Julie Derron defends her Dubai title with the T100 series lead on the line, while Hayden Wilde will race twice in less than 24 hours as the men’s and women’s fields come together at Al Mamzar on Saturday 14 November.
The men’s race was added after the postponement of Saudi Arabia T100, making Dubai the final regular-season stop for both fields before the World Championship Final in Qatar. It’s also a change of scenery after two editions at Meydan Racecourse, with racing moving to the coast.
Last year of course the men’s race was completely overshadowed by the lap-counting fiasco.
Dubai T100 start times and how to watch live
Both pro races take place on Saturday 14 November, with the men going off five minutes before the women.
| Dubai (GST) | UK (GMT) | US Eastern | US Pacific | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast starts | 10:00am | 6:00am | 1:00am | 10:00pm Friday |
| Pro men | 10:03am | 6:03am | 1:03am | 10:03pm Friday |
| Pro women | 10:08am | 6:08am | 1:08am | 10:08pm Friday |
Free live coverage worldwide is on TriathlonLive.io, while TNT Sports is an option in the UK and Ireland, and the T100 YouTube stream is available outside Europe.
Dubai T100 course – a new home at Al Mamzar
The format is a 2km swim, 80km bike and 18km run. There are two swim laps with a beach exit between them, four 20km bike loops and four 4km run laps, with an additional 2km getting onto the run loop and then to the finish.
The rolling bike route takes in Al Hamriya Port and the Infinity Bridge, while the flat run uses paths through Al Mamzar Beach Park. Organisers list typical water temperatures of 28–29°C and an air-temperature range of 25–31°C for the venue.
Pro women – Derron defends as Taylor-Brown and Waugh chase
Switzerland’s Julie Derron returns to defend her Dubai title five weeks after finishing third at the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona. The Olympic silver medallist also took second at the IRONMAN 70.3 Worlds in Nice and leads the T100 standings after finishing second in Pamplona and winning in Vancouver.
Britain’s Georgia Taylor-Brown beat Derron in Pamplona and finished third in Vancouver.
Fellow Brit Kate Waugh, the reigning T100 world champion, was runner-up to Derron both in Dubai last year and in Vancouver this season.
New Zealand’s Nicole Van Der Kaay, Germany’s Bianca Bogen and Spain’s Sara Pérez Sala are also on the start list. Austria’s Lisa Perterer was on the original list but now swerves the race as she plans to defend her IRONMAN Cozumel title eight days after Dubai.
Pro men – Wilde eyes a double as Noodt returns
New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde leads the Race to Qatar and is planning to tackle the WTCS sprint in Abu Dhabi on Friday afternoon before racing the T100 on Saturday morning. The two starts are just over 18 hours apart, and the double required a World Triathlon exemption which came on Monday evening from the Technical Committee.
None of Wilde’s closest three challengers in the standings, Australia’s Jake Birtwhistle, Germany’s Lasse Nygaard Priester and Britain’s Sam Dickinson are now taking part.
That leaves fifth-placed Rico Bogen of Germany, the Netherlands’ Menno Koolhaas in seventh and New Zealand’s Kyle Smith in eighth as the men with the most potential to close the gap, especially as that trio have all only raced twice so far.
Dubai also marks the planned return of Germany’s Mika Noodt after he collided with an ambulance while leading IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea in July. He was officially second in Dubai last year, when Morgan Pearson was awarded the win after confusion over the lap count.
What’s at stake in the Race to Qatar?
Dubai is the last chance to bank regular-season points before the Qatar final on Friday 11 December. An athlete’s best three regular-season scores count alongside their result in Qatar. A win in Dubai is worth 35 points, with 29 for second and 26 for third. The winner in Qatar gets 55.
Derron and Taylor-Brown have the most room to add points among the top three women. Both have raced twice, so their entire Dubai score counts. Second-placed Imogen Simmonds already has three scores and isn’t on the Dubai start list. Taylor-Brown starts three points behind Derron, so a win for the Brit would put her ahead even if Derron finished second, 96 points to 93.
Women’s T100 standings heading into Dubai
| Position | Athlete | Nation | Races | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julie Derron | SUI | 2 | 64 |
| 2 | Imogen Simmonds | SUI | 3 | 62 |
| 3 | Georgia Taylor-Brown | GBR | 2 | 61 |
| 4 | Alanis Siffert | SUI | 3 | 47 |
| 5 | Bianca Bogen | GER | 3 | 42 |
| 6 | Taylor Spivey | USA | 2 | 40 |
| 7 | Nicole Van Der Kaay | NZL | 3 | 39 |
| 8 | Taylor Knibb | USA | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Sara Pérez Sala | ESP | 3 | 34 |
| 10 | Kate Waugh | GBR | 1 | 29 |
Men’s T100 standings heading into Dubai
Hayden Wilde is in a commanding position and guaranteed to take the series lead into Qatar. He has three scores already (two wins and a third_, so a Dubai result only adds to his tally if it is better than third.
Rico Bogen, Menno Koolhaas and Kyle Smith can all add a full third score.
| Position | Athlete | Nation | Races | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayden Wilde | NZL | 3 | 96 |
| 2 | Jake Birtwhistle | AUS | 3 | 59 |
| 3 | Lasse Nygaard Priester | GER | 2 | 49 |
| 4 | Sam Dickinson | GBR | 2 | 47 |
| 5 | Rico Bogen | GER | 2 | 43 |
| 6 | Gregor Payet | LUX | 3 | 40 |
| 7 | Menno Koolhaas | NED | 2 | 37 |
| 8 | Kyle Smith | NZL | 2 | 34 |
| 9 | Kurt McDonald | AUS | 3 | 32 |
| 10 | Henry Räppo | EST | 3 | 30 |
