William’s comments prior to the race :

“I’ll certainly have my work cut-out in New York, as I’ll be up against previous New York winners Ashprihanal Aalto from Helsinki and Rimas Jakelaitis from Lithuania.  ‘Round the World’ runner Jesper Olsen fromDenmark, will also be putting in an appearance. I’m in good shape and I’m looking forward to a good, competitive race.”