London, UK: In the countdown to this weekend’s inaugural London T100 Triathlon, the world’s best triathletes have been visiting local triathlon communities and clubs across the capital.
British stars Lucy Charles-Barclay and Sophie Coldwell, along with American Ben Kanute, dropped in on the East London Triathlon Club’s regular Wednesday night age-group track session. Putting everyone through their paces ahead of the weekend.
Emma Pallant-Browne (GBR), Marjolaine Pierre (FRA) and Imogen Simmonds (SUI) joined the London Front Runners, an inclusive running and tri club for lesbian, gay, bisexual men and women and trans people. For their weekly Splash n’ Dash Aquathlon session in Royal Victoria Docks, where this weekend’s London T100 swim will take place.
Ashleigh Gentle (AUS), Kat Matthews (GBR) and Laura Philipp (GER) did a shake out run with 30 athletes from charity partner Badu, who will be participating in London over the weekend. Badu is a group that helps athletes from minority ethnic backgrounds get involved in triathlon, as well as many other activities. The session finished with a Q&A at the Badu Cafe in the Olympic Park.
Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) Athlete Board member Laura Siddall joined around 50 members of race charity partner Fund Her Tri, whose mission is to inspire and empower more women and non-binary people to experience the sport. Fund Her Tri will have 80 of its members competing in the amateur races on Sunday – and following conversations with the PTO, this year will be the first to include modesty changing areas in T1, for athletes finishing the swim and changing into their bike gear.
And earlier this evening Rico Bogen (GER), Youri Keulen (NED) and Leon Chevalier (FRA) took part in a track session at Herne Hill Velodrome with more than 60 junior athletes from 7 different London triathlon clubs, sharing their insight and knowledge track-side with some future Triathlon stars.
“Going out into the local communities where we race is very important to the PTO,” explained PTO CEO Sam Renouf. “It’s something that our athletes really enjoy, but also feel a keen responsibility to encourage everyone to be active and bring more people from all backgrounds and ages into the sport.”
To ensure you don’t miss a beat from this weekend’s London T100 Triathlon, here’s a list of the key timings, how you can come down and watch for free or take in the action on TV:
Saturday 27 July
Pro Women’s Race
1400 – Pro women’s race starts with the swim in Royal Victoria Dock
1425 – Pro women exit swim and head for Transition 1 to get onto bikes
1615 – Pro women leaders approach Transition 2 to head out on the run
1720 – Pro women leaders approach the finish
1800 – Pro women’s medal ceremony
Sunday 28 July
Age Grouper/Amateur Races
0630 – 100km (2km Swim, 80km Bike, 18km Run)
0730 – Olympic Distance (1.5km Swim, 40km Bike, 10km Run)
0930 – Olympic Relay
1050 – Sprint – (0.75km Swim, 20km Bike, 5km Run)
1130 – Sprint Relay
1200 – Super Sprint (0.4km Swim, 10km Bike, 2.5km Run)
Some famous names competing include: Harry Judd, Tom Grennan, Sam Holness, Anya Culling, Helen Thorn, Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi
Pro Men’s Race
1400 – Pro men’s race starts with the swim in Royal Victoria Dock
1420 – Pro men exit swim and head for Transition 1 to get onto bikes
1600 – Pro men leaders approach Transition 2 to head out on the run
1700 – Pro men leaders approach the finish
1745 – Pro men’s medal ceremony
Pros To Look Out For
T100 series leader Lucy Charles-Barclay will line up as part of a six-strong cast list of British women also including: Emma Pallant-Browne, Kat Matthews, India Lee, Lucy Byram and wildcard Sophie Coldwell. The men’s T100 race features double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee taking on T100 series leader American Sam Long and third-placed Dane Magnus Ditlev. For the full pro start lists visit here and to check out the pro course visit here.
No Ticket Required
The London T100 Triathlon weekend is entirely free for spectators, and includes a dedicated T100 Watch Party venue at the ExCel London Exhibition Centre for the very first time. That will enable fans to see the world’s best triathletes up to 16 times in the flesh during the entertaining 100km race format (2km swim, 80km run, 18km swim). It will also feature a giant screen, complete with live commentary from the global broadcast feed, keeping everyone up to date with every moment and every overtake as the best endurance athletes on the planet hurtle around the twists and turns of the city-centre course.
How To Watch On TV
The broadcast for the women’s pro race begins at 1345 local time on Sunday 27 July, with the race starting at 1400. On Sunday 28 July the men’s pro broadcast is set to start at 1345 with the race similarly commencing at 1400. You can watch live in the UK on TNT Sports as well as on Discovery+ across Europe and the rest of the world. You can also watch live from anywhere in the world on PTO+ and the T100 YouTube channel as well as the usual range of national and regional broadcasters around the world such as CCTV (China), Sky New Zealand, SpoTV (Asia-Pacific). Lucy Charles-Barclay and Sam Long will also be streaming the races on their YouTube channel.
The London T100 Triathlon is the fourth leg on the new 8-stop T100 Triathlon World Tour, which has already visited Miami, Singapore and San Francisco and will climax in Ibiza (28-29 September) Lake Vegas (19-20 October), Dubai (16-17 November) and then the T100 Grand Final (29-30 November). For more details visit: www.T100Triathlon.com
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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 eight T100 races during 2024 that will be competed over 100km (2km swim, 80km bike and 18km run) and will feature 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), Dubai (16-17 November) and at the Grand Final (29-30 November). There will also be racing opportunities for amateurs at all the events, including the new 100km distance at six stages, including: Singapore, London, Ibiza, Lake Las Vegas, Dubai and at the Grand Final. 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.
