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The race in Innsbruck is on such a difficult circuit that the tactics is more difficult than ever to be put in place. Nevertheless, each National team’s sport director has got one plan in the pocket to try and conquer the rainbow. Here’s Davide Cassani’s one. The Italian Team might not approach the race with the best preparation possible due to Nibali and Moscon troubles, but Cassani will try to play the best possible with the cards he has in his hands. Let’s see what he thinks about Sunday and what are the riders to watch out.

Gianni Moscon is certainly one of the Italian riders to keep an eye on Sunday. The race might me too hard for such a rider, and someone doubts about him due to the long stop after the Tour de France. Truth is every national team will be watching him closely because he showed good condition during the recent Italian races and because he is so strong that leaving him five meters could mean seeing him again at the finish line. More about the 2018 UCI World Championships, click here >>

Team training camps are always a mix of training, gear testing and preparation, alongside some free time for the riders and staff to relax together. Davide Cassani’s Italian selection for the 2018 world championships set up camp there to fine-tune the riders’ preparation, build team spirit, and create the right atmosphere to move to Innsbruck on Thursday and try to take the rainbow jersey on Sunday. Enjoy the ride!

First episode of Kona Diaries with Mirinda “Rinny” Carfrae discussing Kona from the sidelines. What does Kona mean to her as a triathlete?

Like every year, the Ironman® World Championships in Kona is the showdown for most pro and amateur triathletes. Over 2,000 athletes will tackle the 226k distance next Saturday. At 6:35am the male pros will start the race, followed by the female pros only five minutes later. The pack of age group athletes will follow at 7:05 (men) and 7:20 (women). Castelli has phenomenal athletes at the start this year. Here’s the pro line-up: Frederik Van Lierde (Belgium) · 2013 Ironman World Champion | 2017 Ironman France winner Timothy O’Donnell (USA) · 2017 Ironman Boulder winner Carrie Lester (Australia) · 2017 Ironman France winner Markus Fachbach (Germany) · 2017: 3rd Ironman Hamburg Corinne Abraham (UK) · 2017: 2nd Ironman Lanzarote, Ironman Austria, Ironman Copenhagen Matt Russell (USA) · 2016: 2nd Ironman Mexico Marc Dülsen (Germany) · 2016 Ironman Wales winner Not pictured: Kirill Kotsegarov (Estonia) — Images: Oliver Dom, Ingo Kutsche, Michael Rauschendorfer