The T100 Spain 2026 will bring together 20 professional triathletes on May 23rd in Pamplona-Navarra for a women's race featuring Kate Waugh, Taylor Knibb, Julie Derron and Sara Perez Room at the exit.
The Navarrese event will be one of the major European stops on the T100 Triathlon World Tour, the professional middle-distance circuit powered by the PTO, with a format of 100 kilometers: 2 km swimming, 80 km cycling and 18 km running.
The event will feature a prize pool of $275.000 and will pay up to 20th place, in a women's race that comes with several names capable of fighting for the victory.
A poster featuring Waugh, Knibb and Derron in Pamplona
The main reference point on the list will be Kate Waugh,reigning T100 world champion, Kate Waugh and one of the most complete triathletes of the moment. The British athlete arrives in Pamplona aiming to reclaim her status on the circuit after missing the first women's race of the year in Gold Coast.
In front of you will be Taylor Knibb, Taylor Knibb, winner of the T100 Gold Coast 2026 and one of the most dominant middle-distance runners. The American has started the season with a very busy schedule, with a victory in Gold Coast, a triumph in the HOMBRE DE HIERRO 70.3 Oceanside and a second place in IRONMAN Texas that gave him a place for Kona.
Another focus will be on Julie DerronThe Swiss player arrives as one of the top contenders for the title and as number 1 in the PTO ranking, after a 2025 season in which she already demonstrated that she can compete head-to-head with the leading specialists on the circuit.
Sara Pérez Sala, the Spanish reference
The Spanish presence will be led by Sara Pérez SalaThe Catalan athlete, who will be hosting a key event for the national triathlon calendar, has already finished sixth in the T100 Gold Coast and arrives in Pamplona with a chance to fight for a prestigious position if she manages to stay close to the leaders during the cycling leg.
The course could favor an open race. The swimming portion will take place in the Alloz ReservoirThe cycling leg will be a point-to-point section of 80 kilometers along Navarrese roads to Pamplona, and the running race will close the event with 18 kilometers through the urban environment of the Navarrese capital.
A top-level female start list
In addition to Waugh, Knibb, Derron, and Pérez Sala, the lineup will feature big names such as Georgia Taylor-Brown, Holly Lawrence, India Lee, Taylor Spivey, Lisa Perterer, Imogen Simmonds o Lotte Wilms.
The depth of the field means the podium doesn't depend solely on three favorites. Taylor-Brown already showed in 2025 that she can perform at the T100 distance, Lawrence brings experience at the middle distance, Spivey combines Olympic speed with a gradual adaptation to the format, and runners like Siffert, Lee, or Perterer could have a chance if the race breaks up early.
List of female professional participants
| Athlete | Country | Age |
| Sara Pérez Sala | 🇪🇸 Spain | 38 |
| Bianca bogen | 🇩🇪 Germany | 28 |
| Hanne de vet | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 28 |
| Julie Derron | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 29 |
| Sophie Evans | 🇬🇧 Great Britain | 31 |
| Daniela Cleiser | 🇩🇪 Germany | 28 |
| Taylor Knibb | 🇺🇸 United States | 28 |
| Holly Lawrence | 🇬🇧 Great Britain | 36 |
| India Lee | 🇬🇧 Great Britain | 37 |
| Lisa Perterer | 🇦🇹 Austria | 34 |
| lizzie rayner | 🇬🇧 Great Britain | 28 |
| Cathia Schaer | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 24 |
| alani siffert | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 24 |
| Imogen Simmonds | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 33 |
| Taylor Spivey | 🇺🇸 United States | 35 |
| Georgia Taylor-Brown | 🇬🇧 Great Britain | 32 |
| Natalie Van Coevorden | 🇦🇺 Australia | 33 |
| Nicole Van der Kaay | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 30 |
| Kate Waugh | 🇬🇧 Great Britain | 27 |
| Lotte Wilms | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 42 |
The Spanish Middle Distance Championship also comes into play
The weekend of the T100 Spain It will also have national prominence with the Championship of Spain of Average Distance, integrated within the XI Half Triathlon Pamplona-Iruña.
The race will share the stage with the T100 amateur event, reinforcing Pamplona-Navarra's role as one of the leading venues on the national and international middle-distance calendar in 2026.
With this poster, the T100 Spain 2026 It is presented as one of the most attractive women's races of the first part of the season, with several real favorites to win and a Spanish reference like Sara Pérez Sala competing at home.
