Olympic Distance Race At London T100 Triathlon Weekend To Become British Triathlon Age Group Qualifier For 2026 European Championships

February 27, 2025

London, UK (February 27, 2025) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/-  The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has partnered with British Triathlon to deliver a 2026 European Championship standard distance triathlon qualifying race as part of its London T100 Triathlon weekend this summer (9-10 August).

Age Groupers will have the opportunity to earn the right to represent the Great Britain Age Group Team at the European Championships in 2026 by competing in the London T100 Olympic distance triathlon.

Commenting on the news, PTO CEO Sam Renouf, said:

“We’re delighted to partner with British Triathlon and give Great Britain Age Group athletes the chance to use the London T100 Triathlon event to qualify for the 2026 European Olympic Distance Triathlon Championships. Our first T100 event in London last year was a huge success, attracting almost 5,000 amateur triathletes to compete alongside 40 of the world’s best professional female and male triathletes, which led to an electric atmosphere in and around the ExCel over the weekend.”

British Triathlon CEO Ruth Daniels responded by saying:

“This is a great opportunity for our Age Group athletes to be part of this landmark T100 event in London after its successful debut last year. The atmosphere and support from a home crowd will make this a really special qualifying event that we know will inspire our Age Group athletes.”

How It Will Work

• To register and be eligible to qualify for the British Age Group Team athletes must register their intent to qualify here before 5pm on the Friday before the race as well as entering the T100 Olympic distance triathlon qualifying race itself here.
• Athletes who meet the eligibility requirements below and finish in the top 4 of their 2026 age group will qualify automatically. Athletes who finish within 120% of the winner of their Age Group’s finish time may still qualify if a slot in their Age Group rolls down to them. Find out more here.
• Anyone who holds a British Triathlon Core or Ultimate membership and is a British national is eligible to try and qualify for the British Age Group Team.
• Athletes must also register their intent to qualify within their registration form to ensure they are allocated into a qualifier wave.

About the 2025 T100 Tour

The 2025 T100 Triathlon World Tour will take place across nine races, including a return to Singapore on 5-6 April, to start the new series, San Francisco (31 May-1 June), Vancouver (13-15 June), France (27-29 June), London (9-10 August), Spain, Lake Las Vegas, Dubai (15-16 November) and then Qatar for the Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final (12-13 December).

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For Further Information:

Anthony Scammell E: Anthony.Scammell@protriathletes.org

About Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO)

The PTO is a sports body that is co-owned by its professional athletes, seeking to elevate and grow the sport of triathlon and take it to the next level. Its T100 Triathlon World Tourwas introduced in January 2024 and is designated by World Triathlon as the ‘official World Championship for long distance triathlon’, which is part of a 12-year strategic partnership with the sport’s international governing body. The T100 Triathlon World Tour is a season-long schedule of World Championship level races competed over 100km (2km swim, 80km bike and 18km run), where the world’s best triathletes go head-to-head in iconic locations on a global broadcast showing the races live around the world in 195+ territories, courtesy of the PTO’s partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery as well as a range of other international, regional and local broadcasters. In 2025 these will include: Singapore, San Francisco, Vancouver, France, London, Spain, Lake Las Vegas, Dubai and then Qatar for the Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final. T100 weekends are ‘festivals of multisport’ and feature a range of opportunities for amateur athletes of all levels to get involved. From experienced amateurs tackling the 100km distance to first-time swim, bike and run participants taking on single discipline, untimed events. For more information visit www.t100triathlon.com

About British Triathlon – https://www.britishtriathlon.org/

British Triathlon is the National Governing Body for triathlon and multisport in Great Britain, and the home of swim, bike, run. Its vision is to create great experiences for everyone in swim, bike, run and to develop an environment that makes Britain the world’s leading triathlon and paratriathlon nation; enabling success and increasing participation. Triathlon is a fast growing, dynamic and modern Olympic and Paralympic sport with talented world class athletes, coaches and support staff, focused around delivering world-class success and inspiring participation.