Triathlon: Pattle, Elvery lead Kiwi bid

Triathletes Ben Pattle and James Elvery will lead the New Zealand charge at this weekend's fourth round of the world championship series in Spain.

Top New Zealanders such as Bevan Docherty, Clark Ellice, Kris Gemmell, Callum Millward, Ryan Sissons and Martin Barneveld are bypassing the Madrid event for the lucrative fourth round of the World Cup series at Des Moines in the US on June 14.