London, UK: The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) and World Triathlon have confirmed that all 17 contracted T100 women racing will take the start line for the Lake Las Vegas T100 Triathlon on October 19-20, for the second race in a row.
The race pits T100 series leader Australian Ashleigh Gentle against American Olympic silver medalist Taylor Knibb and returning British star Lucy Charles-Barclay, following her injury in London. It will be the first time the three women have gone head-to-head in the same race since the PTO race in Dallas in 2022, when Gentle caught Knibb on the run and Charles-Barclay finished third.
In what will be the penultimate 2024 T100 race – and with the top 9 in the current T100 standings taking part – this is a pivotal race in the season as athletes jockey for position ahead of the Dubai T100 World Championship Final on 16-17 November.
The full list of contracted women competing in the Lake Las Vegas T100 Triathlon in they order they appear in the current T100 standings is here and includes:
- Ashleigh Gentle (AUS)
- India Lee (GBR)
- Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR)
- Imogen Simmonds (SWI)
- Lucy Byram (GBR)
- Kat Matthews (GBR)
- Laura Philipp (GER)
- Paula Findlay (CAN)
- Amelia Watkinson (NZL)
- Taylor Knibb (USA)
- Emma Pallant-Browne (GBR)
- Tamara Jewett (CAN)
- Chelsea Sodaro (USA)
- Anne Haug (GER)
- Marjolaine Pierre (FRA)
- Flora Duffy (BER)
- Taylor Spivey (USA)
The 100km (2 km/1.2 mile swim; 80 km/49 mile bike; 18 km/11 mile run) pro women’s race will start at 0815 local time on Saturday 19 October, with the men’s pro race going off at 1415 the same day. The pros start with a 2km 2-lap swim in Lake Las Vegas, before a first transition in the shadow of the stunning Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa. The 80km bike course breaks down into five 11 mile laps which each start with a steep 20% gradient climb onto a rolling course which goes through Wetlands Park and Calico Ridge towards Henderson and back. The total elevation over the five laps is more than 1,400 meters – the most on any bike course in the T100 series. The course finishes with an 18km run split into six 1.8 mile laps around Reflection Bay Golf Club.
The amateur 100km triathlon over a very similar course starts from 0700 on Sunday morning. The swim in Lake Las Vegas will be just one 1.2 mile lap. The bike leg will follow the same climb out of the resort, but there will be four 12 mile laps, courtesy of an extended loop along Lake Las Vegas Parkway, before following the same rolling route out and back to Henderson. The 18km run takes place in a different section of the Reflection Bay Golf Club and will be made up of three 3.3 mile laps.
And, in keeping with the T100 ambition to offer a variety of different distances and events, there is also a 2km (1.2 mile) and 4km (2.4 mile) open water swims in Lake Las Vegas. These will take place on the Saturday afternoon between the women’s and men’s pro races. To sign up for the 100km amateur triathlon or the open water swims events, or find out more about the courses, go to https://t100triathlon.com/lake-las-vegas/participate/100km-open/
The start list for the contracted T100 men racing in Lake Las Vegas will be announced tomorrow [Thursday 19 September], with the men’s and women’s wildcards published at the end of the week.
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For Further Information:
Anthony Scammell E: [email protected]
About Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO)
The PTO is a sports body that is co-owned by its professional athletes, seeking to elevate and grow the sport of triathlon and take it to the next level. The T100 Triathlon World Tour is the new name for the PTO Tour and has been designated by World Triathlon as the ‘official World Championship for long distance triathlon’. It is a season-long schedule of T100 races during 2024 that are competed over 100km (2km swim, 80km bike and 18km run) and features the world’s best triathletes going head-to-head in Miami (9 March), Singapore (13-14 April), San Francisco (8-9 June), London (27-28 July), Ibiza (28-29 September), Lake Las Vegas (19-20 October) and then the Dubai T100 Triathlon World Championship Final (16-17 November). There have also been racing opportunities for amateurs at all the events, including the new 100km distance at five stages, including: Singapore, London, Ibiza, Lake Las Vegas and Dubai. The global broadcast shows the races live around the world in 195+ territories, courtesy of the PTO’s partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery as well as a range of other international, regional and local broadcasters.
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