Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.

It is going to be a great race around Manhattan Island today. The athletes – including former world champion Erica Rose who will be going up against three determined men: three-time winner John Van Wisse, fellow Aussie Oliver Wilkinson and Portugal’s Miguel Arrobas. The head-to-head battle can be tracked online.

Catch the entire race live online here.

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