New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde won an incredible fifth T100 Triathlon World Tour race in a row, claiming a dominant victory in front of big crowds at the Wollongong T100 in Australia.
His win goes alongside T100 victories in Singapore, London, the French Riviera and Spain already this season.
Wilde finished ahead of German Mika Noodt who matched him on the swim and bike, but was left in his dust on the run.
Third was Dutchman Youri Keulen, who recorded his best T100 finish of the season and his first podium since winning the Singapore T100 at the start of 2024.
Hayden Wilde: “I loved today. It was super nice to be out there with so many familiar faces and the public really getting behind triathlon. Running with a smile on my face was great and to put a show on for the fans was amazing. It helped push you through a pretty challenging run course today.”
Britain’s Kate Waugh put in a masterful swim, bike and run performance Down Under to take the tape at the Wollongong T100 Triathlon.
Enjoying the moment at the end of the run and smiling back to the cheers of a big crowd on the Gong in Australia, Waugh recorded her second T100 win of the season, following her maiden victory at the Singapore T100 at the start of the year.
The Brit was over 5-minutes ahead of Australian Ashleigh Gentle, who also put in a strong performance to finish second in front of roaring home support at this week’s 2025 World Triathlon Championship Finals Wollongong.
But perhaps the biggest post-race smile was on the face of Spain’s Sara Perez Sala, who fresh off having won the 2025 World Triathlon Para Championships earlier in the day with Susana Rodriguez, claimed her first ever T100 podium by finishing third.
Kate Waugh: “That definitely wasn’t easy, but I was in a very positive mindset for the whole race. It was a really fun day out and I felt strong for the whole race. I had a strict game plan coming in and stuck to it.”
“Tactically, the swim was a bit different today. I was a bit nervous coming into this one to take the swim into my own hands, because I’m used to having feet to follow. But it’s a long day out there so I just tried to keep focused and there was really great support out on course which was really nice.”
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1
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H Wilde
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3:06:07
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35
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$25,000
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2
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M Noodt
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3:06:42
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29
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$17,000
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3
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Y Keulen
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3:07:12
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26
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$13,000
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4
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M Koolhaas
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3:09:25
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23
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$10,500
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5
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H Raeppo
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3:11:04
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20
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$9,000
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1
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K Waugh
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3:26:55
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35
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$25,000
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2
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A Gentle
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3:32:04
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29
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$17,000
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3
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S Perez Sala
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3:32:31
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26
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$13,000
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4
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E Salthouse
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3:35:31
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23
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$10,500
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5
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H De Vet
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3:36:15
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20
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$9,000
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