With the biggest names and exciting formats, the ground-breaking professional triathlon league launches its global five-round Championship in the UK, Malta, Spain, Singapore and Australia.
Super League Triathlon (SLT) proudly announce their 2018-19 season schedule, consisting of five Championship rounds as well as two Qualifier events. The Qualifiers will take place in the iconic triathlon heartlands of Poznan (Poland) and Penticton (Canada), setting the tone for what will be a gripping season ahead.
The Championship events will be held in five unique locations across Europe and Asia Pacific, showcasing pristine beaches, epic terrains and historical landmarks. These five locations for the 2018-19 season are: Jersey (UK), Malta, Mallorca (Spain, in collaboration with host venue partner Rafa Nadal Sports Centre), Singapore and Australia.
Two-time Olympic gold medallist Alistair Brownlee said:
It’s great to kick off the Super League season close to home. There was such a great crowd in Jersey last year; this new format of triathlon makes for some great racing and is really entertaining to watch, so I’m excited for a big turnout and to see what I can do in September.
After successful globally televised pilot races in Jersey and Hamilton Island (Australia) last year, SLT will be bringing their innovative, action-packed triathlon league to a globally engaged triathlon fanbase of over 590 million people with races across four continents.
Two-time ITU World Champion and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Flora Duffy said:
I was pleased to see the commitment between Super League Triathlon and the ITU, towards gender equality, clean sport and building triathlon’s audience globally. These are ideals I am excited to contribute towards, by racing my first Super League Triathlon in Jersey on Sept 29th. The format excites me, and I believe rewards a rounded triathlete which I’ve always strived to be. At this exciting stage of my career, facing new race formats is a welcome challenge. The locations are new to my schedule too, and I look forward to exploring them as the series moves from Jersey, Malta, Mallorca, Singapore and Australia.
Commonwealth gold medallist Henri Schoeman said: “I’m excited to get the Super League Triathlon season kicked off again. I had bad luck in both Hamilton and Jersey last year so I’m hoping it can only get better and go for the series win. I’ve had a great start to the 2018 season so far with two medals at the Commonwealth Games, so I’m feeling confident.”
The newly introduced Championship series will kick off in Jersey on 29th September, with big names competing including the Brownlee brothers (GBR), Flora Duffy (BER), Richard Murray (RSA), Henri Schoeman (RSA), Mario Mola (ESP), Ashleigh Gentle (AUS), Nicola Spirig (SUI) and Katie Zaferes (USA). The league will continue in Malta (27-28 October), Mallorca (3-4 November) and Singapore (23-24 February 2019), with the final event held in Australia (16-17 March 2019).
SLT sees the top 50 (25 male and 25 female) triathletes from around the world compete to discover who can own the bragging rights as the best all-round triathlete of the season. Athletes qualify for the five-event series in one of three ways (equally split between men and women): Automatic qualification from the previous SLT season (20 places), wildcard qualification (10 places) and ‘Golden Ticket’ success at the SLT Qualifiers in Poland and Canada (20 places) in June and August.
