Australia- townsville is hosting the itu world long course this August. I was surprised the T100 tour being sanctioned by itu didn’t require this event to be the GF. And, is townsville now just an amateur world champs? Or will pros be racing for the title too?
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Re: What does T100 mean for ITU LC worlds austrlia? [Gilliga]
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The T-100 is it's own series and will host its own grand final to decide the series "World Champion" The World Long Distance Triathlon in Townsville will go ahead and they will crown the Long Distance World Champion.( Not that anyone really cares about that title).
PTO and World Triathlon launch the T100 Triathlon World Tour • World Triathlon
Long Distance Triathlon – Townsville Multisport World Championships
PTO and World Triathlon launch the T100 Triathlon World Tour • World Triathlon
Long Distance Triathlon – Townsville Multisport World Championships
Gilliga wrote:
Australia- townsville is hosting the itu world long course this August. I was surprised the T100 tour being sanctioned by itu didn’t require this event to be the GF. And, is townsville now just an amateur world champs? Or will pros be racing for the title too?There was some chat last year (from PTO) that one of the T100 amateur races would designated the World Tri LDWC but I think they hope that's been forgotten: https://protriathletes.org/...and-pto-join-forces/ that title will be fought out, in every age group in Townsville.
So World Champs in Long distance will be raced there, but the level of racing in any professional (soi disant) race will be sub-elite and the title hollower than normal. So, yes, effectively it's the amateur LD WC (but at least at a proper long distance (cf 100km)).
https://protriathletes.org/...riathlon-world-tour/