Sanders: “Show me vomit please”

From his well-documented battle with substance abuse to his most recent rant in defence of the Goat, Jan Frodeno, “vanilla” is not an adjective you would ever tag to Lionel Sanders.

Now the 34-year-old Canadian is bringing his explosive brand of long course stardom to the the short course world, signing up for Super League Arena’s Feb. 25 season-opener in Montreal.

Sanders wants the speed work after “getting the slowest I have ever been by doing nothing but Ironman training so I want to reverse that so hopefully I can return in a year or two and do the Ironman well again.”

We’re not convinced that unique gait of his will look any better on a treadmill but rest assured, Sanders will dominate the headlines in Canada regardless of how he races. He’s already proven that in previews.

“My tactics are going to be pretty simple,” Sanders said, outlining his plan to not “flop” the dive into the pool before swimming to PB pace in the hope of being able to unleash his renowned bike power.

“Don’t screw up the transition, get your foot into the shoes quickly, then absolutely bury yourself on the bike. I want to vomit. Show me vomit please.”

We did warn you, folks.

The Arena Games Triathlon powered by Zwift, where real-life and virtual reality blend into one, will also stop in Suree, Switzerland (Mar. 12) and London (Apr. 8), races Kiwi Kyle Smith has been linked to.

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