Highlights From A Global Weekend of Racing Across Formats
From the Spain T100 to Challenge Šamorín The Championship to Ironman Lanzarote to Supertri Austin, a packed weekend of racing played out across formats.
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Spain T100
At the Spain T100 in Pamplona, Georgia Taylor-Brown took first in 3:38:03, followed by Julie Derron in 3:39:23 and Taylor Spivey in 3:41:29. For Taylor-Brown, her best ever result in T100 racing had been second place at the Qatar T100 Final in 2025. She had just come down from altitude, and touched down in Pamplona to take the win. She dedicated the win to her new coach Glenn Poleunis from PTC Coaching and her training group, sharing that they made her believe she can win again and still have fun doing it.
Derron now has a commanding run of podiums with three in a row, saying post-race that her coach Brett Sutton gave her one clear goal, “go until I blow and I think I blew up 10 times on the run, or in the whole race.” It was also a massive result for Spivey, who raced WTCS Yokohama last weekend, and rounded out the podium after overtaking Alanis Siffert with approximately 6km to go. It is her best T100 finish to date. Post-race she said she hopes there are more podiums in her future, and wrote on Instagram: “I tend to sell myself short… I didn’t expect to race this well given how little I’ve dedicated to the TT bike… That race wasn’t easy, but damn… it was reassuring.” She now heads to WTCS Alghero, making it three race weekends in a row.
Ironman Lanzarote
At the 34th edition of Ironman Lanzarote, Lucy Charles-Barclay took her third win on the island in 9:15:39, with the fastest swim, bike, and run, including breaking her own swim course record. Nina Derron was second in 9:42:02, and Nikita Paskiewiez third in 9:47:36. All secured Kona qualification, with Charles-Barclay validating and Derron, Paskiewiez, and Rebecca Anderbury, who finished fourth, taking slots.
In the men’s race, Sam Laidlow only needed to validate, but delivered a commanding win, lowering the course record by 18 minutes and 50 seconds and riding more than seven minutes faster than the previous bike record. His message after the race was direct: “I did what I had to… 180km in 4:27:51, 40.5km/h and 2,459m elevation.” Patrick Lange finished second, using his run strength to set a new marathon course record of 2:33:43 and secure his Kona slot. In perfect conditions, all four top men broke the previous record.
The Championship Šamorín
At The Championship Šamorín, Harry Palmer won in 3:31:55, followed by Valdemar Solok in 3:32:29 and Will Draper in 3:33:59. Draper, racing just two weeks after his win at Challenge Salou, will continue his run for results as he now heads to the T100 San Francisco.
In the women’s race, Caroline Pohle took the win in 3:55:39, making it two for two this season after her victory at Challenge Mogan Gran Canaria. It was an emotional finish, with Pohle yelling “finally” as she crossed the line. Lena Meissner finished second in 3:57:11, with Katrine Græsbøll Christensen third in 3:58:32.
Supertri Austin
At the Supertri Pro Series Austin, Olympic champions Gwen Jorgensen and Tim Hellwig took the wins at the inaugural event. Jorgensen won the women’s race in 58:14, ahead of Eleanor Beveridge in 58:33 and Zuzana Michaliková also in 58:33, with Beveridge taking second by 23 hundredths of a second after a sprint finish. Post-race, Jorgensen spoke about having her family at the finish line, saying: “It was super awesome. My kids came to the finish line and got some high fives… my son did say ‘mom, when you do well we have to stay longer’.”
In the men’s race, Hellwig won in 52:00, followed by Aurélien Jem in 52:19 and Matthew McGoey in 52:28.
Of note, Supertri Austin was the first race of the revamped Supertri Pro Series. Three athletes per gender also qualified for the Supertri Pro Series Final in Jersey on September 6, with its $800,000 prize pool. With Michaliková, Hellwig, and Seth Rider already central Supertri athletes, those qualifying for the Pro Series final were Jorgensen, Beveridge and Joy Gill on the women’s side, and Jem, McGoey, and Carter Stuhlmacher for the men.