Geens and Derron Win T100 Vancouver
The first T100 in Vancouver ended in two chases on the run course. Jelle Geens caught and passed his compatriot Marten Van Riel, and Julie Derron pulled back almost a minute on Kate Waugh, who was racing off a calf injury. The race was held on 15 August 2026.
Women: Derron catches up on the run
Derron left the water one minute twenty six seconds behind Waugh and started the bike around a minute and a half down on the front group. She took back part of that over the 80 km, but still entered the run 48 seconds behind the Briton. In practice that left her the whole 20 km for one chase.
The 20 km settled it. The Swiss ran it in 1:04:19, two and a half minutes faster than Waugh, and finished 1:40 clear. Georgia Taylor-Brown was third, 3:02 back.
Waugh reached the finish with a swollen right elbow after catching a barrier on the last loop. This was her first start in this year’s T100 series after the calf injury, so second place should be read with that qualification.
Paula Findlay took fourth on home ground in Canada, 3:29 down. Imogen Simmonds was fifth.
| Pos | Athlete | Country | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julie Derron | Switzerland | 25:27 | 2:01:40 | 1:04:19 | 3:33:26 |
| 2 | Kate Waugh | Great Britain | 24:01 | 2:02:14 | 1:06:45 | 3:35:06 |
| 3 | Georgia Taylor-Brown | Great Britain | 24:42 | 2:03:18 | 1:06:08 | 3:36:27 |
| 4 | Paula Findlay | Canada | 25:35 | 2:01:13 | 1:07:40 | 3:36:55 |
| 5 | Imogen Simmonds | Switzerland | 24:07 | 2:02:28 | 1:09:03 | 3:38:10 |
Men: a Belgian one two
Morgan Pearson led out of the water, with Miguel Hidalgo, Mark Dubrick and Van Riel just behind. Van Riel moved to the front straight away on the bike, then Rico Bogen took over the lead, riding with Mika Noodt, Kyle Smith and Geens.
At halfway on the bike the lead group held around 40 seconds over the chase group containing Geens. Noodt picked up a one minute drafting penalty at 30 km and dropped out of contention for a while.
The run looked the way it usually does with Geens. He reached Van Riel at 4 km, they ran together briefly, and with 7.3 km left the Belgian lifted the pace and went clear. He won in 3:12:49, 49 seconds ahead.
Noodt still came home third despite the penalty, outsprinting Smith and Bogen.
| Pos | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jelle Geens | Belgium | 3:12:49 |
| 2 | Marten Van Riel | Belgium | 3:13:38 |
| 3 | Mika Noodt | Germany | 3:14:46 |
| 4 | Antonio Benito Lopez | Spain | 3:15:11 |
| 5 | Kyle Smith | New Zealand | 3:15:31 |
What it changes on the road to Qatar
In the women’s standings Derron moved into the lead on 64 points. Simmonds is second on 62, Taylor-Brown third on 61. Three athletes covered by three points at this stage of the season means the final decides the title.
In the men’s standings Van Riel moved to the top despite losing the race. Geens is second after a win worth 35 points. Noodt held fourth.