Largest pro field to compete in NZ Tauranga Half triathlon

Thursday 19 January 2023

The largest pro field to compete at a NZ triathlon event has assembled for the 2023 Tauranga Half Ironman.

Full of Olympians and Multisport World Champions including Braden Currie, Hannah Wells, Cam Brown, Amelia Rose Watkinson & Ryan Sissons will line up in the nearly 30 strong field.

Festival Director Julia Tilley is over the moon and said “we have a strong line up full of incredible depth. It’s going to be a showdown an incredibly flat, fast course and you’re not going to want to miss it”.

The stacked men’s pro field which includes Taupo Ironman 70.3 champion Jack Moody, Olympian Ryan Sissons, Braden Currie, Mike Phillips, Sam Osborne, Ben Phillips, Mark Bowstead, Simon Cochrane, Scott Harpham, Ben Hamilton, Tom Somerville, Brett Clifford, Jayden Kuijpers, Lucas DuRoss, Bryan Rhodes, Liam Bird & Mike Tong.

The women’s field is set to be an exciting battle of pro’s with Amelia Rose Watkinson returning from home base Melbourne to take on Local Hannah Berry (nee Wells) who only needs to walk a few meters from home to the start line. The deep women’s field includes Hannah Wells, Rebecca Clarke, Amelia Rose Watkinson, Samantha Kingsford, Laura Wood, Hannah Howell & Fiona Gallagher.

On top of the pro field, around 700 others will race on the day to give it a go on the fast, flat Tauranga Eastern Link highway. Festival Director Julia Tilley said “when we have this kind of field it’s such a great feeling to know that we have one of the best courses in the world for them to race on!”

For local athletes wanting to challenge themselves with an athletic endeavour in the new year, entries are open at www.mountfestival.kiwi

MALE PRO:
Ben Hamilton
Ben Phillips
Braden Currie
Brett Clifford 
Bryan Rhodes
Cam Brown
Jack Moody
Jason Hunt
Jayden Kuijpers
Kyle Smith
Lucas Duross
Mark Bowstead
Matt Kerr
Mike Phillips
Mike Tong
Ryan Sissons
Sam Osborne
Scott Harpham
Simon Cochrane
Tom Somerville

FEMALE PRO:
Amelia Watkinson
Debbie Fuller
Emily McNaughtan
Fiona Gallagher
Hannah Howell
Hannah Wells
Laura Wood
Nikkola Mathews
Rebecca Clarke
Sam Kingsford
Simone Ackermann

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