Lindley
Aims for 4th Win, Men's Event Anyone's Game
2002
ITU World Cup Series - Round 8
Lausanne, Switzerland
31 August 2002
For
immediate release - Vancouver, Canada: Siri Lindley
(USA) is in Lausanne looking for her 4th victory in
as many starts against a tough field of international
women. Meanwhile on the men's side a virtual "who's
who" of the triathlon world is lining up to contest
the 8th event in the 2002 ITU World Cup series.
It
has been another golden year for American Siri Lindley
with 3 World Cup titles already to her credit and
over half the season still to come. Lindley has been
victorious on this course twice in the past and will
be looking to re-claim the titles she won here in
2000 and 2001. Standing in her way is current European
Champion and bronze medallist at the Corner Brook
World Cup, Kathleen Smet (BEL), Commonwealth Games
silver medallist, Leanda Cave (GBR) and runner-up
to Lindley in Corner Brook, Jill Savege from Canada.
Olympic champion, Brigitte McMahon has also been working
her way back to the top this season and will be looking
to perform well in front of a hometown crowd in Lausanne.
One
of the hottest fields of the season will be on hand
for the men's event as Swiss favorite, Reto Hug attempts
to defend his 2001 title. However, it won't be an
easy task for Hug as he's up against some of the best
men in the world. Gamagori World Cup winner and Edmonton
silver medallist, Greg Bennett (AUS) will lead the
challenge along with teammates Miles Stewart (who
recently captured the silver medal at the Commonwealth
Games) and Chris McCormack who was second to Hug last
year. 2000 winner, Andrew Johns spends much of his
season training in Switzerland and is well suited
to the challenging Lausanne terrain. Others to watch
out for include newlywed Craig Watson (NZL) who took
the bronze medal at last year's worlds, Martin Krnavek
(CZE) and Bevan Docherty (NZL) who has been on the
podium twice already this season and was third here
last year.
The
newly designed Lausanne course consists of a 2 lap
(1500m) lake swim, a challenging 6 lap (40km) bike
and a 4 lap (10km) run along the lake. US$60,000 in
prize money will be awarded to the top 20 men and
women along with valuable ITU World Ranking points,
the primary means of qualification for the ITU World
Championships and the Olympic Games. The women hit
the water at 12noon while the men take off at 5:30pm.
Click
here for complete
start lists and don't forget to tune in on race day
for live event coverage via the web. For further information
please contact ITU Headquarters at: ituhdq@triathlon.org
or Tel: 1.604.926.7250
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