WATCH AGAIN: Wollongong T100 as Waugh and Wilde boss rivals

This is a preview of the latest T100 race – click on the names to read about terrific wins for Kate Waugh and Hayden Wilde.

There are just three more stops on the 2025 T100 calendar and the first of those comes on Saturday on the stunning coastline of Wollongong, Australia.

Like the recent French Riviera event, it’s a double header – with the WTCS Grand Final taking place on the Sunday.

Hayden Wilde (who again is set to contest both races!) can’t improve his score going into the Grand Final in Qatar after four wins out of four but he loves his racing and tops the men’s field. He’s the only winner in it and there are plenty of new names too.

For the women we’ve got Singapore T100 champ Kate Waugh and French Riviera star Ashleigh Gentle looking to boost their positions in a tight top of the leaderboard in terms of the standings.

In our preview piece below, you can find everything you need to know about the T100 races, including start times, how to watch live and who’s on the start lists…

Start times and how to watch live

In Australia, the women go first – at 14:00 local time on Saturday 18th October. This corresponds to 04:00 in the UK, 23:00 (Friday) on the East Coast and 20:00 (Friday) on the West Coast.

The men’s race sets off at 15:45 local time.

The broadcast is available globally on Discovery+, Max and Eurosport.

It’s also available for free on the PTO+ livestream.

Women’s race – Waugh vs Gentle?

It couldn’t be much closer at the top of the women’s standings and Kate Waugh has a real opportunity here.

She shares first place on 119 points with Lucy Charles-Barclay, both having raced four times (the best four count).

Waugh’s lowest current score is the 26 she earned for third place in San Francisco so a top-two (35pts for first, 29 for second) will nudge her ahead – and it’s obviously unlikely LCB will be back before Qatar as she recovers from her exertions at the IRONMAN World Championship last weekend.

But Waugh faces a formidable rival in the shape of Ashleigh Gentle who is racing on home soil. The Aussie is third on 96 points but has plenty of scope to cash in as that win in the south of France is her only T100 podium to date in 2025.

Waugh and Gentle are the only two athletes from the top 10 in the standings Down Under as Kona and a few injuries have taken their toll.

But it’s great to see Fenella Langridge given a wildcard and back racing after a long spell on the sidelines.

Men’s race – Five out of five for Hayden?

Can anybody get close to Hayden Wilde?

Not judged on this year’s form and even at this point of the season he looks nailed on for the overall title. His perfect 140 points score is 18 ahead of Jelle Geens – who has already indicated he won’t race again before Qatar.

Geens won in Vancouver when Wilde was injured and Rico Bogen took the title in San Francisco and sits in third place on 93 points but is also absent this weekend.

Mika Noodt is on the same score and he does line up and looks the man most likely to give Wilde something to think about.

Youri Keulen is a former T100 winner in hot conditions (Singapore last year) and is another for the short list – as is Sam Dickinson who has made a great start to his T100 career with third on debut at French Riviera and then fifth last time out in Spain.

There are plenty of wildcards for Australians too so lots for the home crowd to cheer.

Prize Money and Points

Racing for a total prize purse of $250,000, plus valuable T100 Tour points in Australia, 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.