Georgia Taylor-Brown claimed victory at Dubai T100 on Saturday, holding off Nicole van der Kaay (NZL) by just 10 seconds after a closely fought battle in the UAE.

The Briton moved from fourth into the lead early in the 18km run and went on to win in 3:35:19, with Van der Kaay pushing her all the way to the finish.

Julie Derron (SUI) worked her way through to complete the podium in 3:37:25, while bike leader Caroline Pohle finished fourth ahead of swim leader Sara Pérez Sala.

Taylor-Brown’s win sees her leapfrog Derron in the standings ahead of the Grand Final in Qatar in December.

Swim: Four break clear

Beautiful morning conditions, with just a little wind, greeted the athletes, and a clear split soon developed in the 2km swim.

Pérez Sala led early before Kate Waugh moved ahead, and at halfway Waugh headed a quartet also containing Taylor-Brown and Bianca Bogen. Just six seconds covered those four, with Caroline Pohle leading the chasers more than half a minute behind.

The gap widened over the second kilometre, but Pérez Sala regained the lead to emerge first in 25:46. Waugh followed at +4, Taylor-Brown at +6 and Bogen at +7.

Pohle was fifth at +59, with Derron sixth at +1:01, followed by Lizzie Rayner and Van der Kaay.

A long run to transition was a feature of both races, and Taylor-Brown made the most of it. Her 3:07 T1 moved her into second, just two seconds behind Pérez Sala and four ahead of Waugh as they started the bike.

Bike: Pohle bridges across and breaks clear

Taylor-Brown wasted little time in moving to the front, passing Pérez Sala inside the opening couple of kilometres of the 80km bike.

The lead changed hands during the opening lap, with Bogen heading the field at 13.72km and Taylor-Brown, Waugh and Pérez Sala all within 12 seconds.

Neither race had RaceRanger available after a customs delay prevented the electronic system being used, leaving technical officials to enforce the 20-metre drafting rule.

Behind the leaders, Pohle and Van der Kaay were making progress, and by the 40km halfway point both had bridged across. Taylor-Brown led a group of five covered by just 12 seconds, while Waugh had slipped to +42 and Derron was around two minutes down.

By 60km the leading selection was down to four. Taylor-Brown headed Van der Kaay, Pérez Sala and Pohle, while Bogen had fallen 41 seconds behind. Taylor-Brown briefly stretched her advantage soon afterwards, but the gap closed again as GTB began to suffer with what she later confirmed were adductor cramping issues.

It was Pohle who made the telling move late in the bike. Her 1:58:50 split brought her into T2 with a 20-second lead over Van der Kaay, with Pérez Sala at +22 and Taylor-Brown at +30.

Derron reached transition fifth at +2:28, ahead of Bogen, while Waugh had lost further ground and was 10th at +4:15.

Run: Taylor-Brown takes charge

Derron produced a rapid 50-second T2 to cut her deficit to 2:01, but up front Pohle began the run with Van der Kaay just 15 seconds behind, Pérez Sala at +26 and Taylor-Brown at +36.

Taylor-Brown quickly erased that deficit and by 4km was leading, although Van der Kaay remained only two seconds behind and Pérez Sala was still close at +9.

Pohle had slipped to fourth at +30, while Derron was fifth at +1:48 and still had work to do to reach the podium.

Taylor-Brown gradually opened a gap over Van der Kaay, taking a 27-second advantage into the final 2.5km. Behind them, Derron had moved into third and established a 49-second cushion over Pohle.

But Van der Kaay kept the pressure on to the finish, reducing the gap to just 10 seconds as Taylor-Brown sealed victory with a 1:04:37 run.

Van der Kaay finished in 3:35:29, with Derron completing the podium in 3:37:25. Pohle held fourth in 3:38:13 and Pérez Sala rounded out the top five in 3:38:50.

Audrey Merle finished sixth ahead of Bianca Bogen, while Daniela Kleiser produced a striking 1:01:02 run to climb to eighth after her 33:22 swim. Waugh and Rayner completed the top 10.

Dubai T100 2026 women’s results

Saturday 14 November – 2km swim, 80km bike, 18km run

Position	Athlete	Nation	Swim	Bike	Run	Overall
1	Georgia Taylor-Brown	GBR	25:52	2:00:21	1:04:37	3:35:19
2	Nicole van der Kaay	NZL	26:51	1:59:14	1:05:08	3:35:29
3	Julie Derron	SUI	26:46	2:01:26	1:05:19	3:37:25
4	Caroline Pohle	GER	26:44	1:58:50	1:08:07	3:38:13
5	Sara Pérez Sala	ESP	25:46	2:00:15	1:08:19	3:38:50
6	Audrey Merle	FRA	27:08	2:01:57	1:08:08	3:41:36
7	Bianca Bogen	GER	25:52	2:02:23	1:09:10	3:41:54
8	Daniela Kleiser	GER	33:22	2:03:15	1:01:02	3:43:02
9	Kate Waugh	GBR	25:49	2:04:04	1:10:09	3:44:33
10	Lizzie Rayner	GBR	26:49	2:01:33	1:11:35	3:44:54

T100 women’s standings after Dubai

Position	Athlete	Nation	Points*
1	Georgia Taylor-Brown	GBR	96
2	Julie Derron	SUI	90
3	Nicole van der Kaay	NZL	63
4	Imogen Simmonds	SUI	62
5	Bianca Bogen	GER	54
6	Sara Pérez Sala	ESP	48
7	Alanis Siffert	SUI	47
8	Kate Waugh	GBR	41
9	Audrey Merle	FRA	41
10	Taylor Spivey	USA	40