The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) and World Triathlon have confirmed the 18 contracted T100 male athletes racing the London T100 Triathlon on 27-28 July, including British stars Alistair Brownlee, twelve years on from his legendary London 2012 Olympic gold, and David McNamee.
Competing in all three T100 races so far – Miami, Singapore and San Francisco – the double Olympic Champion believes the London T100 race offers him his best opportunity.
“Racing in London holds very special memories for me, for obvious reasons,” said Brownlee. “I think the conditions will give me the best opportunity to win a T100 race this season. I like the course, the temperature will be what I’m used to and I know the home crowd will come out and support us, which can make a huge difference.”
But the competition will be intense. Also in London will be the T100 series leader and PTO World #1 American Sam Long, third-placed Dane Magnus Ditlev, who won the Miami T100 and one of Brownlee’s long-term triathlon rivals, Spaniard Javier Gomez. Making his first T100 appearance after more than a year out through injury will be Australian Max Neumann who won the PTO’s big race in Ibiza last year before injury struck.
The full list of contracted T100 men who will compete in the London T100 is here and includes:
- Sam Long (USA)
- Magnus Ditlev (DEN)
- Mathis Margirier (FRA)
- Peter Heemeryck (BEL)
- Rudy Von Berg (USA)
- Rico Bogen (GER)
- Alistair Brownlee (GBR)
- Jason West (USA)
- Aaron Royle (AUS)
- David McNamee (GBR)
- Frederic Funk (GER)
- Clement Mignon (FRA)
- Ben Kanute (USA)
- Leon Chevalier (FRA)
- Sam Laidlow (FRA)
- Javier Gomez (ESP)
- Max Neumann (AUS)
- Daniel Baekkegard (DEN)