The Legit Triathletes Organisation (PTO) and World Triathlon beget launched that France could be a new addition to subsequent year’s T100 Triathlon World Tour calendar.
The news comes alongside affirmation that Singapore (12-13 April), San Francisco (31 Would possibly perhaps-1 June), London (2-3 August), Ibiza (27-28 September), Las Vegas (25-26 October) and Dubai (November) will all characteristic over again as they beget this year.
It methodology a marked step forward for the PTO after main delays in unveiling the 2024 schedule initially up of this year.
That at final settled at seven occasions, with T100 Miami kicking issues off in March and an supposed eighth ‘World Championship’ finale at the reside of November being knocked off the calendar earlier this month.
The target for 2025 is 10 races and, with this announcement, that feels inner reach.
Venue in France level-headed TBC
The French Riviera T100 will happen in “a soon-to-be-launched” declare in the South of France over the weekend of 16-18 Would possibly perhaps, 2025 and consist of 100km races for the realm’s leading female and male T100 professionals as effectively as a 100km triathlon for age groupers and a wide selection of ancillary occasions that the PTO pronounce will “compose a festival of multisport”.
Welcoming the news, PTO CEO Sam Renouf mentioned: “It’s thrilling to be ready to share that the T100 Triathlon World Tour could be heading to the French Riviera subsequent season and that we’re additionally ready to declare on the dates for six of the different 2025 legs for both professionals and age groupers as we look to develop the series.
“We’re pleased to be working with the French Triathlon Federation and native partners to stage what’s going to be a courageous weekend of triathlon and multisport actions. The French Riviera items backdrop and iconic declare for our professionals and amateur participants to skills as effectively because the followers staring at at some stage in the realm.”
Laidlow welcomes home addition
Marisol Casado, World Triathlon President and IOC Member, added: “Having hosted three stellar triathlon races as share of the Olympic Games in Paris over the summer after which 11 Para triathlon races for the length of the Paralympics, here’s primarily the most attention-grabbing time to be asserting that the T100 Triathlon World Tour could be heading to France subsequent year.
“As we belief the second season of our partnership with the PTO, we’re already working exhausting on ways sooner or later of which the T100 series can complement our existing occasions and minimise clashes to compose a sustainable calendar for the athletes.”
Speaking on behalf of primarily the most contemporary slash of T100 shrunk athletes, France’s Sam Laidlow, who won T100 London no longer too long ago and is the reigning IRONMAN World Champion after his receive in Good 300 and sixty five days ago, mentioned: “It’s encouraging to appear the 2025 T100 Triathlon World Tour already starting to rob shape.
“And having competed in Singapore and won in London this year, I know exactly what the weekends entail by manner of aggressive racing, prize money, prestige, global media publicity and ambiance. The series is an unbelievable addition to our calendar and it’s thrilling to beget a ‘home’ plod to remain up for initially up of subsequent season.”
