Front Page Story: https://www.slowtwitch.com/...d_Athletes_8884.html
Website: https://t100triathlon.com
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Probably more âTBAâ in terms of they have most stuff lined up, just trying to finish T&Cs. But I also think they didnât want to miss another self-imposed deadlineâŚ
Gonna be a good year to be a pro triathlete in 2024.
Very curious to see what they put together for an age group experience. (Edit to add â seeing as itâs the weekend before my wife does IM California, itâs probably going to be VERY frowned upon for me to wind up at Lake Las Vegas. But that might be the best shotâŚ)
Not a lot of big names missing. On the menâs side, the Norway boys and Lange. Any other surprises?
Neumann is a bit of a surprise for taking a flyer.
The six race mandatory thing is going to make it tough, IMO, to nab an IMWC qualification, and peak for IMWC, with the amount of racing surrounding it. Not impossible, but tough.
Very excited to see Taylor Spivey in the list. IââŹâ˘ve been waiting for her to give it a go at middle distance.
Womens field is far stronger and more interesting than the men.
Will also be interesting to see the injury rates for these athletes. That is a lot of very hard racing plus at least one Ironman and two for many of them over a very long season.
Great schedule and great pros they signed. I am looking forward to watching. Also excited to see if they make a show like âDrive to Surviveâ for streaming. I would love to attend one of these events as an age grouper, but nothing quite works out with my schedule for this year. Next year for sure though.
Ibiza is the week after the Ironman Championship in Nice. Looks like most of the top women are committed to the T100 series. As noted, that is going to be interesting. Will be interesting to see who shows up on Nice.
Renouf interview available (30 Jan, 1100 CST):
https://podcasts.apple.com/...ri-news/id1559781865
âThe majority of the venues are 3 to 5 year dealsâ
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Ibiza is the week after the Ironman Championship in Nice. Looks like most of the top women are committed to the T100 series. As noted, that is going to be interesting. Will be interesting to see who shows up on Nice.
I think itâs more likely the PTO fields are poor on the womenâs side at Ibiza and on the mens side in Vegas. Or those athletes that raced will just go through the motions to clock one of their six races.
Two other thoughts:
1.) LCB announces she wonât defend IMWC at todayâs press conference, will only race in Kona. Thatâs not super shocking given her injury history â but Iâm sure IM is going to be a little perturbed at that.
2.) As a self-proclaimed golf nut, all I think about with that T100 name â Titleist irons.
Does this mean Marten isnââŹâ˘t going to the Olympics?
I was also surprised not to see HaydenââŹâ˘s name here, but I imagine heââŹâ˘ll get a start at every race he wants after Paris. Same for Kristian and Gustav.
One would think for them to be able to announce London they had pay a bit more than they wanted ,as it would look like it was a last minute thing.
One would assume Abu Dhabi will be on the formula one circuit which is a great course .
I guess the only thing that is missing is a race on the euro landmass
Super female field
Do we know race price money and season bonuses ?
asianzone wrote:
ItââŹâ˘s a very good program, PTO did a great job with so much flexibility, only need to commit to 5 races (including grand finals) which gives athletes a chance to do an IM or Roth, and qualify for W.
I disagree. For one its 6 races (5+GF) so little flexibility other than athletes participating in the Olympics also (3+GF). But my major gripe is that the California race has no location & no date and the Grand Finale has no location. It literally could be anywhere in the worldâŚ
Does this mean Marten isnââŹâ˘t going to the Olympics?
I was also surprised not to see HaydenââŹâ˘s name here, but I imagine heââŹâ˘ll get a start at every race he wants after Paris. Same for Kristian and Gustav.
Athletes going to the olympics have special contracts and donât have to race the full slate of races
Itâs in the front page story.
Two other thoughts:
1.) LCB announces she wonât defend IMWC at todayâs press conference, will only race in Kona. Thatâs not super shocking given her injury history â but Iâm sure IM is going to be a little perturbed at that.
2.) As a self-proclaimed golf nut, all I think about with that T100 name â Titleist irons.
As for point 1 that is quite a hit for ironman is this the first time since mark alen went to Nice that an ironman world champ snubs the race ?
1.) LCB announces she wonât defend IMWC at todayâs press conference, will only race in Kona. Thatâs not super shocking given her injury history â but Iâm sure IM is going to be a little perturbed at that.
In a way, this may be a message being to sent to IM (not purposefully). If the womenâs race was in kona this year, would LCBâs decision be same? I donât think this was the sole reason, someone mentioned her injuries, but you have to think the race being in Nice was a factor in her decision.
Neumann is a bit of a surprise for taking a flyer.
The six race mandatory thing is going to make it tough, IMO, to nab an IMWC qualification, and peak for IMWC, with the amount of racing surrounding it. Not impossible, but tough.Neumann was highly ranked (ie top #10) when PTO did their first cut in August (same as Lawrence was).
Agree tough. And those with an IMWC AQ will have to validate (only Ditlev has so far of the ?13 AQd).
PTO have annotated the Ranking list showing those contracted to T100.
https://stats.protriathletes.org/rankings/women
https://stats.protriathletes.org/rankings/men
Pleased to see Byram and Duffy taking contracts; note no Langridge.
Renouf: âthe Grand Final will have more points. . . . the final stage in the Middle Eastâ.
Ibiza is the week after the Ironman Championship in Nice. Looks like most of the top women are committed to the T100 series. As noted, that is going to be interesting. Will be interesting to see who shows up on Nice.
I think itâs more likely the PTO fields are poor on the womenâs side at Ibiza and on the mens side in Vegas. Or those athletes that raced will just go through the motions to clock one of their six races.
Perhaps true. But looks like LCB has announced she wonât be going to Nice. Also, with that commitment from the women to the T100, Iâm curious who is going to be committed to the Ironman series. Does it seem like the women have spoken and they are going with the PTO? I may be missing something, so interested to see how the analysis and announcements come out.