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Vancouver T100 2025 men’s start list: Marten Van Riel leads all-star cast

Belgian superstar will renew rivalry with countryman Jelle Geens
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STRENGTH. ENDURANCE. PERFORMANCE.

T100 World Champion Marten Van Riel will lead a top class men’s start list for the new Vancouver T100 Triathlon next month.

Belgium’s finest, who finished third in the opening T100 race in Singapore last month, will be one of the leading contenders as the competition heads to Canada for the first time on 14-15 June.

He will renew his battle with compatriot Jelle Geens, who was the only man to beat him over 100km in 2024 but did not finish in Singapore after dropping out on the run.

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Dutch flier Youri Keulen will also fancy his chances of a podium finish after making a strong start to his 2025 T100 campaign with a fourth-place finish on Singapore’s Marina Bay course.

American Sam Long, whose main focus this year is the IRONMAN World Championship in Nice in September, also looks like being a contender on a course that offers a sea swim on Locarno Beach.

Van Riel booked his place in Nice in March as part of an explosive start to 2025 which involved him battling food poisoning and sleepless nights.

And a strong field is fleshed out by the likes of Spain’s Antonio Benito Lopez, Germany’s Rico Bogen and Justus Nieschlag and Italian Gregory Barnaby.

Marten Van Riel high fives finishing straight T100 Ibiza 2024 photo credit PTO
Marten Van Riel takes in the applause [Photo credit: PTO]

The line up of contracted men racing in their T100 Race To Qatar rankings order is here and below:  

  1. Marten Van Riel (BEL)
  2. Youri Keulen (NED)
  3. Gregory Barnaby (ITA) 
  4. Antonio Benito Lopez (ESP) 
  5. Sam Long (USA) 
  6. Mika Noodt (GER)
  7. Rico Bogen (GER)
  8. Justus Nieschlag (GER) 
  9. Nicolas Mann (GER) 
  10. Jelle Geens (BEL) 
  11. Jason West (USA) 
  12. Kyle Smith (NZL) 
  13. Morgan Pearson (USA)
  14. Pieter Heemeryck (BEL) 

The remaining slots will be taken by Wildcards who will be announced nearer the time.

Wilde leads way

The 2025 T100 Triathlon World Tour got under way in Singapore last month (5-6 April) when professionals Kate Waugh of Great Britain and New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde produced two world class performances to win and take the lead in the rankings.

Athletes score 35 points for first place to 1 pt for 20th place at each of the nine races, with increased points for 2nd (up from 28 to 29 points); 3rd (up from 25 to 26); and 4th (up from 22 to 23), to encourage more competitive racing.

There is a $250,000 USD prize fund at each T100, totalling $2,250,000 across the nine races (1st place – $25,000k; 2nd – $17,000; 3rd – $13,000 at each race).

Paul Brown
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