS
9.Aaron Harris GBR
10.Kyle Jones CAN
11.Wian Sullwald RSA
12.Tony Dodds NZL
14.David Mcnamee GBR
15.Andrew Yorke CAN
16.Grant Sheldon GBR
17.Conor Murphy IRL
18.Jason Wilson BAR
19.Matthew Sharpe CAN
20.Tom Davison NZL
21.Marc Austin GBR
22.Tyler Butterfield BER
23.Russell White IRL
24.Matthew Wright BAR
25.Drikus Coetzee NAM
26.Bob Gabourel BIZ
27.Andrew Nash GBR
28.Keith Galea MLT
29.Polihau Popeliau PNG
30.Tucker Murphy BER
31.Christopher Symonds GHA
32.Thomas Perchard GBR
33.Harry Speers IRL
35.Daniel Halksworth GBR
36.Casmer Kamangip PNG
37.Andrew Gordon GIB
38.Boris De Chazal MRI
39.Richard Muscat GIB
40.David Cottle TRI
41.Stanley Ofasisili SOL
42.Christopher Walker GIB
43.Boris Toulet MRI
44.Swaleh Balala KEN
45.Jad Godfrey Nalo SOL
46.Jonathan Herring BER
47.Vincent Onyango KEN
By Erin Greene (ITU triathlon)


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