Seems the lack of payment by PTO/T100 for EOY bonuses was real. Reportedly the just paid them out… in August…
https://www.instagram.com/p/DM0xVdevggp/?igsh=Z21zbDU3aWNwZ2Nl
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So they were broke I guess?
It’s smart that they are ending the overall PTO EOY bonus if the majority are t100 athletes (the t100 races automatically get the most points right?), but I’m not sure what the contender series means. I just looked up PTO’s website and the only ranking I see is the PTO overall ranking. So what is the contender series? Sighs they are getting a too like ITU where there is a bunch of different “ranking” systems in play seeming (ITU has points list / wtcs ranking / olympic ranking)
ETA: Just googled t100 contender series, and it’s T100 ranking system. Which makes sense it’s basically paying out the second level of athletes with some money ~$600k total. That’s probaly smarter overall investment than “double” paying the top PTO/T100 guys.
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But is it a series…no it isn’t which makes it confusing. Words mean things!
Im back on the t100 bandwago, I just decided.
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Sorry yes it isn’t a contender series, it’s a contender ranking. Sometimes the whole PTO/T100 gets a bit confusing cus it’s like they are all the same people running it, but then they are also different when they want to represent “all the pro’s” (PTO) vs only “their” series (T100).
So was it the PTO or T100 who just got the $40mi money backing that just was announced? Assuming if it was the PTO it would just go to the T100 anyways.
PTO is the Hold Co of T100. T100 is an event promotion put on by PTO. So for all intents and purposes they are the same.
Kate Waugh is like LCB 2.0. They look alike, they sound alike, they are well spoken, they are great athletes, that story she tell’s about blow back from people regarding the UK Olympic selection is wild.
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Thanks for posting, I’ll take exception to “they look alike” - surely both won the gene lottery, but got different (albeit top) awards!
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They sound nothing alike mate. I understand in US english is not well understood, but still.
Also, another runaway from Paulo Sousa…
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Not that they have the same accent, that they are both well very considered in what they say.
Right, that I agree. Sorry but it wasn’t exactly clear 
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Sorry the Yankees let you go. Get healthy and the Stro Bro will pitch again.
You’re right, it wasn’t what he later told you he meant.
Just seen this, people can be absolute dick heads online! Never knew Kate was getting so much hate, fancy wishing someone dead cos they got selected over another athlete, in triathlon also! You expect that type of shit in football and boxing.
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Bergere touch and go for London it seems.
PTO/T100 have a cool new race preview page that gives some information about how the start list came to be with contender rankings and the wait list.
They must be reading this thread!
Also, PTN gave us a shout and admitted to recent T100 negativity, but they’re happier now that they’ve been paid for the 2024 rankings bonus. Pat still seems to have a large list of athletes that he thinks T100 would have liked to sign. I think it’s about 3-5 per gender that they’d like to have (versus 15).
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So apparently London is having toxic red algae issues at the current London race site according to PTN. So Sam Long may finally get his T100 win, ha?
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/triathlon/comments/1md2b08/t100_london_swim_venue_closed_due_to_algae_race/
Surely it will clear up by raceday