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T100 announces first contracted athletes for 2025 as triathlon superstars sign up

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The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has announced the first athletes who will be racing on the 2025 T100 Triathlon World Tour, from those who automatically qualified by placing in the top 10 positions of this season’s competition.

Both T100 World Champions from 2024, American Taylor Knibb and Belgium’s Marten Van Riel, have put pen to paper to sign contracts and defend their crowns next year.

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Pro Women T100 signed contracts

Automatic qualifiers who have signed for 2025 on the women’s side are:

  1. Taylor Knibb (USA)
  2. Ashleigh Gentle (AUS)
  3. Julie Derron (SUI)
  4. Flora Duffy (BER)
  5. Lucy Byram (GBR)
  6. India Lee (GBR)
  7. Imogen Simmonds (SUI)
  8. Paula Findlay (CAN)

Pro Men T100 signed contracts

Automatic qualifiers who have signed for 2025 on the men’s side are:

  1. Marten Van Riel (BEL)
  2. Kyle Smith (NZL)
  3. Rico Bogen (GER)
  4. Sam Long (USA)
  5. Mathis Magirier (FRA)
  6. Pieter Heemeryck (BEL)
  7. Youri Keulen (NED)
  8. Fred Funk (GER)

NB: Alistair Brownlee finished 5th in 2024 but has now retired.

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Knibb and Van Riel on T100 deals

Both of the 2024 champions spoke about their new deals for 2025, with Knibb once again excited to be racing the very best over the coming 12 months.

“I’m excited to confirm that I’ll be racing on the T100 Tour next year,” said Knibb, who produced a perfect clean sweep of wins in her four T100 races this year and at the weekend added the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship crown in Taupō, New Zealand, to cap a dominant year.

“We could be having a very different conversation a year from now. Everyone is improving and will be coming for me. I know that only too well. There are so many women out there at the moment and the standard is improving all the time. I just think with the T100 series and what the Professional Triathletes Organisation is doing for the sport at the moment, it is going to take women’s professional triathlon to a new level next year and I’m very grateful to be a part of it.”

Van Riel was equally enthusiastic and highlighted his desire to race the best athletes out there on a consistent basis as one of his key reasons for signing up again for 2025.

“Winning this season’s T100 Triathlon World Tour has been a dream realised for me and once I’ve had some time off, I’ll be working out how to step things up again in 2025. I want to race the best athletes on the planet on a regular basis. It’s as simple as that – and when you also factor in the way the PTO is helping to professionalise the sport: with better broadcast for triathlon and sports fans around the world; looking after professional athletes in a way that has never happened before…through having season long contracts; having bike mechanics, access to massage and the professional set up around the races. That really is a massive move forward. Add in the unique atmosphere the T100 is creating, with their mix of pro races and amateur events that allow everyone to get involved in our sport, and it’s great to be part of it.”

Graham Shaw
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Graham Shaw
Graham has been involved with TRI247 & RUN247 since the summer of 2021. Since then he has provided strategic direction for all news and is passionate about the growth of triathlon as a fan sport.
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