The World Triathlon Festival Weekend got underway on Thurday evening [April 26] with the three day event involving an opening ceremony, kids race, amateur race, hangover swim, plus the elite race which will feature some of the world’s top professional triathletes from over 25 different countries, including Bermuda, with reigning world champion Flora Duffy set to race on home soil.

There were over 50 elite men and over 30 elite women in Saturday’s race, and nations being represented included the USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Mexico, Israel, Barbados, Australia, Czech Republic, Spain, Slovakia, Austria, China, Japan, Germany, UAE, Cayman, Denmark, Portugal, Costa Rica, Korea, New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan.

Flora: I want to thank all the #Bermudians who came out, this was an amazing moment for me in my career