PTO Canadian Open: 'No expectations' - Alistair Brownlee coy in Canada but wants to win 'world's biggest races'

Alistair Brownlee admitted he 'had no expectations' ahead of the PTO Canadian Open, but that he remained dedicated to winning 'the world's biggest races'. The two-time Olympic gold medallist was a late and unexpected addition to the men's field ahead of Sunday's race. Ad/> He has struggled for momentum this year after illness forced him out of the Ironman World Championship in May /> PTO TourPTO Tour heads to Texas for PTO US OpenYESTERDAY AT 12:34 But Brownlee will now race alongside a stellar field with reigning Olympic champion Kristian Blummenfelt, Gustav Iden, and home favourite Lionel Sanders.

And the 34-year-old appeared delighted with his late entry to the race. «I'm really happy to be in Edmonton. It was a very last minute decision to be here,» he said.

«I'm physically quite fit, been training hard and consistently for quite a long time with a bit of time off to recover from the injury. The run, the running part is going to be a bit of a struggle, I think. But I'm fit, healthy and going to race as hard as I can.

So happy to be able to do that.» «And it's the first ever PTO Tour event. And I think it's fantastic and an honour to be able to support it by being here. /> Brownlee also admitted he was relishing the opportunity to race without expectations following some time out of the sport, but insisted he wanted to keep competing at the highest level.

»I literally have no expectations," he said. «As I said, in normal times, I definitely wouldn't be racing in this condition.» «I think it is the unrelenting desire to compete. It's what I love doing.