Super League Triathlon’s 2021 Championship Series wrapped up with a finale in Malibu on Sunday, September 25. Running throughout September, the series featured four events: in London, Munich, Jersey and the finale in Malibu.
Pro women
Just one point separated Georgia Taylor-Brown and Jess Learmonth in the pro women’s Super League Triathlon 2021 Championship Series standings; and the two dominated the list of athletes – earning the most prize money and taking home US$276,000 between them.
The pair were well clear of the next highest earner, not only in the women’s field but also the men’s.
Taylor-Brown’s four second place finishes in the series, securing the run discipline jersey, the Championship Series title and second place in the SLT Teams standings saw her bag US$140,000 for her work in September.
Prize money breakdown for the women who competed throughout the series:
Georgia Taylor-Brown: US$140,000
Jess Learmonth: US$136,000
Katie Zaferes: US$52,500
Vicky Holland: US$43,500
Beth Potter: US$42,000
Vittoria Lopes: US$35,000
Taylor Spivey: US$28,500
Cassandre Beaugrand: US$26,500
Leonie Periault: US$16,000
Sophie Coldwell: US$15,000
Non Stanford: US$14,500
Ilaria Zane: US$10,000
Emilie Morier: US$10,000
Simon Ackermann: US$7,500
Gillian Sanders: US$7,500
Rachel Klamer: US$7,500
Maya Kingma: US$7,000
Anna Godoy: US$5,000
Yuko Takahashi: US$2,500
Valerie Barthelemy: US$2,500
Pro men
On the men’s side Alex Yee’s late surge to take the Super League Triathlon 2021 Championship Series title saw his Sentiment earnings reach an impressive US$120,000.
After two rounds of racing Yee had secured just US$15,000. But despite not winning a discipline jersey his two back-to-back victories, which secured him the title, and being a leading member of the SLT Eagles saw him top the prize money table for the men.
Hayden Wilde was the next highest earner with US$104,500, which included US$20,000 for winning the run discipline.
The SLT Teams concept ensured every athlete earned prize money in a bid to support those developing and competing but not at the very top end of the field. In the men’s field there were five athletes who would have had no prize money were it not for SLT Teams.
Prize money breakdown for the men who competed throughout the series:
Alex Yee: US$120,000
Hayden Wilde: US$104,500
Jonathan Brownlee: US$73,000
Vincent Luis: US$61,000
Vasco Vilaca: US$47,000
Seth Rider: US$41,500
Matthew Hauser: US$34,000
Marten Van Riel: US$26,500
Max Studer: US$16,500
Marco van der Stel: US$15,000
Shachar Sagiv: US$14,500
Tayler Reid: US$12,000
Kenji Nener: US$11,000
Mario Mola: US$10,000
Alessandro Fabian: US$8,500
Jonas Schomburg: US$7,500
Aaron Royle: US$6,500
Jacob Birtwhistle: US$5,500
Tamás Tóth: US$5,000
Jannik Schaufler: US$2,500
In addition, Super League adds that it also pays all travel, accommodation, food, physio, mechanic and marketing support for athletes throughout the Championship Series… ‘and supports its ambassadors throughout the year to ensure they are treated as genuine professionals.’
Super League Triathlon’s 2021 Championship Series
- September 5: London, UK
- September 12: Munich, Germany
- September 18: Jersey, Channel Islands
- September 25: Malibu, USA
