Hayden Wilde is looking for a historic double in the French Riviera T100 and the WTCS.
📨 Join the TN community
Receive daily news, analysis, and content.
exclusively for improving in triathlon.
The international triathlon will take place this weekend in Saint-Raphaël-Fréjus (France) a historic moment.
The New Zealander Hayden Wilde, current Olympic runner-up in Paris 2024, will attempt to complete an unprecedented challenge: winning in two consecutive days the French Riviera T100 (Saturday) and the WTCS French Riviera (Sunday).
A return after injury
Wilde arrives in top form after overcoming a serious accident in Japan last May, where he fractured six ribs, suffered a pneumothorax, and underwent surgery on his scapula.
His return was spectacular: he was proclaimed champion of the London T100 on August 9, proving that he is still among the elite.
Two distances, one goal
The challenge will be enormous: first he will face the middle distance of the circuit T100 (2 km swimming, 80 km cycling and 18 km running) Saturday, August 30 (07:05 h).
Less than 24 hours later, on Sunday 31st (14:45 pm), he will compete in the test WTCS sprint (750 m – 20 km – 5 km). Only the American Morgan Pearson will try the same double.
Wilde, motivated
“I love the pressure. The last victory gave me confidence and now I want to prove it in France,” Wilde said in the official preview of the PTO.
The local attraction: Cassandre Beaugrand
The French Olympic champion Cassandre Beaugrand will also be the focus of attention.
He'll compete on Sunday at 16:30 p.m. in the WTCS event, marking his homecoming after winning Olympic gold. "Competing in Fréjus, close to where I grew up, is very special. I want to give it my all in front of my fans," he said.
A unique setting
To Frédéric Masquelier, president of the Estérel Côte d'Azur agglomeration, this event is “a historic honor” as it brings together the two major world triathlon circuits in a single weekend for the first time.
The route, between the Mediterranean and the Estérel Mountains, has been described by the PTO as "the most beautiful in the world."
