All Star Squad Assembled As Super League Enters Esports
An all star squad has been put together as super league become the first triathlon brand to enter esports competition as the biggest names of the sport prepare to do battle in the Zwift Classics Series.
The squad will include the likes of 2X Olympic gold medallist Alistair Brownlee, reigning Super League champion Vincent Luis and Norwegian powerhouse Kristian Blummenfelt on the mens side. For the women, the lineup will include Dutch star Rachel Klamer and Great Britains Jodie Stimpson.
The first race takes place on Thursday night in the men’s London International race, which which is being broadcast live on Super League’s Facebook page at 7pm BST.
This is an opportunity for triathletes to show their ability solely on two wheels against some of cycling’s elite and professionals. The Super League squad will take on a host of Pro cycling teams such as SEG Racing, Ribble-Weldtite, Hagens Berman Axeon, NTT, Canyon-dhb, Canyon/SRAM and TWENTY20 via the online training and racing platform Zwift.
Super League CEO, Michael D’hulst, said: It is going to be incredibly exciting to watch our squad race and for Super League to continue to lead the way in being innovative by having our athletes compete as a team in esports.
He went on further to say “I hope triathletes everywhere will be tuning in and cheering them on.”
The full Super League Triathlon Statement can be the read here
