Lindley
has won every race she has entered since the beginning
of June, including ITU World Cups in Toronto, Corner
Brook and Tiszaujvaros and the World Championships.
The schedule has been tough for Lindley and it will
be tough for the 32 year old to retain this level.
While
the match up will be enthralling, other form athletes
will race for premium ITU World Ranking and Olympic
qualifying points.
Last
weekend's runners up to Lindley in Tiszaujvaros, Wieke
Hoogzaad (NED) and Anje Dittmer (GER) will be certain
to figure in the race to the podium. Hoogzaad is approaching
the best form of her career, while Dittmer has missed
the entire ITU season to date, recovering from a foot
injury.
Top
ten finishers from the World Championships Kathleen
Smet (BEL) and Silvia Gemignani (ITA) are fresh and
rested since the 22 July event in Edmonton, Canada,
in contrast to the hectic racing schedule of Hoogzaad
and Lindley.
ITU
World Ranking and Olympic qualification points are
at a premium, as positions are swapped and jostled
with three World Cup races remaining on the calendar.
And
one of the captivating rivalries is unfolding between
World Number One, Chris Hill (AUS) and World Number
Three, Craig Watson (NZL). While Hill has chosen not
to race in Lausanne, Watson has the opportunity to
steal the rankings lead if he can win this weekend.
However
Martin Krnavek (CZE), winner of the Corner Brook and
Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup races will be difficult
to beat. He is riding high on the adrenaline of success
and motivated by a disappointing flu virus in Edmonton,
ending his chances of World Championship success.
Former World Champion Chris McCormack (AUS) shares
that disappointment with Krnavek. Arguably the strongest
cyclist on the ITU circuit, McCormack crashed out
of the Edmonton race and will look for retribution
in Lausanne.
Both
the women's and men's races are heavy with European
entries, some in preparation for the Goodwill Games,
to be held in Brisbane, Australia on 2 September.
The
next event on the calendar is the ITU World Long Distance
Duathlon Championships in Venray, Holland on 9 September.
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