Who’s racing the T100 Triathlon World Tour this year?
Some athletes have been automatically selected and others will be picked on past performances.
The T100 is a lucrative series of events contested by the best triathletes in the business, so who’s racing the T100 Triathlon World Tour in 2026?
One of several changes from last year is that there are no contracts in 2026. Athletes automatically win a spot by finishing in the top ten of the previous year’s rankings.T100 picks another eight athletes from each gender category who ranked in the top 30 of the PTO World Rankings.
Lastly come the wildcards. The organisers of each series race hand out two wildcards at their discretion. Given how much triathletes can earn from the T100 Triathlon World Tour, competition to make the start list is fierce.
So, who’s racing the T100 Triathlon World Tour?
Automatic invitees
Women
Thanks to their placings in last year’s series, Kate Waugh, Lucy Charles-Barclay, Jess Learmonth, Ellie Salthouse, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Taylor Knibb, Ashleigh Gentle, Julie Derron, Lucy Byram and Holly Lawrence are automatically invited in 2026
After entering as a ‘hotshot’ on account of her 2024 PTO ranking, Waugh led largely from the front last year and won overall.
T100 will select another eight women who ranked highly in the PTO rankings. They could be the likes of Ironman world champion Solveig Løvseth and India Lee.
Men
The top ten men in last year’s T100 gain automatic invites for 2026: Hayden Wilde, Mika Noodt, Jelle Geens, Morgan Pearson, Rico Bogen, Marten Van Riel, Mathis Margirier, Samuel Dickson, Youri Keulen and Gregory Barnarby.
Based on their world rankings, the remaining spaces could go to athletes such as Sam Long, Vincent Luis, Gustav Iden and Casper Stornes.
Wildcards
Who’s racing the T100 Tour as a wildcard this year?
Well, at the time of writing only the Gold Coast women’s race has announced its wildcards for 2026. They are Canadian Imogen Simmonds, New Zealander Nicole van der Kaay, Brit Jessica Fullagar and former Australian cyclist Danielle de Francesco.
Expect to see other races reveal more names closer to the events. The men’s season-opener will be in Singapore in April.
Aside from the first races of the season, there will only be two wildcards per race.
Jack Evans
