70.3 Sunshine Coast Pro Preview

Friday 06 September 2024

Top professional triathletes from across the region will go head-to-head at IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast this Sunday 8 September.

A strong field will line up on Mooloolaba Beach on Sunday morning, with athletes to take on a 1.9km swim, 90km ride and 21.1km run, with a number of former race winners and up and comers set to race.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games representative Natalie Van Coevorden highlights the women’s field as she returns to the middle distance for the first time since finishing second at IRONMAN 70.3 Melbourne last November.

“I haven’t had the best prep I would say with having some time off post-Olympics and getting COVID on my return home but none of my IRONMAN 70.3 races have been, so I still carry quite a lot of confidence from my other times,” said Van Coevorden. “The Olympics is one day but the emotional roller coast of the past few years really hit home post-race and having Sunny Coast on the horizon was a great goal for me to have to get my motivation back up. I have never raced the IRONMAN 70.3 here but I have raced Continental Cups and the World Cup here many times, so I feel some comfort in that I have a brief idea of the course and the conditions.”

While the 31-year-old has been focused on Olympic-distance racing for the last few years she has dabbled in IRONMAN 70.3 racing, with podium finishes in Melbourne and Bahrain.

In the men’s race Nick Thompson returns to the Sunshine Coast as defending champion following his breakthrough win in 2023. Thompson’s win on the Sunshine Coast kicked off a strong run of results, followed by a second at IRONMAN 70.3 Melbourne, third at IRONMAN Western Australia and a win at IRONMAN 70.3 Tasmania.

“I’m really excited to return to a familiar place that I have raced in a few times now which is much easier and less stressful than trying to figure everything out when you travel to a new race,” said Thompson. “I’m really happy to be racing an IRONMAN 70.3 for the first time since the start of this year which will I think suits me slightly better at this stage of my career. I’m looking forward to battling it out on the course against some top guys and would love to be in a position at the pointy end of the race where I can defend my title.”

Last year’s win was an important one for Thompson with it coming in his first year as a professional. Thompson has had a busy first half of 2024, racing at the IRONMAN North American, Asia-Pacific and European Championships, with the big races continuing with his first appearance at the VinFast IRONMAN World Championship in Hawai’i next month.

Pro Male Field:

1 Thompson Nick AUS 

2 Free Nicholas AUS 

5 Osborne Sam NZL 

6 Quin Charlie AUS 

7 Mcdonnell Daniel AUS 

8 Christie Jason NZL 

9 Van Berkel Tim AUS 

10 Wooldridge Joel AUS 

11 Sinclair Harry AUS 

12 Harpham Scott NZL 

14 Crawford Guy NZL 

15 Kerr Matt NZL 

16 Dortmann Nathan AUS 

17 Boult Michael AUS 

18 Sammut Jonathan AUS 

19 Tonge Matthew AUS 

20 Cloarec Andrea FRA 

21 Hauwert Levi AUS 

22 Ulloa Martin CHL 

23 Lewis Matt AUS 

24 Hamilton Ben NZL 

26 Cane Dean AUS 

27 Somerville Tom NZL 

28 Spriggs Jye AUS 

29 Amos Calvin AUS 

31 Longmuir Hamish AUS 

32 Osborne Jarrod AUS 

33 Dixon Liam AUS 

34 Doggett Sam AUS 

35 Noble Caleb AUS 

36 Talbot Brodie AUS 

37 Lindsay Nathaniel AUS 

38 Sosinski Jack AUS 

Pro Female Field:

41 Kahlefeldt Radka AUS 

43 Van Coevorden Natalie AUS 

44 Malowiecki Sophie AUS 

46 Heaslip Cassandra AUS 

47 Wesley Aleisha AUS 

48 Hartnett Chloe AUS 

49 Donker Emily AUS 

50 Kingsford Samantha NZL 

51 Bevilaqua Kate AUS 

52 Cranage Paige AUS 

55 Knighton Hannah NZL 

56 Agnew Milan AUS 

57 Morris Kerry IRL 

58 Birch Demi AUS 

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