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Post by andrewearlwood on Feb 21, 2022 13:15:37 GMT 8
Males Currently qualified for kona October race 2022 from trirating Yeah. Not quite half the field but there will be another two KQ after IM South Africa next month, leaving approximately 32 males to fight it out for 8 slots. Other than Brownlee, Gomez and Wurf, who are the heavy hitters on the start list in St George who havenāt yet jagged a KQ? I also think Cam will be super keen to qualify in St George because apparently the Ineous team management told him at the Majorca team training camp in December heās on the ālong listā for a start at the Tour De France in July. If he can nail his KQ at St George then he can put his best foot forward at races like the Criterium du Dauphine or Tour of Switzerland in June and hope for a tour selection.
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Post by prince on Feb 21, 2022 13:31:12 GMT 8
Males Currently qualified for kona October race 2022 from trirating So i thought Jan would only be qualified for St George for winning Kona in 2019. Does he get two years of qualifications?
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Post by Peter on Feb 21, 2022 14:49:50 GMT 8
Males Currently qualified for kona October race 2022 from trirating So i thought Jan would only be qualified for St George for winning Kona in 2019. Does he get two years of qualifications? Its 5 years and jan is special.
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Post by andrewearlwood on Feb 26, 2022 16:32:22 GMT 8
Wurf backing up from last weekās Route Du Sol stage race with a couple of Flemish one day races this weekend. Interesting.
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Post by Peter on Mar 6, 2022 16:13:50 GMT 8
In these days of meticulously planned training sessions, few elite triathletes would consider extending their 20-mile long run to a marathon and then jogging the final few miles with their dog, just to ease it up a bit. But Cameron Wurf isnāt your typical endurance athlete. If you feel like your own training is made up on the fly at times, then you can relate to an athlete whose career has veered from rowing to cycling to triathlon back to cyclingā¦while still doing Ironman. Wurfās recent winter training stint took place in his second home of Santa Monica, California. Alongside an almost shocking amount of quality cycling, the city provided the backdrop for the previously mentioned āRuff Runā marathonāa brisk 2 hour, 55 minute effort with his pup Olive chasing along at sub-9-minute/mile pace to āsteady things upā at the end. āI figured I might as well keep going,ā said Wurf, of his training-run-turned-marathon. āI knew I probably shouldnāt, because there are some smart people at Nike telling me I should be running 35km not 42km, but I told myself the last 5km is where you generally do all the damage, and as I was close to home, I got the dog and ran to the grocery store for a smoothie.ā Itās familiar territory for the four-time Ironman champion who lived in Santa Monica until 2017 and has hosted four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome and fellow INEOS rider Geraint Thomas to train in the nearby mountains. āMost people think you canāt ride a bike in L.A., and itās not the first city youād think would be great for training. But I knew the types of efforts and routes to plan. We had a great camp over five weeks in 2018, Geraint extended his stay twice, and went on to win the Tour. Itās now become a bit of a ritual that every winter we spend a good bit of time there.ā Training in the U.S. also serves to give Wurf a little space for a dedicated triathlon focus, away from the pressure cooker of a professional cycling team that contains such glitterati as Grand Tour winners Egan Bernal, Richard Carapaz, and Tao Geoghegan Hart. āI learned the hard way about trying to race the bike and train like a triathlete. I learned Iām not superman, I canāt race at the level required. Our team is not a team to sit in the bunch. If youāre on the team at the race, youāre expected to be involved. It doesnāt matter what point the race is, to be at the front, you have to have some legs on you. My wife says if she sees me on TV it means Iām having a good race. āSo when I go on team camps, Iām around 30 other guys, and I donāt want to be that guy off doing my own thing. I do everything with the team and if I get an extra hour here or there I jump in the pool or go for a run. āBut in January, I can get away to L.A. and Iāve found that if I get a four-to-six-week base of solid swimming and running I can tap back into it later as long as I maintain it once or twice a week. When I get a clear four-to-five-week window to prepare for an Ironman, like Copenhagen last year, Iām able to snap back into normal Ironman training.ā When we caught up with Wurf, he was doing what he does best: Training at his main home base in Andorra, racing his bike for INEOS Grenadiers, and averaging 320-340 watts for four-to-five hours, five days in a row, in some brutal early season competition. more at the link below and that he wonāt do st George world champs www.triathlete.com/training/how-and-why-cam-wurf-ran-a-255-marathon-in-his-neighborhood/
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Post by andrewearlwood on May 5, 2022 5:26:34 GMT 8
Heās in St George:
Picks Brownlee as the favourite.
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Post by andrewearlwood on May 5, 2022 8:45:35 GMT 8
I love the fact that everybody else that Bob interviews in his pre-race series only gets between 13 and 16 minutes for their interview, but Cam gets 27 minutes, lol.
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Post by Peter on May 5, 2022 9:28:43 GMT 8
I love the fact that everybody else that Bob interviews in his pre-race series only gets between 13 and 16 minutes for their interview, but Cam gets 27 minutes, lol. I laugh at that too. What did sanders get? He's usually up there too
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Post by prince on May 5, 2022 11:13:26 GMT 8
I hope a few of them chase Wurf on the bike as by the time the hills come they will all be cooked as christmas turkeys. I feel this race will be won by who can be patient and hold back a little. Sanders will blow as will Brownlee and maybe Blu. Sebi may have a good day as will Iden and Mcnamee is my thinking.
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Post by andrewearlwood on May 5, 2022 13:24:39 GMT 8
I love the fact that everybody else that Bob interviews in his pre-race series only gets between 13 and 16 minutes for their interview, but Cam gets 27 minutes, lol. I laugh at that too. What did sanders get? He's usually up there too Sanders did his own āvirtualā press conference because heās set up outside town near the swim and is trying to isolate as much as possible so he doesnāt get covid before the race. That means no sponsor appearances in the village and I presume no Breakfast with Bob interview. He did an hour with Talbot as a podcast instead of all of that today.
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Post by andrewearlwood on May 5, 2022 13:29:12 GMT 8
I hope a few of them chase Wurf on the bike as by the time the hills come they will all be cooked as christmas turkeys. I feel this race will be won by who can be patient and hold back a little. Sanders will blow as will Brownlee and maybe Blu. Sebi may have a good day as will Iden and Mcnamee is my thinking. Sanders talked at length in his podcast news conference today about being patient and letting the Wurf group go if the power numbers are too high. He kept on saying that holding back until the last half of the marathon will be key. So āin his headā he understands what he needs to do. Of course, heās just as likely to have a Lionel like rush of blood and go all out come race day. Blu is a smart racer. He made exactly the same points in his interview with Bob. I back him to actually execute his race according to plan though (although he did say that he couldnāt afford to let Cam get too far up the road because Cam is good at running 4min/km pace, even on tired legs, which is true: but I wouldnāt expect Blu to react to Cam until Cam got at least 5 minutes ahead on the road). Big difference.
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Post by prince on May 5, 2022 14:20:00 GMT 8
I hope a few of them chase Wurf on the bike as by the time the hills come they will all be cooked as christmas turkeys. I feel this race will be won by who can be patient and hold back a little. Sanders will blow as will Brownlee and maybe Blu. Sebi may have a good day as will Iden and Mcnamee is my thinking. Sanders talked at length in his podcast news conference today about being patient and letting the Wurf group go if the power numbers are too high. He kept on saying that holding back until the last half of the marathon will be key. So āin his headā he understands what he needs to do. Of course, heās just as likely to have a Lionel like rush of blood and go all out come race day. Blu is a smart racer. He made exactly the same points in his interview with Bob. I back him to actually execute his race according to plan though (although he did say that he couldnāt afford to let Cam get too far up the road because Cam is good at running 4min/km pace, even on tired legs, which is true: but I wouldnāt expect Blu to react to Cam until Cam got at least 5 minutes ahead on the road). Big difference. i guess Lionel is benefitting from having a smart coach. It would be really hard to do though, be patient when you see a decent size group up ahead. Thats why Crowie was so good, as he learnt patience. I think this may well be a fascinating race even more so than Kona. Cant wait. Peter, i suggest to harden up and stay awake.
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Post by Peter on May 5, 2022 15:37:04 GMT 8
Nah I have something on Sunday thatās more important and I canāt be tired.
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Post by andrewearlwood on May 7, 2022 6:32:22 GMT 8
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Post by andrewearlwood on Jun 29, 2022 16:29:00 GMT 8
Wurf has posted a picture of himself and family in Copenhagen this morning. Whilst he wasnāt announced by INEOS on their TDF roster, Iām guessing heās travelled there as cover just in case one of their riders gets the Rona, or has other complications this week. Maybe the team aināt confident about Yates, who had to withdraw from the Tour of Switzerland a couple of weeks ago because of covid.
If Wurf races the TDF I doubt heāll qualify for Kona at one of the last IM qualifiers in August this year.
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Post by Peter on Jul 10, 2022 16:55:02 GMT 8
Currently racing #IMVitoria
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Post by Peter on Jul 10, 2022 16:56:09 GMT 8
And winning
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Post by roxii on Jul 10, 2022 18:10:45 GMT 8
Looks messy trying to get past all the age groupers on that course.
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Post by andrewearlwood on Jul 10, 2022 20:28:21 GMT 8
He is gassed at 15km. He wont KQ this race. However, with 6 weeks to IM Mt Tremblant he has a chance to lay down a month of back to back 100km run / 20 km swim weeks and still make it.
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Post by flathead on Jul 10, 2022 22:01:39 GMT 8
Wurf was in 1st place but passed at 38km by Nick Kastelein (Australian)
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Post by andrewearlwood on Jul 11, 2022 4:38:42 GMT 8
Wow! Wurf was gone for all money, but held everyone off (except a flying Nick), even though gassed after the first lap of the run. Got his Kona slot - and 3 months to train for Kona without much distraction (although I think he is supposed to be doing the Tour of Britain at the beginning of September as his last cycling commitment this year)
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Post by Peter on Jul 11, 2022 5:16:22 GMT 8
Proves how good he is. He has hardly swum or run in months and still comes second and qualifies for kona.
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Post by Peter on Jul 11, 2022 5:19:50 GMT 8
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Post by prince on Jul 11, 2022 8:58:21 GMT 8
Proves how good he is. He has hardly swum or run in months and still comes second and qualifies for kona. To a bunch of nobodies though.
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Post by Cape_Horn on Jul 11, 2022 9:21:03 GMT 8
Proves how good he is. He has hardly swum or run in months and still comes second and qualifies for kona. To a bunch of nobodies though. So saying You can only race those who turned up, and you beat everyone who doesn't start. If the goal was to get top two, - mission achieved.
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Post by Peter on Jul 11, 2022 10:07:29 GMT 8
To a bunch of nobodies though. So saying You can only race those who turned up, and you beat everyone who doesn't start. If the goal was to get top two, - mission achieved. Agree.
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Post by andrewearlwood on Jul 11, 2022 10:32:36 GMT 8
Proves how good he is. He has hardly swum or run in months and still comes second and qualifies for kona. To a bunch of nobodies though. Trirating only had him as the 7th ranked athlete going into the race. The race included a guy who fished well inside the top 10 at st George, and Neilson - who is a gun. Nick is also highly rated. Greg Welsh was right when he said that Cam was only at 60-65% in swim/run fitness. Given how bad he looked at 15km, I though he was going to pull out at the end of the second lap and save himself for Lake Placid in two weeks time. The expected pass was supposed to happen around the 22 km mark, but he hung tough in a very impressive way: one of the gutsiest IM performances Iāve seen: in fact it was his two chasers who wilted, not Cam. However, with 3 months of swim/run work Cam should be at 100% preparation by Kona. A real prospect of a top 5 (noting also that he handily beat Lionel Sanders in Copenhagen last August on the back of a 6 week training block and no taper).
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Post by prince on Jul 11, 2022 11:33:54 GMT 8
To a bunch of nobodies though. Trirating only had him as the 7th ranked athlete going into the race. The race included a guy who fished well inside the top 10 at st George, and Neilson - who is a gun. Nick is also highly rated. Greg Welsh was right when he said that Cam was only at 60-65% in swim/run fitness. Given how bad he looked at 15km, I though he was going to pull out at the end of the second lap and save himself for Lake Placid in two weeks time. The expected pass was supposed to happen around the 22 km mark, but he hung tough in a very impressive way: one of the gutsiest IM performances Iāve seen: in fact it was his two chasers who wilted, not Cam. However, with 3 months of swim/run work Cam should be at 100% preparation by Kona. A real prospect of a top 5 (noting also that he handily beat Lionel Sanders in Copenhagen last August on the back of a 6 week training block and no taper). He may have been a chance for a top 5 a few years ago, but in my opinion there are quite a few that are challenging his cycling strengths now. The breaking of his recent record at Roth and his recent performance at St George goes to show. It proves that they don't need him to be at the front of the pack, plus unless you are even remotely capable of running sub 2:40-2:45 off a hard bike, you aint gunna be in the five a Kona this year. I think Cam has only run a 2.40 once before.
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Post by roxii on Jul 11, 2022 11:51:17 GMT 8
Be interesting to know how his contract is worded. Iād be surprised If heās not on a big fat bonus from Ineos for being there and repping the sponsors. Fair chance he may make more than the winner.
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Post by prince on Jul 11, 2022 12:01:51 GMT 8
Be interesting to know how his contract is worded. Iād be surprised If heās not on a big fat bonus from Ineos for being there and repping the sponsors. Fair chance he may make more than the winner. for sure. Pinarello sales would no doubt go through the roof every time he races. I was really interested in his aero hydration cockpit setup. It seemed there was something i hadn't seen before.
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