PTO 2020 Championship

Watch the best short & middle distance triathletes compete at the iconic Daytona International Speedway in this unique, world class triathlon event.

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PTO 2020 Championship

The PTO, alongside Challenge Daytona, are bringing the best triathletes in the world to the Daytona International Speedway for the PTO 2020 Championships. Accompanied by a $1million prize purse this promises to bring some very exciting racing, all of which can be witnessed worldwide on the live broadcast!

Date Dec 04 2020 - Dec 06 2020
Venue Daytona International Speedway, Florida
Distance 100km
Format Pro & Age group
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The PTO 2020 Championship will be broadcast worldwide directly to fans via various broadcast partners as well as our PPV platform. Offering world class coverage previously unseen in triathlon this is one event you won't want to miss out on!

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Head to Head - Joe Skipper and Sam Long

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Editorial

Jonny Brownlee, Lisa Norden, Henri Schoeman and Angela Naeth are the latest wildcard selections for the PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGEDAYTONA® With Jonny Brownlee and Henri Schoeman joining Jonny’s brother Alistair, and Javier Gomez on the start line, the star-studded field will have every men’s Olympic medal winner from both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, renewing old rivalries. Speaking of rivalries, The PTO 2020 Championship will give Olympic silver medalist Lisa Norton one final chance to settle the score with fellow wildcard selection Nicola Spirig, who took the Gold form Norden in a heart-breaking photo finish. The latest four nominees further bolster the star-studded line-up and will make predicting a winner of the blockbuster $1,000,000 purse even more difficult. Jonny Brownlee--A glimpse into the future A household name, Brownlee has been ITU World Champion in 2012, a three-time Mixed Relay World Champion and a two-time ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Champion. The 30-year-old Yorkshireman has enjoyed success at Olympic level too, picking up a bronze medal in 2012 before going one better with a silver in 2016. He has indicated that Tokyo in 2021 will be his final Olympics, so the PTO 2020 Championship could be a tantalising glimpse into his future after that. Can he display the same smooth transition to middle-distance racing as his brother in recent years? December 6 should begin to answer that question. Lisa Norden--Pedal to the metal Norden is another athlete who has stood on an Olympic podium, following her silver medal-winning effort at London 2012. The Swedish athlete has also won a World Championship Gold and represented her country in the UCI Cycling World Championships. Norden has moved permanent into middle-distance racing, and her recent form has been excellent, with victory at the PTO-supported Pushing Limits race and a dominant success at IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia in Poland (courtesy of a massive bike split). Arguably the best rider around, Norden’s ability to attack on the bike would certainly put her in contention from the start in Florida. Henri Schoeman—Ready to Shine While Norden brings the ‘X-factor’ on the bike, world-class swimmer Schoeman adds yet more elite talent in the water. Schoeman has spent years battling the Brownlee Brothers. He captured a bronze medal in the 2016 Olympics, where Alistair and Jonny won Gold and Silver, respectively. His impressive victory later that year at the ITO Grand Final, was over-shadowed by the iconic image of Alistair pushing a collapsing Jonny over the finish line. The South African star vanished both Brownlees and the 2018 Commonwealth Games, taking the Gold. Schoeman has now begin to move-up to some middle-distance racing and find the space once again occupied by the pesky British brothers. Expect Schoeman putting the likes of Lionel Sanders and Sebastian Kienle under early pressure thanks to that prowess in the water, but will his legs be able to handle the onslaught from the uber-riders Angela Naeth—Canadian Grit Speaking to Angela Naeth it is easy to think of her as the stereo-typical easy-going polite Canadian, but despite her diminutive stature and ever-present smile, the British Colombian born Naeth is a gritty, determined competitor, who has overcome challenges that would defeated most others.

Olympic Medals and Canadian grit join the wildcard cast for PTO 2020 Championship

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Wildcard Selection Criteria

Wildcard Selection Criteria

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Automatic Qualifiers

Automatic Qualifiers

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