The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has actually revealed the very first professional athletes who will be racing on the 2025 T100 Triathlon World Tour, from those who instantly certified by positioning in the leading 10 positions of this season's competitors.
Both T100 World Champions from 2024, American Taylor Knibb and Belgium's Marten Van Riel, have actually put pen to paper to sign agreements and safeguard their crowns next year.
Pro Women T100 signed agreements
Automatic qualifiers who have actually signed for 2025 on the ladies's side are:
- Taylor Knibb (USA)
- Ashleigh Gentle (AUS)
- Julie Derron (SUI)
- Plants Duffy (BER)
- Lucy Byram (GBR)
- India Lee (GBR)
- Imogen Simmonds (SUI)
- Paula Findlay (CAN)
Pro Men T100 signed agreements
Automatic qualifiers who have actually signed for 2025 on the males's side are:
- Marten Van Riel (BEL)
- Kyle Smith (NZL)
- Rico Bogen (GER)
- Sam Long (USA)
- Mathis Magirier (FRA)
- Pieter Heemeryck (BEL)
- Youri Keulen (NED)
- Fred Funk (GER)
NB: Alistair Brownlee completed 5th in 2024 however has actually now retired.
Knibb and Van Riel on T100 offers
Both of the 2024 champs discussed their brand-new offers for 2025, with Knibb as soon as again thrilled to be racing the absolute best over the coming 12 months.
“I'm delighted to verify that I'll be racing on the T100 Tour next year,” stated Knibb, who produced a best tidy sweep of wins in her 4 T100 races this year and at the weekend included the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship crown in Taupō, New Zealand, to top a dominant year.
“We might be having an extremely various discussion a year from now. Everybody is enhancing and will be coming for me. I understand that just too well. There are a lot of ladies out there at the minute and the requirement is enhancing all the time. I simply believe with the T100 series and what the Professional Triathletes Organisation is providing for the sport at the minute, it is going to take females's expert triathlon to a brand-new level next year and I'm extremely grateful to be a part of it.”
Van Riel was similarly passionate and highlighted his desire to race the very best professional athletes out there on a constant basis as one of his crucial factors for registering once again for 2025.
“Winning this season's T100 Triathlon World Tour has actually been a dream understood for me and as soon as I've had a long time off, I'll be exercising how to step things up once again in 2025. I wish to race the very best professional athletes in the world regularly. It's as basic as that– and when you likewise consider the method the PTO is assisting to professionalise the sport: with much better broadcast for triathlon and sports fans all over the world; caring for expert athletes in such a way that has actually never ever occurred before … through having season long agreements;
