WTCS Pontevedra start list for Elite Men as Yee chases first world title

WTCS Pontevedra is bringing all the action on Saturday as the best male short course athletes in the world battle for global glory at the 2023 Grand Final in Spain.

Similarly to last season in Abu Dhabi, Britain’s Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde lead the way in the standings as both try to vanquish the demons from last year, where Frenchman Leo Bergere surprised everyone to take the title in the final hour.

Below, you can find all the details on who will toe the line in Pontevedra, as well as the absentees, with additional details on start times and how to watch live on race day.

WTCS Pontevedra Start List – Elite Men

The start list for this weekend’s massive showdown in Spain is as follows:

BIB	FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	COUNTRY
1	Alex	Yee	GBR
2	Hayden	Wilde	NZL
3	Vasco	Vilaca	POR
4	Leo	Bergere	FRA
5	Dorian	Coninx	FRA
6	Matthew	Hauser	AUS
7	Kristian	Blummenfelt	NOR
8	Pierre	Le Corre	FRA
9	Csongor	Lehmann	HUN
10	Tim	Hellwig	GER
11	Miguel	Hidalgo	BRA
12	Roberto	Sanchez Mantecón	ESP
14	Jelle	Geens	BEL
15	Kenji	Nener	JPN
16	Marten	Van Riel	BEL
17	Manoel	Messias	BRA
19	Tyler	Mislawchuk	CAN
20	Jonas	Schomburg	GER
21	Henri	Schoeman	RSA
22	Antonio	Serrat Seoane	ESP
23	Bence	Bicsak	HUN
24	Valentin	Wernz	GER
25	Barclay	Izzard	GBR
26	Lasse	Luhrs	GER
27	Dylan	McCullough	NZL
28	Taylor	Reid	NZL
29	Tom	Richard	FRA
30	Matthew	McElroy	USA
31	Richard	Murray	NED
32	Seth	Rider	USA
33	Gabor	Faldum	HUN
34	Vetle Bergsvik	Thorn	NOR
35	Michele	Sarzilla	ITA
36	Morgan	Pearson	USA
37	Charles	Pacquet	CAN
38	Emil	Holm	DEN
39	Jonathan	Brownlee	GBR
40	Jacob	Birtwhistle	AUS
41	David	Castro Fajardo	ESP
42	Takumi	Hojo	JPN
43	Sylvain	Fridelance	SUI
44	Sergio	Baxter Cabrera	ESP
45	Ricardo	Batista	POR
46	Mark	Devay	HUN
47	Gianluca	Pozzatti	ITA
48	Brock	Hoel	CAN
49	Luke	Willian	AUS
50	Lasse Nygaard	Priester	GER
51	Makoto	Odakura	JPN
52	Simon	Westermann	SUI
53	Brandon	Copeland	AUS
54	Aram Michell	Penaflor Moysen	MEX
55	Genis	Grau	ESP
56	Ren	Sato	JPN
57	Alois	Knabl	AUT
58	Tjebbe	Kaindl	AUT
59	Shachar	Sagiv	ISR
60	Gaspar	Riveros	CHI
61	Rotislav	Pevstov	AZE
62	Callum	McClusky	AUS
63	Darr	Smith	USA
64	Max	Stapley	GBR
65	Aoba	Yasumatsu	JPN
67	Arnaud	Mengal	BEL
68	Itamar	Eshed	ISR

Start time and how to watch live

The race for Elite Men starts at 17:20 local time on Saturday September 23. That corresponds to 16:20 UK time, 11:20 on the East Coast of the United States and 08:20 PST.

For live streaming, you can sign up for World Triathlon’s ‘Triathlonlive.tv’ service to watch all the events live – wherever you are in the world. If you are in the UK, the BBC is your best option for free to air coverage.