London, UK: The Skilled Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has introduced will probably be working with London Marathon Occasions (LME) to ship the London T100 triathlon going down within the metropolis on 27-28 July. The occasion is the fourth leg of the brand new 8-stop T100 Triathlon World Tour.
LME is without doubt one of the world’s main occasion organisers with a portfolio of occasions that features the TCS London Marathon, the Ford RideLondon pageant of biking, Swim Serpentine and a spread of operating occasions for all ages and talents. LME was additionally liable for the operational supply of the INEOS 1:59 Problem when Eliud Kipchoge grew to become the primary man in historical past to run a sub-two hour marathon.
Commenting on the information, PTO CEO Sam Renouf mentioned:
“We wish London to grow to be one of many signature legs on the brand new T100 Triathlon World Tour, so it was crucial for us to work with a world class crew like London Marathon Occasions. London has a prestigious historical past within the sport, having hosted the world’s largest triathlon for a few years and the 2012 Olympic races seeing a whole bunch of 1000’s coming to spectate. This partnership with LME will see London return to internet hosting a really ‘bucket record’ standing occasion in triathlon – for amateurs and professionals.”
Hugh Brasher, Occasion Director for LME, mentioned:
“Yearly, the crew at London Marathon Occasions delivers the world’s biggest marathon, a UCI Ladies’s World Tour biking race and the UK’s largest open water swimming occasion. We’re delighted to be working with the PTO to ship the skilled and novice triathlons in July, showcasing London to the world via international TV protection, and we sit up for inspiring extra runners, cyclists and swimmers to tackle a triathlon.”
Excitingly for each novice triathletes, and each day athletes in search of their subsequent problem, the London T100 weekend gives everybody the prospect to take part. The occasion caters for individuals of all skills, with distances starting from:
- Tremendous Dash Triathlon (0.4km Swim, 10km Bike, 2.5km Run)
- Dash Triathlon (0.75km Swim, 20km Bike, 5km Run)
- Olympic Triathlon (1.5km Swim, 40km Bike, 10km Run)
- T100 Triathlon (2km Swim, 80km Bike, 18km Run)
The race course is all on absolutely closed-roads and takes within the magnificent and iconic sights of Central London. What’s extra, novice athletes will likely be racing on the identical course as the professionals, that means that everybody will get to expertise the unimaginable ambiance and a very distinctive occasion expertise. The T100 distance is offered out as a consequence of excessive demand, however there are a remaining few locations left for the Olympic, Dash and Tremendous Dash distances going down on Sunday 28 July. Take a look at the occasion particulars, after which sign up here.
The London T100 would be the fourth cease on the brand new eight-leg T100 Triathlon World Tour, which sees the world’s greatest triathletes compete constantly, head-to-head in iconic cities world wide over the brand new 100km distance (2km swim, 80km bike, 18km run) on a worldwide broadcast feed throughout 195+ territories. The following cease is the San Francisco T100 on 8-9 June.
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About Skilled Triathletes Organisation (PTO)
The PTO is a sports activities physique that’s co-owned by its skilled athletes, looking for to raise and develop the game of triathlon and take it to the following degree. The T100 Triathlon World Tour is the brand new title for the PTO Tour and has been designated by World Triathlon because the ‘official World Championship for lengthy distance triathlon’. It’s a season-long schedule of eight T100 races throughout 2024 that will likely be competed over 100km (2km swim, 80km bike and 18km run) and can characteristic the world’s greatest triathletes going head-to-head in Miami (9 March), Singapore (13-14 April), San Francisco (8-9 June), London (27-28 July), Ibiza (28-29 September), Lake Las Vegas (19-20 October), Dubai (16-17 November) and on the Grand Closing (29-30 November). There may also be racing alternatives for amateurs in any respect the occasions, together with the brand new 100km distance at six levels, together with: Singapore, London, Ibiza, Lake Las Vegas, Dubai and on the Grand Closing. The worldwide broadcast exhibits the races reside world wide in 195+ territories, courtesy of the PTO’s partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery in addition to a spread of different worldwide, regional and native broadcasters.
About London Marathon Occasions
London Marathon Occasions (LME) organises a sequence of mass-participation occasions inspiring greater than 200,000 individuals yearly. Its portfolio of world-class occasions contains the world’s largest marathon and the world’s biggest pageant of biking. The mass participation occasions are:
- The Bathtub Half
- Brighton Marathon Weekend
- TCS London Marathon and TCS Mini London Marathon
- Ford RideLondon
- Normal Chartered Nice Metropolis Race
- Swim Serpentine
- Vitality Westminster Mile
- Vitality London 10,000
- The Royal Parks Half
The London Marathon is the world’s largest annual one-day fundraising occasion and has now raised greater than £1.2 billion for 1000’s of charities because the first version in 1981. London Marathon Occasions items its surplus every year to the London Marathon Basis (the working title of The London Marathon Charitable Belief), a registered charity (283813) and an organization restricted by assure registered in England & Wales (01550741), registered workplace: 190 Nice Dover Avenue, London, SE1 4YB. Since 1981, the London Marathon Basis has made grants totalling in extra of £105 million to greater than 1,700 initiatives in London and throughout the UK that assist individuals to grow to be and stay lively.
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