Natascha Badmann to captain Team Europe at the Collins Cup
Natascha Badmann has been announced by The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) as the new Captain of Team Europe at the PTO’s inaugural event The Collins Cup.
The 54 year old and 6x IRONMAN Kona World Champion will replace Chrissie Wellington as Team Europe captain. Wellington and Team International captains, Erin Baker and Craig Alexander are unable to attend the event due to disrupted travel plans as a result of COVID-19.
Badmann released a Instagram post on her appointment:
“I could not be more thrilled at being asked to be Team Europe Captain for the inaugural Collins Cup. The primary mission of the PTO is to celebrate the sport of triathlon and by bringing together today’s top triathletes in a battle to see which region dominates the sport of triathlon, will not only be a riveting competition, but will serve as a platform for professionals and fans alike to celebrate our sport.”
What is The Collins Cup?
Scheduled to take place on 28th August at the extraordinary x-bionic® sphere in Šamorín, near Bratislava, Slovakia, The Collins Cup is a new race format modelled after the Ryder Cup, which will see teams of European, International and USA athletes pitted against one another and put on display the excitement, rivalry, drama and personalities of the sport of triathlon. Each team will consist of 12 professional triathletes, six men and six women. Eight athletes, four men and four women, will earn a place on their respective teams by way of the PTO World Rankings™system and the remaining four athletes, two men and two women, will be selected by the non-athlete PTO Board Members with advice from Team Captains.
