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Georgia Taylor-Brown wins the T100 Pamplona after a comeback on foot

Georgia Taylor-Brown achieved her first victory in the T100 circuit at the T100 Pamplona 2026 after overtaking Julie Derron and Taylor Spivey in the running race.

The British woman won in 3:38:03 On a day marked by the heat, after emerging third from T2 and taking the lead before the halfway point of the final 18 kilometers.

Georgia Taylor-Brown secures her first T100 victory

El T100 Pamplona 2026 It was a demanding women's race, with heat, lead changes, and a clear outcome on the run. Taylor-Brown arrived at the Navarre race as one of the top favorites and confirmed her status with a performance that improved as the race progressed.

El T100 Triathlon World Tour It is the professional middle-distance circuit powered by the PTO, with 100-kilometer races that combine 2 km of swimming, 80 km of cycling and 18 km of running.

The victory puts Georgia Taylor-Brown second in the T100 Race To Qatar, behind Imogen Simmonds, when two women's races have already been held and three remain before the T100 World Championship Final in Qatar.

Sara Pérez leads the swimming competition at the Alloz Reservoir

The race began with Spanish riders taking center stage. Sara Perez Living Room He once again demonstrated his skill in the water and completed the 2-kilometer swim in first position with a time of 26:12.

They came out from behind Taylor Spivey, second in 26:14, and Sophie Evans, third in 26:18. The group arrived very compact at the first transition, with several favorites within a very narrow margin, including Georgia Taylor-Brown, Holly Lawrence, Bianca Bogen, Imogen Simmonds and Julie Derron.

Derron and Siffert toughen up the race on the bike

After the first transition, Julie Derron She quickly took the initiative on the bike. The Swiss rider began to set the pace in the first few kilometers and gradually whittled down the leading group.

One of the most notable movements came from alani siffert, who gained 15 positions during the cycling segment and ended up taking the lead alongside Derron before the second transition.

By the halfway point of the 80-kilometer race, the field had already split. Derron, Siffert, and Taylor-Brown were in the leading group, while Sara Pérez Sala began to lose contact with the frontrunners after having been very well positioned during the first part of the race.

Siffert arrived first at T2 with a cumulative time of 2:26:55Derron entered the transition 9 seconds behind, and Taylor-Brown 31 seconds behind, after a slower transition than usual. Sara Pérez reached the second transition in ninth position, 4:15 behind the leader.

Taylor-Brown breaks the record in the running leg

The foot race began with Julie Derron Taylor-Brown took the lead, but the advantage didn't last long. Taylor-Brown started running strongly and before the 5-kilometer mark had already caught up with the leaders.

From that point on, the British runner gradually opened up a gap. Her pace in the first two-thirds of the segment was enough to overtake Derron and build a lead that allowed her to manage the final stretch.

Taylor-Brown completed the 18 kilometers on foot in 1:09:40 and crossed the finish line as the winner of Spain T100 PamplonaJulie Derron, who suffered greatly in the heat, managed to maintain second place and add another important podium finish to the overall circuit standings.

Taylor Spivey climbs back to the podium

Behind, Taylor Spivey She recorded the best running race of the day with a split of 1:08:34The American gradually gained ground until she reached the podium, where she finished third with a final time of 3:41:29.

The result was especially important for Spivey, as it represents his best performance on the T100 circuit after several races where he came close to the top spots.

Holly Lawrence she finished fourth and alani siffert, who had been one of the great promoters of cycling, finished in the top 5 after losing time in the running race.

Sara Pérez Sala finishes 15th after a day that started strong but faded towards the end

Sara Pérez Sala She finished 15th with a time of 3:53:44The Spanish swimmer added 6 points to the T100 classification after a race that started very well in the water, but became more complicated as the kilometers went by.

The heat particularly affected the final stretch of the race. Pérez Sala lost positions in the running leg and finished far from the front, despite having led the swim and been close to the decisive zone for much of the cycling leg.

T100 Pamplona 2026 Women's Results

Pos Triathlete Time T100 points
1 Georgia Taylor-Brown 3:38:03 35
2 Julie Derron 3:39:23 29
3 Taylor Spivey 3:41:29 26
4 Holly Lawrence 3:42:09 23
5 alani siffert 3:42:28 20
6 lizzie rayner 3:42:50 18
7 Imogen Simmonds 3:43:28 16
8 Audrey Merle 3:43:54 14
9 Caroline Schär 3:44:09 12
10 Daniela Cleiser 3:44:44 11
15 Sara Pérez Sala 3:53:44 6

The next women's event on the circuit will be the Vancouver T100, scheduled for August 15 and 16. Before that, the men's calendar will return to action with the San Francisco T100, scheduled for June 6 and 7.

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