The Vancouver T100 marked the only Canadian stop of the prestigious T100 Triathlon World Tour, and the excitement on the ground was palpable.

The event was a two-day celebration of triathlon, with the 100km distance at its core. On Saturday, triathletes competed in the Olympic, Sprint, and draft-legal Super Sprint events, followed by the women’s professional race, while Sunday hosted the 100km event for age-group athletes.

Approximately 1,700 athletes descended on Locarno Beach, 36% of whom were women. From our participation record books, that marks a record-breaking milestone as the highest rate of female participation ever recorded at a T100 event. Complemented by the women’s-only professional race, it was indeed a special weekend for the women in our sport.

Professional Race Recap

Unlike last year, when orcas joined the swim, this year’s swim consisted only of athletes, with Taylor Spivey leading a group of four out of the water alongside 2025 champion Kate Waugh, Sara Perez Sala, and Lena Meissner.

But others quickly got to work on the bike, with cheers erupting as Canadian Paula Findlay moved into the lead several times, exchanging it with Waugh and Imogen Simmonds. Julie Derron, meanwhile, started the bike about 90 seconds down but steadily worked her way to the front as well.

While Waugh entered T2 with a slight lead, our money was immediately on Derron. Known for her run prowess, she indeed ran her way to the front and secured the victory in a remarkable time of 3:33:26.

With a perfect 35 points in Vancouver, along with her second-place finish in Spain, Derron now leads the series standings with 64 points. She has also confirmed that she intends to compete in both Dubai and Qatar, giving herself her best shot yet at the overall series title after finishing third in 2024 and second in 2025.

Other highlights of the day included Waugh’s emotional return to racing following a significant injury (and landing on the podium no less), Georgia Taylor-Brown running her way into third place, and the incredible hometown cheers all day long for Findlay. The Canadian finished an impressive fourth and shared post-race that she had never had this much fun racing a T100.

Next up for the women is the Dubai T100 on November 14th, followed by the series final in Qatar.