What Changed in the PTO Ranking System? The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has overhauled its world ranking system for 2026, expanding the scoring window from 3 races to 4 races per rolling 52-week period. The change rewards consistency across a full season rather than cherry-picking peak performances — and it has already had a significant…
The 2026 Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Texas brings the North American Championship to The Woodlands on 18 April, with a $175,000 prize purse, six Kona qualifying slots per gender, and a start list headlined by two of the sport's biggest names. The Athletes to Watch Kat Matthews (Great Britain) arrives in Texas as the two-time and…
The T100 Triathlon World Tour arrives at Singapore's Marina Bay on 25–26 April with a $275,000 prize purse and a men's race that pits the sport's two most dominant short-course performers against each other for the first time at the 100km distance. The Clash at the Top Hayden Wilde (New Zealand) is the reigning T100…
Race Overview IRONMAN 70.3 St George 2026 — the North American Championship — takes place on Saturday, May 10, 2026, in Saint George, Utah. Set against the red-rock backdrop of the American Southwest, it is one of the most visually spectacular and physically demanding half-distance races on the calendar. The altitude, heat, technical bike course…
Canada’s Lionel Sanders won the inaugural IRONMAN 70.3 Dallas-Little Elm on 15 March in 3:17:12 — 2:28 clear of Ben Kanute. The pro swim was cut to 350m from 1,900m due to weather; the men’s race was decided on the bike and run. In the women’s race, Jackie Hering ran down Anna Buettner in the…
Race Overview IRONMAN South Africa 2026 — the African Championship — takes place on Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay). One of the sport’s most iconic full-distance races, it offers a $150,000 prize purse and four Kona World Championship qualification slots in both the men’s and women’s pro fields. Course Guide…
May marks the point when the UK triathlon season truly gets going. After the season-opener duathlons in March, May brings a wave of swim-bike-run events across England, Scotland, and Wales — sprints, standards, and aquathlons for every level. Here is your guide to the key races to enter for May 2026, whether you are targeting…
On the weekend of April 25–26, two of the biggest events on the 2026 triathlon calendar collide. On the Saturday, the WTCS season opener gets underway in Samarkand, Uzbekistan — the first race awarding LA28 Olympic qualification points. On the same weekend, the T100 World Tour lands in Singapore for what promises to be the…
French triathlete Leonie Périault has sent a clear message to the 2026 WTCS field: she is in the form of her life. Running 1:09:25 at the Berlin Half Marathon, she clocked one of the fastest half marathon times ever recorded by a female triathlete, cementing her status as the athlete to beat when the World…
World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama takes place on Saturday 16 May 2026 at Yamashita Park, with Age Group races on Sunday 17 May. One of the longest-running and most prestigious events on the WTCS calendar, Yokohama offers the sport’s most electric race-day atmosphere — and in 2026 it delivers a third round of LA28 Olympic…
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