Lorient, France (September 25, 2008) - Round eleven of the 2008 BG Triathlon World Cup series makes its stop in northwestern France in the coastal city of Lorient this Saturday. The elite women will start at 11:30am (all times UTC/GMT +2)
Click here for full preview Felicity Abram of Australia has a chance to all but sew up the 2008 World Cup series title this weekend as she faces off against 44 other women including her only remaining threat Samantha Warriner of New Zealand. In all 13 Olympians will be on the women's start line gunning to move up in the rankings before 2008 draws to a close.
Athletes to Watch - Elite Women:
Felicity Abram (AUS) - current world #1, 4 world cup medals in 2008
Samantha Warriner (NZL) - 2004 & 2008 Olympian, 6 world cup wins
Nicola Spirig (SUI) - 2004 & 2008 Olympian, 2 world cup wins
Andrea Hewitt (NZL) - 2008 Olympian, 1 world cup win
Anja Dittmer (GER) - 2000, 2004 & 2008 Olympian, 7 world cup wins
Andrea Whitcombe (GBR) - 3 world cup wins
Debbie Tanner (NZL) - 2008 Olympian, 1 world cup win
Christiane Pilz (GER) - 2008 Olympian
Click here for women's start listThe race will be standard Olympic distance: 1.5-kilometer swim, 40-kilometer bike, 10-kilometer run. Live coverage will be available online at triathlon.org.
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