{"id":16706,"date":"2022-08-09T11:20:27","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T09:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/?p=78152"},"modified":"2022-08-09T11:37:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T09:37:09","slug":"how-to-watch-the-collins-cup","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/rss_feed\/how-to-watch-the-collins-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch the Collins Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Kate Milsom\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 09 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The second-ever Collins Cup is the Pro Triathletes Organisation\u2019s (PTO)\u00a0flagship\u00a0even, and features the sport\u2019s top triathletes competing across three teams. The fast-paced format guarantees electric viewing, with anyone from around the world able to plug in and cheer along virtually.<\/strong><\/p>\n

How can you watch the Collins Cup?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
If you\u2019re watching from within Europe (including the UK), The Collins Cup will be broadcast live on Eurosport<\/a><\/strong> and on demand on Discovery+ (this will require a subscription but there\u2019s a useful seven-day free trial available<\/strong><\/a>)\u00a0and GCN+<\/strong><\/a>. For UK audiences, highlights will be available after the race on BT Sport<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n
PTO partners with BT Sport for Collins Cup coverage\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>
The Collins Cup will also be\u00a0screened live and on demand in the USA, Canada, and 24 countries across the Middle East and North Africa on beIN SPORTS<\/a><\/strong>. While Central and South America, Mexico and the Caribbean\u00a0can view coverage via ESPN.<\/p>\n
Other core partners include: Fox Sports (highlights) and Outside TV in the USA; CBC Sports in Canada; Fuji TV in Japan; and Tencent (highlights), MIGU and iQiyi in China.<\/p>\n
Regardless of where you are in the world you can also watch live and on demand for free by signing up to\u00a0 PTO+<\/strong><\/a>, which you can view also download for android and IOS.\u00a0This will give you access to the opening ceremony on 18 August and the press conference on 19 August.<\/p>\n
What is the Collins Cup?<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Collins Cup<\/strong> <\/a>is a triathlon event organised by the PTO that\u2019s loosely based on golf\u2019s Ryder Cup. The competition will pit three teams \u2013\u00a0Europe,\u00a0USA\u00a0and\u00a0International<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 of 12 triathletes (6 men, 6 women) against each other in the race for glory and (a remarkable) prize purse<\/strong><\/a> of $1.5m.<\/p>\n
Each team will put forward one athlete to race against one person from each of the other two teams in a three-person \u2018matchplay\u2019 battle over a middle-distance non-drafting format (1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21.1km run).<\/p>\n\n<h2>Who is racing this year\u2019s Collins Cup?<\/strong><\/h2>\nSome of the world\u2019s best triathletes will be lining up in Slovakia for the second-ever Collins Cup.<\/p>\nJust a few of the top names include: reigning Ironman world champion <a href=\""https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/news\/athletes\/who-is-kristian-blummenfelt\/"\">Kristian Blummenfelt<\/strong><\/a>; five-time Ironman world champion <a href=\""https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/news\/athletes\/who-is-daniela-ryf\/"\">Daniela Ryf<\/strong><\/a>; reigning 70.3 world champion <a href=\""https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/news\/athletes\/who-is-gustav-iden\/"\">Gustav Iden<\/strong><\/a>; two-time olympic medallist <a href=\""https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/news\/athletes\/who-is-nicola-spirig\/"\">Nicola Spirig<\/strong><\/a>; reigning Olympic, Commonwealth, world and Xterra champion <a href=\""https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/news\/athletes\/who-is-flora-duffy\/"\">Flora Duffy<\/strong><\/a>; Olympic bronze and Commonwealth silver medallist <a href=\""https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/news\/athletes\/who-is-hayden-wilde\/"\">Hayden Wilde<\/strong><\/a>; and two-time ironman world champion <a href=\""https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/news\/athletes\/patrick-lange-background-career-highlights-quotes\/"\">Patrick Lange<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul><li><a class=\""standard-card-newarticle-title"\" href=\""https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/news\/pto-announce-full-teams-for-2022-collins-cup\/"\">PTO announce full teams for 2022 Collins Cup<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><section class=\""highlight\"><div class=\""highlightcontent\" editor-content=\"\"> \n<ul><li><a class=\""standard-card-newarticle-title"\" href=\""https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/news\/collins-cup-british-women-star-as-europe-triumph-in-new-triathlon-team-competition\/"\">Collins Cup: British women star as Europe triumph in new triathlon team competition<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a class=\""standard-card-newarticle-title"\" href=\""https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/news\/the-collins-cup-in-pictures-relive-all-the-action-from-slovakia\/"\">The Collins Cup in pictures: relive all the action from Slovakia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a class=\""standard-card-newarticle-title"\" href=\""https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/news\/is-the-collins-cup-the-future-of-triathlon\/"\">Is the Collins Cup the future of triathlon?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a class=\""standard-card-newarticle-title"\" href=\""https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/news\/athletes\/male-triathletes-the-greatest-ever\/"\">Male triathletes: the 10 greatest ever<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a class=\""standard-card-new__article-title"\" href=\""https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/news\/athletes\/female-triathletes-the-greatest-ever\/"\">Female triathletes: the 12 greatest ever<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul> <\/p><\/div> <\/section>\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Kate Milsom Published: Tuesday, 09 August 2022 at 12:00 am The second-ever Collins Cup is the Pro Triathletes Organisation\u2019s (PTO)\u00a0flagship\u00a0even, and features the sport\u2019s top triathletes competing across three teams. 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