How to watch the T100 San Francisco Men’s Pro Race this weekend

This year, T100 have made big changes to their race schedule, with eight pro events split into four women’s and four men’s races, followed by a joint season finale. Our elites will once again race it out in some of the iconic T100 locations, including the Gold Coast, Singapore, Spain, San Francisco, Vancouver, the French Riviera, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. Next up, it’s the men’s second race of the season in San Francisco, USA.

The 2026 T100 Triathlon World Tour officially started with a pro women’s race in Queensland on Australia’s Gold Coast. Meanwhile, the first men’s race of the season took place in Singapore the following month. T100 says that this new split schedule is a decision made from “listening to athlete feedback about the number of races [the pros] can perform at in top shape”.

So here’s everything you need to know about the 2026 nine-event T100 Tour, who will be racing the next race, and crucially, how to make sure you don’t miss a second of the action…

What is the T100 Triathlon World Tour?

The T100 Triathlon World Tour is a race series that’s recognised by World Triathlon as the official world championship tour of long-distance triathlon. Forty of the world’s best female and male pros (20 each gender) compete over nine races culminating in the T100 Grand Final in Qatar, in December.

For 2026, the top 10 of each gender from 2025’s T100 Tour rankings automatically received an invite to race. A further 8 for each gender are filled from the PTO top-30 World Rankings, reflective of outstanding performances in 2025. And then there are two ‘Wildcard’ (non-contracted) athletes for each event. These are chosen based on exceptional recent performances, top athletes coming back from injury or maternity or more Olympians stepping up in distance. They can still earn prize money, points, and the chance at a 2027 contract.

Selection for the season’s opening races is based on the top-10 athletes in the 2025 T100 Standings and the next top-5 ranked athletes in last year’s Contender Rankings. Then, the remaining slots are discretionary Wildcards. This year, athletes are racing for a hefty prize fund, which has seen a healthy increase for 2026. Over the whole race series, a huge $4.2M prize purse is in play, with men’s and women’s prizes of equal value throughout.

T100 explains: “Things are different in 2026! Athlete contracts are no more – meaning there’s no guaranteed payday for any of the pros. Instead, it’ll all come down to performances on the day and who wants it most! Each race has an increased prize purse of $275,000, with the winner taking double the amount compared to 2025 – $50,000. Then, there’s another $725,000 per gender in the end-of-season T100 Standings with each T100 World Champion adding $100,000 to their winnings.”

How does the T100 points system work?

Athletes score 35 points for first place to 1 point for 20th place at each of the nine races, which contribute towards their T100 ‘Race To Qatar’ ranking. The Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final has increased points – 55pts down to 4pts. Each athlete’s best four T100 race scores including the Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final will count towards the women’s and men’s T100 World Championship titles.

What happened in the T100 Series in 2025?

The T100 season opened in Singapore with a shock victory for Kate Waugh in the women’s race, while Hayden Wilde defeated fellow Olympic medallist Léo Bergere in the men’s event. Round two in San Francisco brought first-time T100 wins for Rico Bogen and Julie Derron, the latter beating defending champion Taylor Knibb, with Waugh third. Knibb returned to form in Vancouver to win ahead of Derron and Jess Learmonth, while Jelle Geens took the men’s race ahead of Marten Van Riel.

London produced standout moments: Lucy Charles-Barclay secured her first T100 victory, and Wilde completed a remarkable comeback win just months after a serious training crash. In the French Riviera, Ashleigh Gentle surged to victory with the fastest run, while Wilde edged Geens for his third win. Wilde then dominated in Spain to take the series lead, while Charles-Barclay led an all-British women’s podium. In Wollongong, Waugh won by over five minutes and Wilde continued his streak with a fifth straight victory.

The penultimate race in Dubai descended into chaos when the leading men rode an extra bike lap and run lap counts caused confusion. Although Mika Noodt crossed the line first, officials reviewed the timing and declared Morgan Pearson the winner. Derron won the women’s race ahead of Waugh and Learmonth.

The season concluded at the T100 Grand Final in Lusail, Qatar. Waugh dug deep after exiting the swim with the leaders before pulling clear late on the run to win the race and seal the inaugural T100 world title ahead of Georgia Taylor-Brown and Julie Derron. Wilde also dominated the men’s final, winning the race ahead of Pearson and Van Riel to secure the overall 2025 T100 world championship.

What’s happened in 2026 so far?

At the Gold Coast series opener, Taylor Knibb beat Jessica Fullagar into second and Imogen Simmonds finished third. Fullagar set the fastest times of the race in the run and swim but lost time to Knibb on the bike. Not bad considering the American is one of triathlon’s fastest cyclists and the Brit had to borrow a triathlon bike from training partner Lucy Byram.

The second race of the season saw the men stand on the blue T100 carpet for the first time of the year in Singapore, after the split-gender race decision meant that the male and female pros would be racing in different locations. In the humid Singaporean heat, it was Hayden Wilde‘s day and he took the win (3:21:58) ahead of Samuel Dickinson, with Mika Noodt rounding out the podium. Dickinson controlled the early stages with one of the quickest swims of the day (26:00), but Wilde made his move on the bike before pulling further away with the second strongest run split in the field after GB’s Jake Birtwhistle. The margin at the finish was sizeable too, especially given the depth of the men’s race and the demanding conditions.

At T100 Spain in Pamplona, Georgia Taylor-Brown claimed her first-ever T100 victory, producing the decisive move on the run after starting the final leg behind Switzerland’s Julie Derron. Taylor-Brown steadily reeled Derron in, surged past her midway through the run, and then extended the gap to win by 1 minute 20 seconds, with Taylor Spivey completing the podium in third.

Where is the T100 San Francisco Men’s Pro Race?

The second race of the men’s pro T100 calendar will take place on 6 June in San Francisco. The elite men will be battling it out for a $275,000 prize purse around the Presidio of San Francisco, surrounded by landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island.

The race starts out with a single 2 km lap swim in an out-and-back format to the infamous Alcatraz Prison Island. Afterwards, follows six laps along the coast of Marina and Lincoln Boulevard, past the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. Then, all that’s left is a four-lap run around Crissy Field Marsh and the Marina.

What distances will athletes race in San Francisco T100?

All T100 races will feature a 2km swim, 80km bike and 18km run, which equals 100km, hence the series moniker.

Who will be racing San Francisco T100?

The men’s start list for San Francisco is confirmed:

1. Hayden Wilde (NZL)
2. Jake Birtwhistle (AUS)
3. Gregor Payet (LUX)
4. Kurt McDonald (AUS)
5. Henri Schoeman (RSA)
6. Jannik Schaufler (GER)
7. Henry Räppo (EST)
8. Rico Bogen (GER)
9. Morgan Pearson (USA)
10. Jason West (USA)
11. Will Draper (GBR)
12. Lasse Nygaard Priester (GER)
13. Sam Appleton (AUS)
14. Marcel Bolbat (GER)
15. Thomas Davis (GBR)
16. Justin Riele (USA)
17. Benjamin Zorgnotti (FRA)
18. Carlos Oliver Vives (ESP)
19. Blake Harris (CAN)
20. Léo Bergere (FRA)

How to watch San Francisco T100

Everyone can watch all the T100 events live, free and ad-free on PTO+, or via the T100 YouTube channel (excluding Europe). For those in the UK and Eire, you can watch live on TNT Sports; for those in Europe (excluding the UK), Asia-Pacific and Indian Sub-Continent, you can watch live on Discovery+ and Eurosport; and for those in the US and Europe (excl. UK, Germany and Italy) it will also be broadcast live on Max.

When does San Francisco T100 start?

The times are local (CEST), which is BST+1h.

Saturday 6 June

Pro men’s race start: 6:35 (broadcast start 6:30)

The 2026 T100 Triathlon World Tour schedule

• 21 March: Gold Coast T100 Women’s Pro Race
• 25 April: Singapore T100 Men’s Pro Race
• 23 May: Spain T100 Women’s Pro Race
• 6 June: San Francisco T100 Men’s Pro Race
• 15 August: Vancouver T100 Women’s Pro Race
• 19 September: French Riviera T100 Men’s Pro Race
• 14 November: Dubai T100 Women’s Pro Race
• TBC November: Saudi Arabia T100 Men’s Pro Race
• 11 December: Qatar T100 Finale Women’s and Men’s Races