London, UK: New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde could make a dramatic return to the T100 series at the London event on 9-10 August, the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) and World Triathlon have confirmed, following the release of the men’s start list.
After taking the tape on his T100 debut at the first race of the season in Singapore, Wilde suffered a serious bike crash in Japan at the start of May, puncturing his lung, breaking six ribs and needing surgery on his left scapula.
But speaking about a possible return at the London T100, the Paris 2024 Olympic silver medallist said: “August 9 is definitely a possibility. My focus is on taking things one day at a time and not to have a specific return date in mind. But every day I’m feeling stronger, fitter and more confident and after having had a really positive taste of the T100 in Singapore, it’s been frustrating to have to sit and watch the races in San Francisco and Vancouver from the sidelines.” Check out his swim training and efforts to get out of his wetsuit in his latest vlog here.
Wilde would line up against Belgian Jelle Geens, who won the last race in Vancouver and currently sits second in the T100 Race To Qatar rankings – as well as third placed Rico Bogen, who won in San Francisco, Germany’s Mika Noodt, Spain’s Antonio Benito Lopez and compatriot Kyle Smith, who came second in London last year.
Racing on closed roads in the heart of London, the ExCel Centre will play host to athletes starting with a swim in the Royal Victoria Dock, who will then head out on to a multi-lap bike course, and tackle a dockside run culminating in a dramatic indoor finale.
The full list of men set to race in London can be seen here and below:
- Jelle Geens (BEL)
- Rico Bogen (GER)
- Mika Noodt (GER)
- Antonio Benito Lopez (ESP)
- Kyle Smith (NZL)
- Youri Keulen (NED)
- Hayden Wilde (NZL)
- Leo Bergere (FRA)
- Jamie Riddle (RSA) – Wildcard
- Gregory Barnaby (ITA)
- Mathis Margirier (FRA)
- Nicolas Mann (GER)
- Vincent Luis (FRA)
- Panagiotis Bitados (GRE) – Wildcard
- Wilhelm Hirsch (GER) – Wildcard
- Menno Kohlhaas (NED)
- Fred Funk (GER)
- Justus Nieschlag (GER)
- Pieter Heemeryck (BEL)
- Will Draper (GBR) – Wildcard
The women’s startlist is here.
As well as professional racing on a live global broadcast shown in 195+ territories, the London T100 weekender also offers the chance for amateurs of all abilities to get involved and includes:
Saturday 9 August
- Amateur Individual Sprint
- Amateur Team Relay Sprint
- Individual Super-Sprint
- City AM Triathlon Team Challenge
- London T100 professional women’s race (1200 local time, with broadcast starting 1145)
- London T100 professional men’s race (1445 local time)
Sunday 10 August
- Individual amateur 100km
- Individual amateur Olympic
- Amateur Team Relay Olympic
To sign up to get involved, go to https://t100triathlon.com/london/participate/
The 2025 T100 Triathlon World Tour kicked off in Singapore (5-6 April), and since then has stopped off in San Francisco (31 May) and Vancouver (14 June). Switzerland’s Julie Derron and Belgian Marten Van Riel currently lead the T100 Race to Qatar Rankings, that will climax with the first Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final in Doha this December (12-13).
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Notes To Editors
How the 2025 T100 Triathlon World Tour works:
- Athletes score 35 points for first place to 1 pt for 20th place
- The Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final has increased points to up the ante (55 pts down to 4 pts)
- Each athlete’s best four T100 race scores plus the Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final will count towards the women’s and men’s T100 World Championship titles
- $250,000 USD prize fund at each T100, totalling $2,250,000 across the nine races (1st place – $25,000k; 2nd – $17,000; 3rd – $13,000 at each race)
- The series winners following the Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final will be crowned T100 Triathlon World Champion and collect $200,000 USD from an additional total prize pool of $2,940,000
- The T100 Contenders Rankings will pay 1st to 40th place from a total prize pool of $560,000 (1st place – $16,000; 2nd place – $15,000; 3rd place – $14,000 down to 40th place – $3,000)
- Between the athlete contracts, T100 race prize fund, T100 Triathlon World Tour pool and the T100 Contenders Rankings, the series provides more than $8,000,000 in athlete compensation, and is distributed in a way that not only rewards the winners, but also recognises the significant achievement of racing at this level and a pathway that feeds into the T100 series
For Further Information:
Anthony Scammell E: [email protected]
About the 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. Its T100 Triathlon World Tour was introduced in January 2024 and is designated by World Triathlon as the ‘official World Championship for long distance triathlon’, which is part of a 12-year strategic partnership with the sport’s international governing body. The T100 Triathlon World Tour is a season-long schedule of World Championship level races competed over 100km (2km swim, 80km bike and 18km run), where the world’s best triathletes go head-to-head in iconic locations on a global broadcast showing 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. In 2025 these will include: Singapore (5-6 April), San Francisco (31 May-1 June), Vancouver (13-15 June), London (9-10 August), France (29-31 August), Valencia (20 September), Wollongong (18 October), Dubai (15-16 November) and Qatar (12-13 December) for the first Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final. T100 weekends are ‘festivals of multisport’ and feature a range of opportunities for amateur athletes of all levels to get involved. From experienced amateurs tackling the 100km distance to first-time swim, bike and run participants taking on single discipline, untimed events. For more information visit www.t100triathlon.com
