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Lucy Charles-Barclay, Marten Van Riel and Jamie Riddle take apart the Kona swim five days before the 2026 IRONMAN World Championship. Does winning the water still win you anything on this island? Race Week, presented by DUVA. Day one is Swim Day, presented by ROKA, live from Ali'i Drive with Will McCloy, Belinda Granger, Craig Alexander and Mark Matthews. IN THIS EPISODE Why the men's front pack is now 20 deep The 4:09 Marten needs on Kristian Blummenfelt, with $200K on the line The gaps Lucy wants over Taylor Knibb and Kat Matthews at T1 Jamie Riddle's plan for his first Kona: podium or blow up trying Kat Matthews asks a question from the crowd Every guest's Podium Picks, on the record. One of them picks themselves to win. 🏆 MAKE YOUR PODIUM PICKS presented by ROKA Multisport Lock in yours before Saturday: https://protrinews.com/podium-picks 🙌 Massive Thanks To Our Partners 🌙 Race Week is presented by DUVA. DUVA ONE sleep earbuds adapt to you through the night. https://duva.com/?utm_source=protrinews&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=race-week 🏊 Swim Day is presented by ROKA https://roka.com/?utm_source=protrinews&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=race-week 🚴 Ventum: catch Bike Day tomorrow https://ventumracing.com/?utm_source=protrinews&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=race-week 📈 TrainingPeaks: presenting this week's Women's and Men's Race Previews https://www.trainingpeaks.com/?utm_source=protrinews&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=race-week 🎨 WYN Republic: gear up with 15% off at the link below. Now available in Europe! https://wynrepublic.com/pages/protrinews ⛽️ Precision Fuel & Hydration: plan your next race's nutrition and race with what's on course. Code PTN15 https://visit.pfandh.com/protrinews 🛒 The Feed https://thefeed.com/?utm_source=protrinews&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=race-week 👨🏻🔧 Wove: race on the best saddle! https://wovebike.com/ 😴 Rest and recover better with @FitnexaAI SomniPods 3. Use code PTN10 for a discount. https://go.fitnexa.com/ptn 📅 THE WEEK Tue: Bike Day · Wed: Run Day · Thu: Women's Preview · Fri: Men's Preview · Sun: Champions Show 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@protrinews 📸 Clips on Instagram: https://instagram.com/protrinews 📊 Results, rankings and start lists: https://protrinews.com ProTriNews is independent media. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by IRONMAN.
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