PTO Tour US Open: Ashleigh Gentle leads the way as women’s field announced

PTO World #1 Ashleigh Light is the first title on the delivery list for the PTO Tour US Originate next month, as the Australian appears to defend her title from Dallas at the fresh proceed venue in Milwaukee on August 5.

Dwelling favourites Taylor Knibb and Chelsea Sodaro lead the trend for the Americans, with Paula Findlay and Tamara Jewett guaranteeing that Canada will be nicely represented South of the Border.

With 24 athletes announced to this level within the females’s self-discipline, it appears intention to be an exhilarating proceed, nonetheless misses the stay-stay quality that the PTO Tour European Originate boasted, with winner Anne Haug and third space finisher Lucy Charles-Barclay each and each absent.

Milwaukee intention for fireworks

Even as four of the most up-to-date PTO World Prime 10 are missing in Milwaukee – Haug, Charles-Barclay, Daniela Ryf and Emma Pallant-Browne – the self-discipline is gentle solid and appears like the supreme opportunity for Light to verbalize one other PTO Tour salvage.

After a rocky delivery up to the year, Light used to be spectacular in Ibiza, handiest shedding to a vivid Haug, with the Aussie having a secret agent to be trending within the fair direction heading into August after consecutive podiums at IRONMAN 70.3 Switzerland and IRONMAN 70.3 Andorra.

Even as she would possibly maybe perhaps not be within the identical develop she used to be last season where she took the PTO Canadian Originate and US Originate wins so dominantly, Light knows the 100km distance within and out and also can gentle undoubtedly be the heavy favourite heading into Milwaukee.

Thru challengers, Findlay and Knibb, off the inspire of some national time trial action to delivery out the summer season, are the mountainous names on the delivery list and done runner-up to Light at the Canadian and US Originate last year respectively. Can they finally beat Light right here?

Laura Philipp, who neglected the proceed in Ibiza as a result of illness, is nicely one to secret agent after a salvage at IRONMAN 70.3 Kraichgau and third at Instruct Roth, whereas conversely, Sodaro will hope she can rediscover some develop after a disappointing spell that has viewed her DNF in Ibiza and Roth.

Lastly, handiest the dwelling nation outnumbers the Brits, as five females from the UK make the preliminary delivery list. Kat Matthews, Holly Lawrence and Instruct Championship winner India Lee all uncover the quality to podium in Milwaukee as each and each Ruth Astle and Lucy Byram are supplied with a proper opportunity to current themselves in a high calibre self-discipline.

Four wild playing cards for the mountainous showdown in Milwaukee will be announced on Thursday (July 13).

PTO Tour US Originate delivery list – Ladies folk

1. Ashleigh Light (AUS) 
2. Paula Findlay (CAN) 
3. Taylor Knibb (USA) 
4. Chelsea Sodaro (USA) 
5. Laura Philipp (GER) 
6. Holly Lawrence (GBR) 
7. Tamara Jewett (CAN) 
8. Kat Matthews (GBR) 
9. Skye Moench (USA) 
10. India Lee (GBR) 
11. Jocelyn McCauley (USA) 
12. Marjolaine Pierré (FRA) 
13. Sarah Correct (USA) 
14. Maja Stage Nielsen (DEN) 
15. Jackie Hering (USA) 
16. Ellie Salthouse (AUS) 
17. Danielle Lewis (USA) 
18. Rebecca Clarke (NZL) 
19. Jeanni Metzler (SA) 
20. Anne Reischmann (GER) 
21. Lucy Byram (GBR) 
22. Rach McBride (CAN) 
23. Haley Chura (USA) 
24. Ruth Astle (GBR)