10 Things to Know Ahead of WTS Leeds

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The World Triathlon Series heads to Europe this weekend for the second annual Columbia Threadneedle World Triathlon Leeds event. After debuting on the calendar last year, WTS Leeds quickly became one of most buzzworthy events of the circuit as fans crowd the streets from start to finish to watch the world’s top triathletes compete.

Here are 10 things to know ahead of this weekend’s races. Read the complete men’s and women’s previews at Triathlon.org, and follow all the events at Triathlonlive.tv and on twitter at @triathlonlive. Women kick off the action on Sunday at 5 a.m. PDT/8 a.m. EDT with the men following at 7:45 a.m. PDT/10:45 a.m. EDT.

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