Some of the best athletes on the planet converge on northern Alberta this weekend for the PTO Canadian Open.
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) is a new body, co-owned by the athletes themselves, who have united in a desire to see triathlon grow and thrive. Modelled after the WTA/ATP in tennis and the PGA/LPGA in golf, the PTO's primary focus is to grow the sport and increase the professionalism for all involved athletes.
That includes putting on events, of which the PTO Canadian Open in Edmonton is the first. Four more events will follow, with an exceptional prize purse of $5.5 million (USD) for the five combined races that make up the PTO Tour.
“Our sport has been offering fewer pro races and less prize money over the last few years, until the PTO stepped up with these major events," women's No. 10 and Edmonton native Paula Findlay said. "Since triathlon is my job, it only makes sense to show up fit and healthy at the races with the biggest prize money. Not only that, there is an enormous amount of support and exposure for athletes leading in and during these PTO events, which is huge for athletes and their sponsors. The prize purse is nice, and there are other huge benefits that you don’t see at other events.”
One such benenift is that the PTO Canadian Open will be a "who's who" of the sport, boasting arguably the best lineup of men's and women's triathletes in the world.
PTO Canadian Open 2022: Dates, how to watch
- Women's pro race: Saturday, July 23. 10:30 a.m. MT / 12:30 p.m. ET
- Men's pro race: Sunday, July 24. 12:30 p.m. MT / 2:30 p.m. ET
- Stream: DAZN
PTO Canadian Open 2022: Start lists
Women
- LAURA PHILIPP
- SKYE MOENCH
- EMMA PALLANT-BROWNE
- JEANNI METZLER
- PAULA FINDLAY
- FENELLA LANGRIDGE
- JACKIE HERING
- HOLLY LAWRENCE
- NICOLA SPIRIG
- ASHLEIGH GENTLE
- TAMARA JEWETT
- CHELSEA SODARO
- JOCELYN MCCAULEY
- SARA PEREZ SALA
- ELLIE SALTHOUSE
- LUISA BAPTISTA
- SOPHIE WATTS
- NIKKI BARTLETT
- SARAH CROWLEY
- HANNAH WELLS
- LAURA SIDDALL
- LOTTE WILMS
- INDIA LEE
- PAMELLA OLIVEIRA
- JULIE DERRON
- ELISABETTA CURRIDORI
- DANIELLE LEWIS
- LAUREN BRANDON
- PENNY SLATER
- RACHEL "RACH" MCBRIDE
- RADKA KAHLEFELDT
- VITTORIA LOPES
Men
- RISTIAN BLUMMENFELT
- GUSTAV IDEN
- LIONEL SANDERS
- MATT HANSON
- JACKSON LAUNDRY
- BEN KANUTE
- SAM LAIDLOW
- DAVID MCNAMEE
- MAX NEUMANN
- SAMUEL APPLETON
- KYLE SMITH
- REINALDO COLUCCI
- JASON WEST
- FREDERIC FUNK
- MIKI MOERCK TAAGHOLT
- CLEMENT MIGNON
- SEBASTIAN KIENLE
- COLLIN CHARTIER
- ANDRE LOPES
- THOMAS STEGER
- TIM VAN BERKEL
- PABLO DAPENA GONZALEZ
- FILIPE AZEVEDO
- ANDREW STARYKOWICZ
- PIETER HEEMERYCK
- ERIC LAGERSTROM
- YOURI KEULEN
- KYLE BUCKINGHAM
- STEVEN MCKENNA
- JACK MOODY
- BRENT MCMAHON
- AARON ROYLE
- JASON POHL
- HENRI SCHOEMAN
- ALISTAIR BROWNLEE
- MATTHEW SHARPE
- MATTHEW MCELROY
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