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IRONMAN World Champion Sam Laidlow has introduced his race calendar for the season, together with his sights set firmly on defending his World Championship title in Kona.
Contracted to the brand new T100 Triathlon World Tour, the Frenchman additionally revealed the places on the collection he plans to race in 2024.
Regardless of being absolutely centered on clinching a primary crown in Kona, the 25-year-old additionally mentioned in his most up-to-date YouTube video that he believes he’s able to a PTO podium.
“My coronary heart is and at all times will probably be set on the IRONMAN”
Talking about his plans for the upcoming season, Laidlow mentioned that even after his IRONMAN World Championship win in Good final yr, the plan stays the identical.
“My coronary heart is and at all times will probably be set on the IRONMAN distance and though one of the best appear to be racing the PTO, the general objective continues to be for me to win IRONMAN World titles.
“That being mentioned, I believe I’m able to profitable a PTO race, simply perhaps not this yr however I assume we must wait and discover out as I’ll actually attempt.”
Validation date set for July
To safe his spot in Kona, Laidlow must validate with a race earlier than the World Championship and has opted to go to Spain two weeks earlier than the T100 London.
“I’m going to start out my season by going to Miami, then to Singapore after which I haven’t obtained that a lot racing between then and my subsequent race.
“I’ll do a giant block to organize for the Ironman I must race to validate and that’s going to be in Spain at IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz.
“Two weeks later I’ll race at PTO London, which will probably be fascinating to see how I get better from an IRONMAN and again it up as later within the season I’ve to get better from Kona and do the following two PTO races within the Center East.
“After PTO London I’ll do ten weeks of full IRONMAN prep at residence, then to PTO Ibiza a month earlier than Kona after which from there I’ll go straight from Ibiza to Kona and spend a month on the Massive Island.”
Written by
Tomos Land
Tomos Land is a triathlon & working journalist whose experience lies within the skilled world of brief course & lengthy distance triathlon, although he additionally boasts an in depth information of ultra-running.
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