Lucy Charles-Barclay set to make a sensational debut in short course triathlon
Lucy Charles-Barclay is to make a sensational debut in short course triathlon racing in the SLT Arena Games powered by Zwift.
Better known for her achievements in long course triathlon having taken three second place finishes at the Ironman World Championship in Kona, she is set to drop down in distance for Super League’s events in London on March 27 and Rotterdam on April 18.
The announcement concludes the women’s line-up for the race at the Aquatics Centre on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park later this month which is as follows: Lucy Charles-Barclay, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Sophie Coldwell, Kate Waugh, Ruth Astle, Beth Potter, Helen Jenkins, Alice Betto, Ilaria Zane, Anna Godoy.
It will be intriguing to see how Charles-Barclay fares against Britian’s best short course athletes such as ITU World Champion Georgia Taylor-Brown and ETU Champion Beth Potter.
Charles-Barclay is under no illusions about the quantum leap she is making saying “I expect the event to be absolutely brutal in terms of being painful, fast and furious racing. Each round will be 15 minutes of hell, three times, so it will be an absolute sufferfest but that is what I enjoy most with racing and going all in and seeing what happens.”
You will be able to watch live coverage of the London race on March 27 on the BBC Sport website & app and Connected TV as well as BBC iPlayer from 3pm.
