As he should. He’s earned that spot. Hopefully he doesn’t flame out towards the end of the year.
Will be interesting to see who gets the SF wild cards, but I’m even more interested in what the course will look like.
…but I’m even more interested in what the course will look like.
5 weeks to go and no sign of the race course?
So it looks like Youri Keulen has been offered a ‘permanent wildcard’ for the remainder of the T100 Tour.Well the way I read PTO’s wild card criteria and the T100 TRIATHLON WORLD TOUR QUALIFICATION CRITERIA annex to TRI Competition Rules 2024, he would anyway be top of every list to be offered wild cards (well KB would be head of him) as he will stay top 10 in the PTO Rankings whatever results he gets between now and mid October.
And with the points already gained he’s assured of a start in the Grand Final (even scoring only 2 races).
So maybe this is just confirming this circumstance.
Chura and Visser are the best non-contracted WPros but not the same ‘stand out’ results over Miami + Singapore but their current ranking means they’ll be top of the wildcard list (at #20 and #19). Visser has her IMWCQ for Nice: Chura: not yet.
https://t100triathlon.com/pro-series-explainer/
So it looks like Youri Keulen has been offered a ‘permanent wildcard’ for the remainder of the T100 Tour.Well the way I read PTO’s wild card criteria and the T100 TRIATHLON WORLD TOUR QUALIFICATION CRITERIA annex to TRI Competition Rules 2024, he would anyway be top of every list to be offered wild cards (well KB would be head of him) as he will stay top 10 in the PTO Rankings whatever results he gets between now and mid October.
And with the points already gained he’s assured of a start in the Grand Final (even scoring only 2 races).
So maybe this is just confirming this circumstance.
Chura and Visser are the best non-contracted WPros but not the same ‘stand out’ results over Miami + Singapore but their current ranking means they’ll be top of the wildcard list (at #20 and #19). Visser has her IMWCQ for Nice: Chura: not yet.
I think in practice the only difference is that he’ll probably have a guaranteed salary going forward.
By the way, still waiting for the salaries to be shared by Sam Renouf. Another one of his promises he “forgot” about.
The course is finalized, just not yet published… the bike is going to be hilly!
The course is finalized, just not yet published… the bike is going to be hilly!About 1500m of climb in 80km!
Speculation: “T1 at Marina Green, out-and-back laps, heading west past Crissy Field via Marina Boulevard. Climb to Lincoln Blvd, traveling through the Presidio to Camino del Mar and up the hill to the Palace of the Legion of Honor.”
Estimate of T100 loop: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46488900
Compare this with 70.3 St George: about 1000m (including Snow Canyon) in 90km.
And this after a swim from the island.
The course is finalized, just not yet published… the bike is going to be hilly!
Why not publish the course? Still not got permits from the local authority?
The course is finalized, just not yet published… the bike is going to be hilly!
Why not publish the course? Still not got permits from the local authority?
Because the T100/PTO motto is “overpromise, underdeliver” when it comes to updates/news.
So it looks like Youri Keulen has been offered a ‘permanent wildcard’ for the remainder of the T100 Tour.Well the way I read PTO’s wild card criteria and the T100 TRIATHLON WORLD TOUR QUALIFICATION CRITERIA annex to TRI Competition Rules 2024, he would anyway be top of every list to be offered wild cards (well KB would be head of him) as he will stay top 10 in the PTO Rankings whatever results he gets between now and mid October.
And with the points already gained he’s assured of a start in the Grand Final (even scoring only 2 races).
So maybe this is just confirming this circumstance.
Chura and Visser are the best non-contracted WPros but not the same ‘stand out’ results over Miami + Singapore but their current ranking means they’ll be top of the wildcard list (at #20 and #19). Visser has her IMWCQ for Nice: Chura: not yet.
I think in practice the only difference is that he’ll probably have a guaranteed salary going forward.
By the way, still waiting for the salaries to be shared by Sam Renouf. Another one of his promises he “forgot” about.
I would guess the athletes have non disclosure on that. And if PTO releases that data it will make them look bad when they cut it next year, as they likely will.
So it looks like Youri Keulen has been offered a ‘permanent wildcard’ for the remainder of the T100 Tour.Well the way I read PTO’s wild card criteria and the T100 TRIATHLON WORLD TOUR QUALIFICATION CRITERIA annex to TRI Competition Rules 2024, he would anyway be top of every list to be offered wild cards (well KB would be head of him) as he will stay top 10 in the PTO Rankings whatever results he gets between now and mid October.
And with the points already gained he’s assured of a start in the Grand Final (even scoring only 2 races).
So maybe this is just confirming this circumstance.
Chura and Visser are the best non-contracted WPros but not the same ‘stand out’ results over Miami + Singapore but their current ranking means they’ll be top of the wildcard list (at #20 and #19). Visser has her IMWCQ for Nice: Chura: not yet.
I think in practice the only difference is that he’ll probably have a guaranteed salary going forward.
By the way, still waiting for the salaries to be shared by Sam Renouf. Another one of his promises he “forgot” about.
I would guess the athletes have non disclosure on that. And if PTO releases that data it will make them look bad when they cut it next year, as they likely will.
Then maybe pto should not have promised to realease them… And not only once did renoufe say he would publish them.
I think in practice the only difference is that he’ll probably have a guaranteed salary going forward.
By the way, still waiting for the salaries to be shared by Sam Renouf. Another one of his promises he “forgot” about.I would guess the athletes have non disclosure on that. And if PTO releases that data it will make them look bad when they cut it next year, as they likely will.Then maybe pto should not have promised to realease them… And not only once did renoufe say he would publish them.Items promised for which we are waiting:
Location of Grand Final (some leakage already)Activation of a drug testing programme for T100 athletesReveal of contract Story behind Malibu donation (not going to be a T100 venue)
Here’s what Renouf said (on the main ProTriNews interview the day after they shared all the T100 details):
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epsiode-149-pto-tour-2024-with-sam-renouf/id1559781865?i=1000643541010
@31:16
Q:“will you tell the public the contract fees”
A: “Yes. not straight away; news to come out. No ‘back room dealing’. All those offered contracts know who is getting what.”
achieved) plus a T100 points based share of the $2M prize pool at the end.]
“At the right time that can be part of the narrative.”
@32:50 Drug testing: “clear plan for doing this, in and OOC programme, in conjunction with World Triathlon, for all T100 athletes and also others” (inferentially those liable to get wildcards).
“at the right time that can be part of the narrative”
Story behind Malibu donation (not going to be a T100 venue)
Sam already answered this one though he didn’t really address why they chose one RD over another. The PTOs aim is the grow the sport and to do that they need to get more eyeballs on the spot. Celebrities are a terrific way to get eyeballs on something and Malibu is the most celebrity filled race so its existence is important to the PTO.
The course is finalized, just not yet published… the bike is going to be hilly!About 1500m of climb in 80km!
Speculation: “T1 at Marina Green, out-and-back laps, heading west past Crissy Field via Marina Boulevard. Climb to Lincoln Blvd, traveling through the Presidio to Camino del Mar and up the hill to the Palace of the Legion of Honor.”
Compare this with 70.3 St George: about 1000m (including Snow Canyon) in 90km.
And this after a swim from offshore of the island.
Normal course (merely for reference): https://www.escapealcatraztri.com/race-information/the-course
Estimate of T100 loop: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46488900
Is too far for 6 full loops and five would leave it short (of 80km).
T100: 2km/80km/18km
EfA: 2.4km/26km/13km
The main schedule is here:
https://www.escapealcatraztri.com/event-information/schedule
and shows “T100 race” starting at 6am Saturday. But that’s the men: the women are racing on Sunday, presumably similar start time, so that the main event can proceed.
6:30 start (say)
7:00 - all out of water (2000m, EfA is longer ?2400m)
7:05 - exit T1
8:50 - last athlete starts last lap
9:15 - all back to T2
10:20 - top 10 have finished
The main event start is shown as 7am on the schedule, but that would:
put them cycling on the same course at the same time as the T100and finishing before the T100 (assume same finish chute), so that’s a no-no.
So maybe they’ll delay that start to (say) 8:30am and recognise that the main event bike loop goes a lot further. At least the first 10 in T100 run need to finish before the main event winner.
How about:
8:30 start
9:00 - first out of water (Dubrick in 2023)
9:04 - exit T1
9:50 - first @ T2 and onto run
10:35 - finish
https://www.escapealcatraztri.com/results/2023#/race/XAhKkW/1/
Vittória Lopes (de Mello) won the FPro race (NB swimming with Lagerstrom and Mattox!)
The course is finalized, just not yet published… the bike is going to be hilly!About 1500m of climb in 80km!
Speculation: “T1 at Marina Green, out-and-back laps, heading west past Crissy Field via Marina Boulevard. Climb to Lincoln Blvd, traveling through the Presidio to Camino del Mar and up the hill to the Palace of the Legion of Honor.”
Compare this with 70.3 St George: about 1000m (including Snow Canyon) in 90km.
And this after a swim from offshore of the island.
Normal course (merely for reference): https://www.escapealcatraztri.com/race-information/the-course
Estimate of T100 loop: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46488900
Is too far for 6 full loops and five would leave it short (of 80km).
T100: 2km/80km/18km
EfA: 2.4km/26km/13km
The main schedule is here:
https://www.escapealcatraztri.com/event-information/schedule
and shows “T100 race” starting at 6am Saturday. But that’s the men: the women are racing on Sunday, presumably similar start time, so that the main event can proceed.
6:30 start (say)
7:00 - all out of water (2000m, EfA is longer ?2400m)
7:05 - exit T1
8:50 - last athlete starts last lap
9:15 - all back to T2
10:20 - top 10 have finished
The main event start is shown as 7am on the schedule, but that would:
put them cycling on the same course at the same time as the T100and finishing before the T100 (assume same finish chute), so that’s a no-no.
So maybe they’ll delay that start to (say) 8:30am and recognise that the main event bike loop goes a lot further. At least the first 10 in T100 run need to finish before the main event winner.
How about:
8:30 start
9:00 - first out of water (Dubrick in 2023)
9:04 - exit T1
9:50 - first @ T2 and onto run
10:35 - finish
https://www.escapealcatraztri.com/results/2023#/race/XAhKkW/1/
Vittória Lopes (de Mello) won the FPro race (NB swimming with Lagerstrom and Mattox!)
It looks like from the link you provided, with the escape from Alcatraz timeline, both men and women will be racing on Saturday. On Sunday they don’t have anything about the t100 race happening.
The course is finalized, just not yet published… the bike is going to be hilly!About 1500m of climb in 80km!
Speculation: “T1 at Marina Green, out-and-back laps, heading west past Crissy Field via Marina Boulevard. Climb to Lincoln Blvd, traveling through the Presidio to Camino del Mar and up the hill to the Palace of the Legion of Honor.”
Compare this with 70.3 St George: about 1000m (including Snow Canyon) in 90km.
And this after a swim from offshore of the island.
Normal course (merely for reference): https://www.escapealcatraztri.com/...formation/the-course
Estimate of T100 loop: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46488900
Is too far for 6 full loops and five would leave it short (of 80km).
T100: 2km/80km/18km
EfA: 2.4km/26km/13km
The main schedule is here:
https://www.escapealcatraztri.com/...information/schedule
and shows “T100 race” starting at 6am Saturday. But that’s the men: the women are racing on Sunday, presumably similar start time, so that the main event can proceed.
6:30 start (say)
7:00 - all out of water (2000m, EfA is longer ?2400m)
7:05 - exit T1
8:50 - last athlete starts last lap
9:15 - all back to T2
10:20 - top 10 have finished
The main event start is shown as 7am on the schedule, but that would:
put them cycling on the same course at the same time as the T100and finishing before the T100 (assume same finish chute), so that’s a no-no.
So maybe they’ll delay that start to (say) 8:30am and recognise that the main event bike loop goes a lot further. At least the first 10 in T100 run need to finish before the main event winner.
How about:
8:30 start
9:00 - first out of water (Dubrick in 2023)
9:04 - exit T1
9:50 - first @ T2 and onto run
10:35 - finish
https://www.escapealcatraztri.com/...2023#/race/XAhKkW/1/
Vittória Lopes (de Mello) won the FPro race (NB swimming with Lagerstrom and Mattox!)
It looks like from the link you provided, with the escape from Alcatraz timeline, both men and women will be racing on Saturday. On Sunday they don’t have anything about the t100 race happening.
Doubt they can close roads in San Francisco 2 days.
The pro race is on Saturday (men and women) starting at 6am for the men… amateurs race on Sunday.
I expect more details to be published next week along with start lists.
The pro race is on Saturday (men and women) starting at 6am for the men… amateurs race on Sunday.
I expect more details to be published next week along with start lists.The women will not be racing at the same time as the men, will they? The idea of roads closed into the afternoon Saturday (eg Lincoln Bvd) is a stretch: all clear by 9am entirely doable.
And PTO have advertised the race(s) as 8&9 June.
https://t100triathlon.com/ and scroll down.
The road closures for 8 June are shown via
https://data.sfgov.org/Transportation/Temporary-Street-Closures-Map/98cv-qtqk
6535180 960859 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon - PTO Special Event Permitted 08/06/2024 03:00:00 08/06/2024 03:00 08/06/2024 11:00:00
But only till 11am: so no time for the women to race, after the men (who race 6am- 9:30am).
In due course; start list: https://www.triathlon.org/events/start_list/2024_t100_triathlon_world_tour_san_francisco/641653
It’s going to be a similar start time format to how Ibiza was last year for the pros. Men at 6 then women 30-40 minutes after.
It’s going to be a similar start time format to how Ibiza was last year for the pros. Men at 6 then women 30-40 minutes after.So even with a 40 minute start gap, there’ll be about an hour of overlap on the bike (same loops). Having enough cameras to capture both races, tickers/split display for both, and the production challenges will be ‘interesting’.
The pro race is on Saturday (men and women) starting at 6am for the men… amateurs race on Sunday.
I expect more details to be published next week along with start lists.The San Francisco T100 women’s start list has been published (a day early!):
https://stats.protriathletes.org/...00/2024/participants
Includes Knibb! No Lawrence obv. No LCB!! Why? She said she’d be racing every one.
But this is only the contracted 16. Doesn’t include wildcards, which one assumes will include Visser and Chura. Maybe Meißner - will see how she goes in Mallorca after her #2 in Valencia.