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2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kate Waugh completes T100 set with silver on home soil at T100 London Triathlon 2025
Kate Waugh completed the T100 set in front of a home crowd as she finished second in Saturday's London showpiece. The Gateshead native was delighted to be cheered on by Geordie accents as she formed part of the leading pack in both the swim and the bike. She took to the front on the run but was chased down by Lucy Charles-Barclay on the final lap as her fellow Brit claimed a first win across the distance. 'It was incredible," Waugh said. "British crowds are just insane, and I heard some Geordie accents out there as well, so it was nice to have people from Newcastle watching as well. 'I am super grateful. They helped me get to that finish line when I was in a world of pain. 'It was a tough day. It was kind of really enjoyable in parts, and I was really hating it in parts as well, it was weird. 'But I am pretty content to finish second. I learnt a lot, I went out extremely hard on the run and didn't look back, and eventually it caught up with me. I'm pretty happy overall.' Waugh made a stunning T100 debut with victory in Singapore, triumphing by the largest margin ever seen in the discipline. She backed that up with a third-place finish in Vancouver and this runners-up spot in London saw her move up to second in the T100 overall standings. The 26-year-old is just six points behind leader Julie Derron, who rallied to fourth in London, and is tied with defending champion American Taylor Knibb, who finished third, over two minutes behind Waugh. With the T100 French Riviera coming up at the end of August, Waugh is looking to find her range having run out of gas on the run, eventually finishing 55 seconds adrift of Charles-Barclay. She added: 'The bike was super hard. I was really finding it tough out there, but I told myself, as soon as that elastic goes, you are out of it. 'I was determined to stay involved and stay in no matter how much it hurt, and I am so glad I did that. It definitely caught with me on the run as well. 'I knew the gap was closing, and I was trying to do everything as efficiently as possible, to take the shortest line. 'She was coming up behind me super-fast and I told myself to kind of go for it when she came past and stick on her. But the legs were gone, they were in a different place at that point. 'I think I learnt my limit. In the past two T100s, I have been a bit too conservative, so eventually I will find the happy medium.'
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2 days ago
- Sport
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Lucy Charles-Barclay wins emotional first T100 title on home soil in London a year on from dropping out
By Milly McEvoy, Sportsbeat Lucy Charles-Barclay claimed her first T100 win in style on home turf as she banished last year's London demons. The Hertfordshire native had to drop out of the 2024 event in the capital on the running leg, but this year she surged into the lead at the same stage and enjoyed a victory lap. Charles-Barclay had previously finished on the T100 podium three times but finally made the step up to the top as she headed a British one-two ahead of Kate Waugh. 'I still can't quite believe it, especially after last year, having such a bad year and not finishing,' the 31-year-old said. 'I have completely turned it around and to win here in front of all my friends and family is amazing. 'I think that is maybe the most emotional I have ever been on the finish line, just knowing that all those people that I care about so much got to see me win." Having set the pace on the 2km swim, Charles-Barclay emerged with a two-second lead over Learmonth, with Waugh and Taylor Knibb within touching distance. Learmonth moved into an early advantage on the bike but no-one was able to establish a convincing lead with all four taking to the front across the 80km, eight-lap bike section. Charles-Barclay did give herself a narrow lead heading into the final discipline, with Knibb and Learmonth 16 and 18 seconds behind, respectively. Waugh was 11 seconds further back, but Charles-Barclay was soon reeled in with Paris Olympian Waugh moving into an 18-second advantage. Knibb was unable to hold the pace as she dropped back but with Learmonth also fading, she was assured of a podium position. Charles-Barclay refused to allow Waugh to extend her gap, and as they headed onto the fifth and final lap of the 18km run, the leader began to falter. Eventually, Charles-Barclay was able to overtake, and with Waugh unable to go with her, she was able to savour a maiden victory. She added: 'I really feel like this year I am getting back to my old self. I have just been really consistent all year in my training, and I feel like we are finally starting to see this in racing. 'Coming into this race, I knew I was in really good shape. I had an amazing training camp leading into this, and I have been away with my family, who have supported me 100 per cent and helped me to get into my best shape for this race. 'I knew I was in really good shape, I just had to play it down because last year was so bad. Just to be able to pull it all together and have a solid day all around feels amazing and getting the win makes me so happy.'
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
British star makes Olympic burnout admission ahead of London showpiece
Kate Waugh laid down a marker with the biggest ever margin of victory on her debut at the distance in Singapore Kate Waugh has banished post-Olympic burnout and is ready to be crowned the best of the Brits at the London T100 Triathlon this weekend. The 26-year-old from Gateshead laid down a marker with the biggest ever margin of victory on her debut at the distance in Singapore. She has now settled comfortably into the T100 level, having prioritised a fresh feeling after making her Games debut in Paris. 'It was really important for me to try something new,' Waugh said. 'I think a lot of people post-Olympics feel a bit burnt out because it is a lot. 'It is a race that comes around every four years, and there is a lot that goes into it, emotionally, mentally, physically. 'After my off-season, I asked my manager whether he thought I could get a T100 contract, and when one came through, I just really wanted to take that opportunity and jump on the T100 train. 'I have been watching it for a few years now and really admire the women in particular who race the T100, I just see them as such strong athletes, so I really wanted to get involved with it. It has been really positive and really refreshing to try something new.' T100 sees athletes complete a 2km swim, 80km bike and 18k run, with London the fourth stop on a nine-leg tour around the world. Waugh currently sits third in the standings as she followed up her win in Asia with third place in San Francisco. She believes she has experienced two very different races, with Singapore going perfectly while having to grind out a result in California. In London, she leads a British pack of nine women set to compete, with three-time Olympic medallist Georgia Taylor-Brown making her debut at the distance. No Brit has yet topped the podium in the capital, with Kat Matthews coming closest as she finished third in 2024. Waugh added: 'There are so many of us who are super strong over that distance. 'It is pretty cool that we have such a strong contingent from Great Britain, obviously, I want to be the first one across the line. 'I hope the couple of races that I have done can give me that upper hand over newbies, like Georgia, at this distance. 'I would imagine she is going to be really strong as well. She is a very well-rounded athlete. 'And then there is Lucy Charles-Barclay, Lucy Byram, and India Lee, who are all really strong athletes, so I am sure everyone is pretty motivated to compete well, which hopefully makes for a really exciting race.'
South Wales Argus
13-06-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Argus
Derron hoping to make memories at T100 triathlon event
Derron spent a few months of her childhood as an exchange student in nearby Whistler, and the Swiss athlete delighted in the chance to return to some favourite spots with her family. Her attentions now turn to this weekend's race, where she is hoping to build on her victory in San Francisco two weeks ago. 'It feels like a really quick turnaround after San Francisco, but I have had a good couple weeks since then and I am excited to race in Vancouver,' she said. 'It is a new race for everyone so it's going to be fun. 'It's actually quite nice to get some time between races in a different place, otherwise we leave really quickly to go back to our training bases. This time we were able to experience something different. 'It has been 12 years since I was in Whistler, and I didn't go back in between. It was nice to see the high school I went to and check out some places I spent a lot of time in. 'It was nice to spend some family time there together. It reminded me how beautiful Whistler really is. 'I feel quite at home here in Canada so I think that will lead to a good race at the weekend.' Derron's victory in San Francisco was the perfect response for the Swiss triathlete following a disappointing 12th-place finish in Singapore. Success in California lifted Derron to second in the overall standings behind Kate Waugh as she targets a strong finish in the series final in Qatar in December, but the 28-year-old knows there is still a long way to go until then. 'It is always good to have a good race, it gave me confidence that what we have been working on this winter has worked and I am in good shape,' she added. 'Each race is a new race with new competitors, so you have to look at each race individually, but I am really happy with my race in San Francisco and I am just trying to repeat what I did there. 'The start of the T100 series in Singapore wasn't as I had hoped for so I went back and worked really hard for a couple of more month; a good race in San Francisco was reassuring. 'It's a long season so I am just trying to take it step by step, it is nice to have a good race on the tally.'
Powys County Times
01-06-2025
- Sport
- Powys County Times
Kate Waugh no one-hit-wonder after third place finish
Kate Waugh has proved that she is no one-hit-wonder after a third place finish in the T100 San Francisco. The 26-year-old from Gateshead won the opening event of the season in Singapore back in April and had a target on her back coming into the second race on the west coast. And Waugh silenced any concerns as to whether she would be able to back up her performance by shaking off her struggling bike legs and putting down a dominant run to soar into third. Switzerland's Julie Derron claimed the victory, with reigning T100 Series champion Taylor Knibb in second. "I was joking that I didn't want to be the one hit wonder so I'm really happy to back it up with another podium," said Waugh. "I've been determined this year to be a more consistent athlete and I think that has been reflected in my races. 'Given that I didn't feel my best today, I'm even prouder. In Singapore I felt really good all day so it was easier to get a good result whereas today I pushed through that negative point." One of the first athletes out of the choppy bay waters in San Francisco, Waugh was surprised to get onto the bike and feel off her axis. Falling back in the field, the Brit admitted that she had to dig deep and brush off the negative comments in her head to keep focussed in time for the run. "It was a bit of a rollercoaster of a day, I felt like I had a really good swim start and got into rhythm and good place," she said. "But then I really struggled the first part of the bike and ended up in no man's land a bit so I was having to really motivate myself and keep minimise the gap to the front. "I was really struggling out there and sightly worried coming onto the run as to how I would feel but luckily my run legs turned up and I put myself to work to get onto the podium so I'm really proud to do that." With two podiums in two races, Waugh holds her spot at the top of the series rankings after San Francisco. The next event takes place in Vancouver in just two weeks time, with the Brit not yet sure whether she will be taking to the start line to extend her lead in the standings. But with two strong races under her belt so early in the season, Waugh is excited to see how far she can go as she looks to improve the little things. "I never expected to be in this position so I'm really excited to build going forwards," she added. "I want to be consistent and I have loads of things to improve on but that's getting me good results." The T100 Triathlon World Tour is a season-long schedule of World Championship level races competed over 100km (2km swim, 80km bike and 18km run), where the world's best triathletes go head-to-head in iconic locations. For more information visit
