WATCH AGAIN: T100 Lake Las Vegas 2024 as Knibb and Geens take the wins

This is a preview of the race – click on the names to read about contrasting wins for Taylor Knibb and Jelle Geens.

A stunning new T100 location – Lake Las Vegas – in Nevada provides the last chance to earn points before the finale in Dubai next month and it’s attracted a large proportion of the world’s best middle-distance athletes for a huge showdown today (Saturday October 19).

The best three scores count – apart from those athletes who didn’t race T100 before taking part in the Olympics – so there’s plenty on the line close to the gambling capital of the world.

And in our preview of the race below, you can find all the information you need including start times, streaming information and a look at both professional fields.

Start times and how to watch live

At Lake Las Vegas, both races take place on Saturday October 19, with the professional women kicking things off at 08:15 local time. This corresponds to 11:15 on the East Coast, 16:15 in the UK and 17:15 CET.

Starting six hours later, the men will begin at 14:15 local time, so 17:15 on the East Coast, 22:15 in the UK and 23:15 CET.

Each live broadcast will begin 15 minutes before the races start and is available globally on PTO+, on Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe, on YouTube (outside Europe) or via regional broadcasters (see the full list on the T100 website).

If you are outside Europe you can watch the race here by clicking on the embed below this sentence.

Pro Women – Who’s racing?

When the fields were announced, the PTO and World Triathlon confirmed that all 17 contracted T100 women racing were on the start list.

Inevitably things have changed a little since then and the absentees include Ashleigh Gentle, Imogen Simmonds, Kat Matthews and Lucy Charles-Barclay – first, fourth, fifth and seventh in the T100 standings.

But there are still a host of star names involved and top of that list are Taylor Knibb and Laura Philipp.

American superstar Knibb was imperious last time out in Ibiza, so much so that she was a lap ahead of rival and series leader Gentle.

Another victory for Knibb will give her a perfect score of 105 points from her three races going into Dubai – and who would bet against her?

Philipp of course comes here on the back of her brilliant IRONMAN World Championship win in Nice and will vault up the standings with another high-placed finish.

Britain’s India Lee is riding high and was a superb third last time out in Ibiza just six days after the IMWC.

There’s fearsome run power too in the shape of Anne Haug, Emma Pallant-Browne and Tamara Jewett while former Olympic champion Flora Duffy and Taylor Spivey need some big points in what is only their second T100 of the season after racing in Paris.

Pro Men – Who’s racing?

Despite the proximity to next week’s IRONMAN World Championship in Hawaii, we’ve still got a superb field.

It’s headed by the brilliant Belgian Marten Van Riel who made it two T100 wins out of two (and six out of six at middle distance) in Ibiza last time after an absorbing battle with reigning IMWC Sam Laidlow.

Another top result will put him in prime position heading into Dubai.

American Sam Long is fifth in the standings while others in the top 12 lining up are Singapore winner Youri Keulen, Mika Noodt, Alistair Brownlee, Mathis Margirier, Pieter Heemeryck and Fred Funk.

Double Olympic champion Brownlee has been knocking on the door of a T100 podium and wasn’t helped last time out by becoming the first person this season to be hit with a T100 drafting penalty – is he the man to back in Las Vegas, especially given the forecast cooler temperatures (see course guide below)?

Throw in the return of run machine Jason West and it’s another race to relish.

The Lake Las Vegas course

The 100km event (2km swim, 80km bike, 18km run) starts with a two-lap swim in Lake Las Vegas, before a first transition in the shadow of the impressive Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa.

It’s been very hot around Lake Las Vegas (34 degrees Celsius on Wednesday this week) but forecast cooler temperatures on race day (24 degrees Celsius) means it’s not inconceivable we could have a wetsuit swim.

The bike course breaks down into five 11-mile laps which each start with a steep 20% gradient climb onto a rolling course which goes through Wetlands Park and Calico Ridge towards Henderson and back. The total elevation over the five laps is more than 1,400 meters – the most on any bike course in the T100 series.

The races finish with an 18km run split into six 1.8 mile laps around Reflection Bay Golf Club.

Prize Money and Points

Racing for a total prize purse of $250,000, plus valuable T100 Tour points in Lake Las Vegas, there is plenty at stake. On race day, the winners will take home $25,000 and 35 points, with the prize money and points for each position outlined below.