London T100: What it means to redefine triathlon August 5, 2024 Morning Wire recently partnered with T100 and attended its event over the weekend, where some of our staff had the chance to showcase what they were made of.
Londoner thanks travelling Brits for urging him onto sensational Olympic gold July 31, 2024 Just moments later Team GB’s women snatched gold from the Netherlands with a stunning late burst of their own in the quadruple sculls.
Triathlon: Paris 2024 competition could be delayed over water quality July 29, 2024 Paris 2024 triathletes will not find out until tomorrow morning whether their events will go ahead as scheduled due to issues with the water quality of the river Seine. The triathlons are scheduled to begin on Tuesday with the swimming leg set to take place in the Parisian river. But recent rainfall and other factors [...]
London T100 can do for triathlon what Wimbledon does for tennis, say organisers July 29, 2024 Forty of the world’s top male and female triathletes took to the city’s streets and the water of Victoria Dock on Saturday and Sunday.
Sam Laidlow ditches tri-suit to claim ‘home’ win at London T100 Triathlon July 28, 2024 British-born Sam Laidlow delivered a home win of sorts in the first ever London T100 Triathlon in Docklands on Sunday. The 25-year-old from Bedfordshire took the lead on the bike and held off New Zealand’s Kyle Smith on the run to win by 25 seconds at the ExCeL Centre. Laidlow represents France, where he has [...]
What is the T100 Triathlon World Tour? July 25, 2024 The T100 Triathlon World Tour is a new series designed to elevate and further professionalise the sport by showcasing only the world’s best male and female long-distance triathletes in a format conceived specifically for broadcast. Each of the races on the global calendar takes place over 100km — a 2km swim, 80km bike ride and [...]
No ticket required: How to watch the London T100 Triathlon July 25, 2024 The first London T100 Triathlon weekend is entirely free for spectators coming down, and includes a dedicated T100 Watch Party venue at the ExCeL London Exhibition Centre for the very first time. The T100 Watch Party will enable fans to see the world’s best triathletes at least 16 times in the flesh during the entertaining [...]
How Lucy Charles-Barclay turned Olympic pain into triathlon superstardom July 25, 2024 Lucy Charles-Barclay on how she fell into triathlon stardom and taking a step towards another world title at the London T100 this weekend. In a parallel universe, Lucy Charles-Barclay might be spending the next few days preparing to go for a fourth gold medal in open-water swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Aged 18, the [...]
‘So much of the world is controllable – sport isn’t like that. That’s the beauty of it’ July 25, 2024 A triathlon in London “just feels right”, says Alistair Brownlee, and he should know. The sport’s only double Olympic champion won gold on home soil in 2012 and it remains his fondest memory as an athlete. It also continued a proud tradition of British excellence in the swim-bike-run event forged by the likes of Tim [...]
London T100 Triathlon: Triathlete star Lucy Charles-Barclay talks legacy, strengths and weakness July 24, 2024 In preparation for the triathlon, Morning Wire caught up with Lucy Charles Barclay, who is known for her incredible swimming skills and multiple triathlon titles, at the iconic London Aquatics Center, a world-class facility from the 2012 Olympics.