A quick look a the list shows that at least 11 athletes are already qualified:
Long, Landry, Sperl, Dubrick, Riele, Foley, Hamilton, Quenet, Klau, Arishita and M. Weiss.
It may be important for the IM Pro Series KQ contenders : Wilkowiecki, Magnien who may get one of the 4 slots for the WC. Mikki Taagholt who finished 6th at the 2022 70.3 WC there should be near the front. Guerbeur (FRA) who won l'Alpe d'Huez tri last year could benefit from the bike course.
So far, among the IM Pro Series contenders, only Currie is qualified for the 70.3 which gives him a boost for the Series, indeed, at the WC even a 8'20 (=500 points) difference to the winner gets as much as a win elsewhere. If Currie has a good race in Texas, he will be the early favorite for the season.
Long, Landry, Sperl, Dubrick, Riele, Foley, Hamilton, Quenet, Klau, Arishita and M. Weiss.
It may be important for the IM Pro Series KQ contenders : Wilkowiecki, Magnien who may get one of the 4 slots for the WC. Mikki Taagholt who finished 6th at the 2022 70.3 WC there should be near the front. Guerbeur (FRA) who won l'Alpe d'Huez tri last year could benefit from the bike course.
So far, among the IM Pro Series contenders, only Currie is qualified for the 70.3 which gives him a boost for the Series, indeed, at the WC even a 8'20 (=500 points) difference to the winner gets as much as a win elsewhere. If Currie has a good race in Texas, he will be the early favorite for the season.