The
Canadian is up against some tough competition including
British legend Simon Lessing - Lessing may have finished
out of the medals at the Olympics but is always a
consistent competitor at ITU World Cup events and
one to watch for. He has been World Champion four
times since 1990 and has won four ITU World Cups since
1998.
Top
US triathlete Hunter Kemper will also make his series
debut in Florida along with Gamagori World Cup silver
medalist, Matt Reed from New Zealand fresh off of
two strong races in Japan.
In
the women's event, Australian Michellie Jones, silver
medallist at the Sydney Olympics will be competing
in her first World Cup of the season. She is racing
against a fearsome field including American teammates
Barbara Lindquist and Laura Reback and Canadians Carol
Montgomery and Sharon Donnelly.
Lindquist
came second at the Ishigaki World Cup last week while
Reback proved she is one to watch for in 2001 - after
months of training with Olympic Champion Simon Whitfield,
she won her first ITU World Cup in Gamagori and came
fourth in Ishigaki after a grueling race.
Carol
Montgomery is undoubtedly the strongest runner on
the women's circuit and will be looking for a good
start to her World Cup season. Montgomery has already
proven her prowess at racing in the Florida heat with
a first place finish at the recent Pan American Triathlon
Championships in Cleremont, Florida.
The
St. Petersburg course consists of a 1500m two-lap
saltwater swim in Tampa Bay with expected water temperatures
of 75-80 degrees F so no wetsuits will be allowed.
The 40Km bike ride is eight laps of a flat, fairly
technical route along the downtown waterfront and
the 10k run is four laps also on the flat.
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