Kate Waugh wins the Grand Final at the T100 Qatar and is crowned 2025 world champion

Britain's Kate Waugh was crowned T100 world champion 2025 in Doha after winning the Grand Final held this Friday, December 12, culminating an outstanding season on the international middle-distance circuit.

El T100 Triathlon World Tour She capped off her 2025 season in Qatar with a women's race of enormous quality, marked by equality, the heat and a demanding finish right down to the last meter.

The world title was at stake, and the three top contenders were on the line.Kate Waugh, Lucy Charles-Barclay y Julie Derron— they lived up to expectations in a race that started slowly but built momentum and was ultimately decided in the final stretch of the running race.

A demanding outing on the water with a British protagonist

The race began with a 2km swim in the waters of the Arabian Gulf, with some wind and currents that made the return to the buoy particularly challenging on each of the two laps. As expected, Lucy Charles-Barclay, recent world champion HOMBRE DE HIERRO 70.3, took the initiative from the first meters.

Next to her were Jess Learmonth y Sara Perez Living Room, very active in the front group. Kate Waugh He swam with control, always close to the head, while Julie Derron She lost time and came out of the water further back, forced to row against the current from the start.

Upon exiting the water, Charles-Barclay was leading with a time of 26:25, although the situation changed quickly in the transition. waugh She delivered a flawless T1 and went from fourth to first position in just a few seconds, a detail that would end up being key in the subsequent development of the race.

The bicycle keeps pace for the title

The cycling segment, with six laps of a 13,3 km circuit to complete the 80 km, maintained a very high pace from the start. Kate Waugh y Jess Learmonth They quickly opened up a gap, although Lucy Charles-Barclay He soon joined them, forming a British trio at the front that set the pace for much of the race.

Meanwhile Julie Derron She gradually recovered ground, managing her effort and maintaining her chances ahead of the demanding run. There were tense moments, such as several athletes losing their water bottles near the littering zone, although ultimately no penalties were issued.

In the final kilometers of the bike ride, waugh She once again displayed tactical intelligence, taking the lead before the second transition and ensuring she was first into T2. Derron managed to reduce the deficit to less than two minutes, leaving everything open for the decisive stretch.

A footrace pushed to the limit in the Doha heat

In the final 18 km, divided into six laps, Kate Waugh She once again made her mark from the start thanks to another very quick transition. Despite some hydration issues carried over from the bike, the British rider remained solid and consistent, slightly extending her lead in the first few kilometers.

Behind, Georgia Taylor-Brown He clearly improved as the race progressed, delivering an excellent run that allowed him to climb positions and put himself in contention for the podium. Julie DerronTrue to form, he gradually closed the gap, although without ever truly threatening Waugh's lead.

On the last lap, with the heat taking its toll on everyone, waugh He remained calm and crossed the finish line in 3:31:30. As soon as he finished, he showed the enormous effort he had made, even vomiting some of the nutrition he had ingested, an image that reflected the true difficulty of the race.

Results of the T100 Qatar 2025 – Women's Category

The Spanish Sara Pérez Sala She finished in a commendable ninth position, confirming her consistency on the T100 circuit against the best specialists in the world.

Kate Waugh, T100 World Champion 2025

With this victory, Kate Waugh She is proclaimed T100 world champion 2025, surpassing in the final standings Julie Derron y Lucy Charles-BarclayIt is the greatest achievement of his sporting career and the definitive consecration of a season in which he has demonstrated consistency, tactical ability and a great adaptation to the toughest conditions.

The T100 thus closes its second season, confirming itself as one of the most attractive circuits in international middle-distance triathlon, with close races, big names and finals that are not decided until the last kilometer.

Sara Pérez in the world's top 10

The Spanish Sara Pérez Sala He once again delivered a solid performance in the Grand Final of T100 Qatar 2025, ending in ninth position in a race marked by the high pace and the harsh heat conditions.

The Catalan athlete stayed in the leading group during the swim, exiting the water in third place and once again confirming her level in this segment, although in the sections of bike And in running, it lost some positions to more complete specialists.

With this result, Sara Pérez Sala closed the season within the top 10 of the final T100 ranking, a positive balance in her first full year on the circuit, consolidating herself as one of the Spanish triathletes with the greatest presence in international middle distance.

With the Doha Grand Final now decided, the final ranking of the T100 2025 made clear the dominance of Kate Waugh, who finished the season on top with 183 points and a total prize of $200.000, confirming his consistency throughout the year and his decisive victory in Qatar.

Julie Derron y Lucy Charles-Barclay completed the final podium of the circuit, while athletes like Ashleigh Gentle, Jess Learmonth o Georgia Taylor-Brown They demonstrated remarkable consistency by accumulating results in several events.

The distribution of awards reflected the equality and the high standards of the calendarwith up to ten triathletes surpassing the 85 points, in a season that consolidates the T100 as one of the benchmark circuits in international middle distance.