The Grand Final in combination with the Noosa Triathlon Festival would have been dope (and everything PTO wants out of its events).
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The Noosa Tri is owned by Ironman so that 'aint going to happen.
2.) As a self-proclaimed golf nut, all I think about with that T100 name â Titleist irons.
I thought PTO World Tour was a better name.
I still think â70.3â sucks as a brand.
Using an imperial measurement for distance when the majority of the world used metric shows how USA-centric the Ironman org is.
T100 is better branding and a better distance.
Lol no it is not. Ironman 70.3 carries a lot of cache.
Try explaining PTO T100 in Partnership with World Triathlon instead of âIronmanâ.
Also incredibly disappointed that weâre seeing really old recycles like Brownlee and Gomez on this, if those guys get the eyeballs, thatâs just as bad as Triathlonâs average racing age creeping towards 50.
2.) As a self-proclaimed golf nut, all I think about with that T100 name â Titleist irons.
I thought PTO World Tour was a better name.
I still think â70.3â sucks as a brand.
Using an imperial measurement for distance when the majority of the world used metric shows how USA-centric the Ironman org is.
T100 is better branding and a better distance.
Lol no it is not. Ironman 70.3 carries a lot of cache.
Try explaining PTO T100 in Partnership with World Triathlon instead of âIronmanâ.
Also incredibly disappointed that weâre seeing really old recycles like Brownlee and Gomez on this, if those guys get the eyeballs, thatâs just as bad as Triathlonâs average racing age creeping towards 50.
I have a totally opposite view from you on this (and many other things :-)). Was really hoping to see Javier and Alistair racing the new blood. And Alistair is not that old (in real age, maybe older in triathlon/wear and tear age). And I think (hope?) that they will have a strong influence on the narratives and excitement coming out of this first year of the series. For one, they are almost guaranteed to feature in every race prominently (being among the best swimmers). And there run potential (potential being used due to past injuries, not because they havenât shown what they can do) is second to none too, except maybe Hayden Wilde if he shows up as a wildcard post-Olympics.
I was excited to see those two on the list!
2.) As a self-proclaimed golf nut, all I think about with that T100 name â Titleist irons.
I thought PTO World Tour was a better name.
I still think â70.3â sucks as a brand.
Using an imperial measurement for distance when the majority of the world used metric shows how USA-centric the Ironman org is.
T100 is better branding and a better distance.
Lol no it is not. Ironman 70.3 carries a lot of cache.
Try explaining PTO T100 in Partnership with World Triathlon instead of âIronmanâ.
Also incredibly disappointed that weâre seeing really old recycles like Brownlee and Gomez on this, if those guys get the eyeballs, thatâs just as bad as Triathlonâs average racing age creeping towards 50.
Weird. Iâm most excited about Brownlee. I just hope he doesnât injure himself again. Iâm also most excited to see him racing more frequently in this T100 format.
2.) As a self-proclaimed golf nut, all I think about with that T100 name â Titleist irons.
I thought PTO World Tour was a better name.
I still think â70.3â sucks as a brand.
Using an imperial measurement for distance when the majority of the world used metric shows how USA-centric the Ironman org is.
T100 is better branding and a better distance.
Lol no it is not. Ironman 70.3 carries a lot of cache.
Try explaining PTO T100 in Partnership with World Triathlon instead of âIronmanâ.
Also incredibly disappointed that weâre seeing really old recycles like Brownlee and Gomez on this, if those guys get the eyeballs, thatâs just as bad as Triathlonâs average racing age creeping towards 50.
Weird. Iâm most excited about Brownlee. I just hope he doesnât injure himself again. Iâm also most excited to see him racing more frequently in this T100 format.
I think it was just the StoBro grasping at straws to find anything negative in todayâs news.
Looking at the comp structure a few of those athletes that are unlikely to get in the top ~10 probably have a strong incentive to get the contract $, show up at the PTO races as paid training sessions (still some prize money even if dead lasts) and then try to perform on the less competitive ironman circuit if the goal is to maximize their gains.
Looking at the comp structure a few of those athletes that are unlikely to get in the top ~10 probably have a strong incentive to get the contract $, show up at the PTO races as paid training sessions (still some prize money even if dead lasts) and then try to perform on the less competitive ironman circuit if the goal is to maximize their gains.
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It seems that RvB agrees with youâŚ
American triathlon star combining PTO Tour and IRONMAN racing (tri247.com)
"Moving on to his racing goals, the American star underlined that whilst Kona is his primary goal, he believes racing the PTO Tour throughout the year will increase his chances of success come October.
I think it will be good for me to not solely focus on full distance and the PTO will help me with that VO2 max and high velocity, but itââŹâ˘s also still long enough that you need to be efficient and itââŹâ˘s a comparable sport.
ItââŹâ˘s not like Super League, where it is a completely different energy system and so I think it will help whilst still having Roth to get that IRONMAN prep in June. I think it is the perfect plan with two solid full distance races and then the PTO Tour.ââŹÂ
Lol no it is not. Ironman 70.3 carries a lot of cache.
Try explaining PTO T100 in Partnership with World Triathlon instead of âIronmanâ.
The â70.3â branding thatâs been around for something like 12-13 years and we just learned about the T100 branding today.
You must be very intelligent to figure out that the T100 brand isnât well known yet. Maybe apply for Mensa.
Sounds like a sensible approach for many pros. Sucks from an audience perspective if T100 is just long training sessions.
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
True, but nobody else is going to the Olympics in that male list so itâs weird itâs only him.
i personally think the fields are too small with 20 people what what i really dont get is that they dont allow more than 20 people for the grand final i think they should allow wild card people in that had shown an impact in the race when they had a wildcard. i mean there is some top athletes
they recognise that their field size is not fixed for ever so why not play around with it a bit
i get they want the narative that people can follow , at the same time singapore was for most perople the most boring race and i guess it was because the filed was too small
Target is clearly 20, but I donât think theyâll limit themselves to 20 on the start list, if they have a superstar willing to join as #21. It might be KB, might be Gustav, might be Hayden etc. Additionally, they might even give 6 wild cards on top 16 fixed slots, just in case somebody feels sick on race morning. So it could be anything between 18-22.
I feel 20 is about right as long as the top ones are there. They used to have a field of 40 but vast majority didnââŹâ˘t stand a chance or feature
I have the feeling it will be the same with 20,
I am disappointed they donât have a race in up state NY or in Eastern Canada (which age group Americans in North East and Easterners Canadians could get to by car). Maybe it is their late timing. Maybe next year!
Did I misunderstand the start list.
I was under the impression that the âHot Shotsâ are only on the start line if one or more of the first 16 are not racingâŚ
I guess you could assume every race will have at least one of the first 16 pass on itâŚ
So is the Townsville long distance not going to be the WT Long Distance Championships? T100 could have incorporated it somehow. It is two weeks after Olympics and before the next T100.
I am disappointed they donât have a race in up state NY or in Eastern Canada (which age group Americans in North East and Easterners Canadians could get to by car). Maybe it is their late timing. Maybe next year!
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Yeah,it is totally unfair that the USA only got three racesâŚThose PTO bastards!!!
Thatâs a good call, especially for the guys not really in the T5 type of âon airâ racing action. Sam I believe described the âcontractsâ as essentially marketing jobs, so I think the athletes will have to show up to get paid over the year, but I do wonder how âmotivatedâ the athletes middle of pack will be. Like are they all in on it, or will they do what so many are theorizingâŚhow to figure out how to race both series to get the most out of it; and will that eventually âhurtâ the T100 brand. Years ago, IM implemented a rule that in order to get paid you had to be within X position. The proâs sorta created run arounds of it that made it sorta a mockery of the rule- I beleve 1 race leader stopped 100m and ate a bag of chips so the time gaps let everyone get paid, maybe even did the âwinnersâ interview before actually finishing if I recall correctly. IM I believe took that rule away a year or 2 later. So thatâll be an interesting angle to follow.
I feel 20 is about right as long as the top ones are there. They used to have a field of 40 but vast majority didnââŹâ˘t stand a chance or feature
I have the feeling it will be the same with 20,
well people like tom bisop mika nood mathew marquard jan stratman kyle smith in one way or another would feature. bishop and nood have led pto races solo and i would not put it beyond mika nood to win one of them 2024. i do like it that they have alistair as he is a disrupeter for swim and bike and gomes makes sense for the spanish market
sara perez is an athelte that is always intersting in the female race lucy buckingham leads out a lot of races sarah true, caroline pohle and lisa norden would all be interesting athetles.
and i guess you would like to have somebody from brazil . big triathlon tv market , like pam olivera that has a top swim and to increase the tv market and while i don not want to limit numbers from countries like in itu i guess it would be good to have an asian athlete in the series
Lol no it is not. Ironman 70.3 carries a lot of cache.
Try explaining PTO T100 in Partnership with World Triathlon instead of âIronmanâ.
The â70.3â branding thatâs been around for something like 12-13 years and we just learned about the T100 branding today.
You must be very intelligent to figure out that the T100 brand isnât well known yet. Maybe apply for Mensa.
The Ironman 70.3 brand was launched in 2005, so this is the 20th year of the brand.