The revamped Supertri season kicks off this Sunday in Boston, with most of the biggest triathlon names from the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris coming together again – and both individual gold medalists are in the mix.
We get the first meeting between Alex Yee And Hayden Wilde since that epic duel for gold in Paris 2024, while it is again seconds for Cassandra Beaugrand Against Beth Potter among women.
Boston is a brand new venue for Supertri and the first of five races on the way to the finale, which will once again take place in Neom, Saudi Arabia.
There are a lot of changes to Supertri this season – with a tweaked format (now always Enduro), team franchise owners, massive changes to prize money distribution and even improved broadcast graphics to make the races easier to follow. Read on to find out more…
Start time and live viewer function
The race will take place on Sunday, August 18, 2024.
Women’s PRO race: 12:43 local time, which is 17:43 UK and 18:43 CET
Men’s PRO race: 13:56 local time, which corresponds to 18:56 UK and 19:56 CET
You can register for free to watch the races on the Supertri website. Here You will also find detailed information about the channels in your region on this page.
Professional Women – Who will compete in the Boston Supertri race?
On Sunday, the best short-distance racers in the world will compete. Cassandra Beaugrand Against Beth Potter dynamic an obvious headline.
It was the French star who had the edge in the last three encounters, including the all-important one in Paris.
But Potter is the “queen of transitions” – could that prove crucial in this short, sharp format?
And how will the 16-year-old phenomenon Fanni Szalai compete against the Olympic greats?
And a few changes to report: 21-year-old Dutch athlete Barbara De Koningwho already has one season of Supertri experience behind her, will be part of a Crown Racing women’s squad that also includes heavyweights Beaugrand, Georgia Taylor Brown And Kate Waugh.
De Koning is Crown’s U23 athlete (every team must have one in their squad) and will benefit enormously from working with such stars.
Brownlee Racing has now added a fifth woman to its squad after Jess Learmonth had to miss the start of the season due to injury.
Alice BettoThe 36-year-old, who represented Italy at the Olympic Games in Paris, is a permanent addition and will initially replace Learmonth and then other planned absences during the league season.
Brownlee Race: Beth Potter, Olivia Mathias, Jess Fullagar and Alice Betto
Crown Race: Cassandre Beaugrand, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Kate Waugh and Barbara De Koning
Podium races: Jeanne Lehair, Fanni Szalai, Vittória Lopes and Léonie Périault
Stars & Stripes: Katie Zaferes, Taylor Spivey, Kirsten Kasper and Cathia Schär
Professional men – Paris 1-2 back in action
We didn’t have to wait long for the last round in this exciting Alex Yee / Hayden Wilde Rivalry.
The couple were stunning on the pitch in Paris and as athletic as ever off it.
And it will be fascinating to see how the Super League legend Vincent Luis drives alongside Wilde for Crown Racing after he was not nominated for the Olympic Games.
There is also a new addition to the Crown Racing team who has confirmed that Vetle Bergsvik Thornwho competed for Norway at the Olympic Games and is considered an up-and-coming talent in the productive Norwegian system, will join Wilde, Luis and Max Stapley.
Brownlee Race: Alex Yee, Connor Bentley, Sergio Baxter Cabrera and Hugo Milner
Crown Race: Hayden Wilde, Vincent Luis, Max Stapley and Vetle Bergsvik Thorn
Podium races: Matt Hauser, Dorian Coninx, Kenji Nener and John Reed
Stars & Stripes: Chase McQueen, Seth Rider, Vasco Vilaca and Tim Hellwig
More about the Supertri teams
Each team will consist of four women and four men and must include one athlete under 23, in keeping with supertri’s commitment to developing the future of triathlon.
The team managers are as follows:
Brownlee Racing – Not Stanford
Podium race – Tim Don
Crown Racing – Chris McCormack
Stars & Stripes Racing – Parker Spencer
And with nearly $1 million up for grabs in this year’s team prize fund – more than triple what it will be in 2023 – it’s expected to become even more of a focus in the coming months.
The course
The format in Boston – and all Supertri races this season – is ENDURO.
Put simply, these are three consecutive triathlons (all in the order of swimming, cycling and running), with no breaks in between.
And not everyone will reach the finish line, because if an athlete is more than 90 seconds behind the leader at any point, he or she will be eliminated.
The event is part of the famous Boston Triathlon Weekend and starts and finishes at DCR Carson Beach next to the historic McCormack Bath House. The bike and run are in a loop along DCR Day Boulevard.
Each stage consists of 300 m swimming (one lap), 4 km cycling (four laps) and 1.6 km running (two laps).
The rules – and peculiarities – of Supertri
In the Supertri, the “normal” rules do not apply and you can earn a small shortcut, the so-called “Short Chute”, during the race if you cross the finish line first at various points.
You can earn a short chute in Boston as follows:
- the first athlete to cross the Mount Line after swimming on Stage 1,
- the first over the Mount Line after the bike on stage 1 (i.e. after T2)
- the first over the dismount line after the run on stage 1.
Short Chutes are won for a team and awarded to an athlete during the race by their team manager. Short Chutes must be completed on the first lap of the race in Leg 3. No team can win more than one Short Chute.
