The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) is providing $20,000 for prize money at the upcoming Canadian Pro Triathlon Championship in Caledon, Ont. on Sept. 13.
The non-drafting Olympic-distance event is being put together by Canadian members of the PTO.
“It has been a difficult year for everyone in our sport,” says PTO pro Jackson Laundry, one of the organizers of the race. “PTO Professionals have been very fortunate that the PTO paid out $2.5 million to over 200 professional triathletes to help many survive. We are all eager to race, but the restrictions have been difficult to overcome.”
Thanks to help from Barrie Shepley and the C3-Canadian Cross Training Club, the event will utilize the same course as the “old school” triathlon series run this summer. The swim will be done as a time trial separate from the bike and run – the athletes will start the bike in order of their swim finish.
The field is expected to include 10 men and women. Currently entered are:
Women:
- Dominika Jamnicky
- Tamara Jewett
- Karol-Ann Roy
- Amelie Kretz
- Rachel McBride
- Pamela Ann Bachelder St-Pierre
- Kristen Marchant
- Kira Gupta-Baltazar
Men:
- Jackson Laundry
- Taylor Reid
- Cody Beals
- Brent McMahon
- Jason Pohl
- Jeremy Briand
- Charles Paquet
- Liam Donnelly
- Tristen Jones
- Francis Lefebvre
Find out more about the event here.
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