The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) and World Triathlon have confirmed the 18 contracted T100 male athletes and 15 contracted female athletes racing the London T100 Triathlon on July 27-28.
The elite male field includes British stars Alistair Brownlee, twelve years on from his legendary London 2012 Olympic gold, and David McNamee.
In the elite women’s field, T100 series leader Lucy Charles-Barclay is aiming to win her first T100 race on home soil. The race will also see German superstar Anne Haug compete, as well as the return of Daniela Ryf from Switzerland.
The list of contracted T100 women competing in the London T100 includes:
Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR)
Ashleigh Gentle (AUS)
India Lee (GBR)
Paula Findlay (CAN)
Lucy Byram (GBR)
Amelia Watkinson (NZL)
Kat Matthews (GBR)
Imogen Simmonds (SUI)
Laura Philipp (GER)
Emma Pallant-Browne (GBR)
Daniela Ryf (SUI)
Tamara Jewett (CAN)
Chelsea Sodaro (USA)
Marjolaine Pierre (FRA)
Anne Haug (GER)
The list of contracted T100 men who will compete in the London T100 includes:
Sam Long (USA)
Magnus Ditlev (DEN)
Mathis Margirier (FRA)
Pieter Heemeryck (BEL)
Rudy Von Berg (USA)
Rico Bogen (GER)
Alistair Brownlee (GBR)
Jason West (USA)
Aaron Royle (AUS)
David McNamee (GBR)
Frederic Funk (GER)
Clement Mignon (FRA)
Ben Kanute (USA)
Leon Chevalier (FRA)
Sam Laidlow (FRA)
Javier Gomez (ESP)
Max Neumann (AUS)
Daniel Baekkegard (DEN)
The London race features a closed road course taking place within central London, with the women racing at 14:00 local time on Saturday, July 27, and the men at 14:00 local time on Sunday, July 28.
Starting and finishing at the ExCel London Exhibition Centre, the swim is in the sheltered Royal Victoria Dock. There’s a multi-lap bike course from Docklands to Westminster and back. Racing finishes with a multi-lap run around the Docklands.
As well as the professional races, the London T100 Triathlon weekend offers the chance for amateur age group athletes to take part, with up to 5,000 race slots making the London among the largest triathlons in the world. The amateur race distances include:
Super Sprint Triathlon (0.4km Swim, 10km Bike, 2.5km Run)
Sprint Triathlon (0.75km Swim, 20km Bike, 5km Run)
Olympic Triathlon (1.5km Swim, 40km Bike, 10km Run)
T100 Triathlon (2km Swim, 80km Bike, 18km Run)
The T100 triathlon distance is reportedly sold out. There are a few places left for the Olympic, Sprint and Super Sprint distances. All amateur races will take place in the morning of Sunday, July 28.
www.t100triathlon.com/london/pro
www.protriathletes.org
