- 41 of the world’s best female & male professional triathletes ready to race
- Approaching 6,000 amateurs to compete in 100km to Sprint triathlons & Team relays
- World famous chef Gordon Ramsay, wife Tana, daughter Tilly and Olympic champion Adam Peaty racing for Great Ormond Street Hospital
- Mcfly drummer Harry Judd & record breaking para-athlete Billy Monger also involved
- Plus 45 first timers from Women in Tri
London, UK: The second London T00 Triathlon on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 August will see 41 of the world’s best triathletes race head-to-head around the capital over the Professional Triathletes Organisation’s (PTO) 100km distance (2km swim, 80km bike, 18km run) in what promises to be a big weekend for the sport.
With nine leading British women scheduled to start – four of them sitting within the top ten on the T100 Race To Qatar rankings – the battle for a home winner is definitely on. They include: Olympians Kate Waugh, Jessica Learmonth and Georgia Taylor-Brown, World Champion Lucy Charles-Barclay and contenders Lucy Byram, India Lee, Holly Lawrence, Lizzie Rayner and Megan McDonald. On the men’s side, British hopes are carried by Will Draper and Harry Palmer. The full start lists are here.
“I would love to compete for the win in London. I don’t see the point of standing on a start line if I don’t think I’m going to win,” said Kate Waugh speaking on the Countdown To London T100 preview show. “My family are coming so it would just be really cool to have a good performance in front of them. A win here would be the best race of my year.”
But T100 weekends are not just about the professionals, they also 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.
It’s A Ramsay Family Affair
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and his wife Tana are leading the way amongst almost 6,000 amateur athletes involved across the weekend, by taking on an Olympic distance triathlon (1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run) to raise awareness and funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital and celebrate ten years as patrons for the charity. They will be joined by daughter Tilly, taking on her first triathlon, and future son-in-law and Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty. Plus fellow chefs Paul Ainsworth and James Goodyear. With only a few days to go, there is still time to donate to their JustGiving page.
Mcfly drummer Harry Judd returns for a crack at the Olympic distance. “I can’t wait to be back at the T100 this weekend,” said Judd. “Last year was my first triathlon and I did the sprint distance so this year I’m trying out the Olympic. It’s such an amazing event, which was brilliantly organised with an awesome atmosphere!”
Former racing driver Billy Monger broke the Ironman world record for a double amputee at the World Championships in Kona 2024 and is starting to dip his toe back into triathlons by taking on the much shorter Sprint distance (750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run), starting with a swim in Royal Victoria Docks, next to London’s ExCel centre. Mercedes F1 reserve driver Frederik Vesti from Denmark is taking advantage of a weekend off racing on four wheels and will do the Olympic. As will British Le Mans driver Oliver Caldwell.
Women In Tri On The Start Line
2025 is the summer of women’s sport – and the London T100 is no exception. A powerful reminder that triathlon isn’t just for the professionals, Women in Tri acts as a gateway for women of all backgrounds to experience the beneficial mental and physical impacts of swim-bike-run. “I fell in love with triathlon with my first in 2018; I didn’t know how to swim or bike, but I was intrigued about taking part in this sport,” says Chair and CEO Bianca Fernandez-Clark. “However, I also noticed the lack of diversity. It was lonely being a beginner, even lonelier being a black woman.”
At their inaugural 2024 London T100, the PTO introduced women’s-only modesty changing areas within transition between swim and bike, to encourage participants from multi-diverse backgrounds into the sport. This year, larger swim caps are available, to accommodate thicker, curlier hair, such as dreadlocks, weaves and braids. There are also 45 places on the start line for Women in Tri first timers, a designated Women in Tri start wave, cheer zone and exhibition space. All to amplify the diverse impact on the course and around the venue.
Ctrl-Alt-Compete
In the new City AM Triathlon Team Challenge there are a host of businesses taking part for corporate bragging rights, with teams from BNY Investments, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and leading stadium architects Populous ready to race on Saturday morning. The relay over a sprint distance is also hosting teams from World Triathlon, Ironman, supertri, Challenge Family and British Triathlon, in what promises to be an intriguing ‘race within a race’.
How To Watch London T100
Spectators are warmly welcomed across the weekend and entry is free, which includes a lively Expo within the ExCel Centre (opening 0800 Saturday and 0730 Sunday), including the chance to have a go at the new T100 Transition Challenge or win a trip to the Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Finals in December (12-13) on the Visit Qatar activation.
You can also tune in live from 1145 at home for free globally on PTO+, or watch on our partners channels such as TNT Sports 2 in the UK. For a full breakdown of where to watch, please visit: https://t100triathlon.com/london/pro/ The T100 pro women’s race start at 1200 on Saturday 9 August, with the men going at 1445 the same day.
For further information visit https://t100triathlon.com/london/participate/
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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. 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 (30-31 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
