London, UK: The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has revealed a breathtaking 100km amateur course for its French Riviera T100 Triathlon weekend on 30-31 August, as the event went on general sale this morning https://t100triathlon.com/french-riviera/participate/
PTO CEO Sam Renouf believes the unrivalled setting and course layout will help the event ‘become the Roc d’Azur of triathlon’ and cement its place as an iconic venue in the sport.
Talking as the 100km amateur course for the French Riviera T100 Triathlon went on general sale, Renouf said: “The Roc d’Azur is considered one of the world’s biggest mountain bike gatherings, offering a variety of races, hikes, and a large expo area showcasing the latest mountain biking equipment and technology. All taking place on this renown coastline in France. Whilst we’re obviously at a very early stage in our journey with the T100 event here, we’ve made good progress and have a stunning 100km amateur course that will see participants enjoy closed roads on the bike for the first time in a triathlon event of this scale. So I firmly believe we have the right ingredients to create a Roc d’Azur for triathlon.”
The Roc d’Azur is a huge annual mountain biking event held in Fréjus and Roquebrune-sur-Argens every October, drawing more than 20,000 participants and features a variety of races, trails and activities catering for all levels.
The French Riviera T100 Triathlon 100km amateur course features:
- A picturesque sea swim off the Base Nature François Léotard in Fréjus.
- An undulating 80km bike course on closed roads, taking participants along the Corniche d’Or Road (Saint-Raphaël) for the first time on a journey between sea and mountains, crossing two local departments – the Var and the Alpes-Maritimes – on roads usually open to traffic.
- Other notable features include:
- Passing the famous red rocks of the Estérel
- Taking in some of the gems of the Côte d’Azur, including: Saint-Raphaël, Boulouris, Agay, Théoule-sur-Mer, Mandelieu-la-Napoule and Les Adrets-de-l’Estérel; before diving into the heart of the magnificent Estérel Massif.
- Going past the famous Col du Testanier with a climb of 600 meters to Mont Vinaigre before the returning downhill via Saint-Aygulf with views of the sea
- A five-lap run course takes place entirely within the scenic Base Nature François Léotard in Fréjus, offering a flat, fast, and spectator-friendly route
- For 100km amateur course maps visit https://t100triathlon.com/french-riviera/participate/#courses
“I know first-hand what a great venue this will be for the 100km amateur event. The swim, bike and run courses are all stunning,” said Léo Bergère, the Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medallist who finished second in the Singapore T100 Triathlon race earlier this month and lives and trains locally.
“There’s a very strong endurance sports community in the area, so the atmosphere will be both very welcoming and encouraging for everyone who attends. So I encourage everyone to either sign up for an event or come along and support.”
In addition to the 100km amateur race, the weekend will also include Olympic and Sprint distance triathlons for amateurs – as well as the opportunity to watch the world’s leading male and female triathletes race head-to-head in both a T100 and World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) race. As announced earlier this month, the French Riviera T00 Triathlon will host a T100 and WTCS race on the same weekend and in the same location for the first time. It will also be the first WTCS race to be held in France since the competition was introduced in 2009.
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About Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO)
The PTO is a sports body that is co-owned by its professional athletes, seeking to elevate and grow the sport of triathlon and take it to the next level. Its T100 Triathlon World Tour was introduced in January 2024 and is designated by World Triathlon as the ‘official World Championship for long distance triathlon’, which is part of a 12-year strategic partnership with the sport’s international governing body. The T100 Triathlon World Tour is a season-long schedule of World Championship level races competed over 100km (2km swim, 80km bike and 18km run), where the world’s best triathletes go head-to-head in iconic locations on a global broadcast showing the races live around the world in 195+ territories, courtesy of the PTO’s partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery as well as a range of other international, regional and local broadcasters. In 2025 these will include: Singapore (5-6 April), San Francisco (31 May-1 June), Vancouver (13-15 June), London (9-10 August), France (29-31 August), Valencia (20 September), Lake Las Vegas, Dubai (15-16 November) and Qatar (12-13 December) for the first Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final. T100 weekends are ‘festivals of multisport’ and feature a range of opportunities for amateur athletes of all levels to get involved. From experienced amateurs tackling the 100km distance to first-time swim, bike and run participants taking on single discipline, untimed events. For more information visit www.t100triathlon.com
About World Triathlon
World Triathlon is the international governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of triathlon and all related multisport disciplines around the world, including duathlon, aquathlon, cross triathlon and winter triathlon. Triathlon made its Olympic debut in Sydney 2000, with a third medal event, the Mixed Team Relay, added to the programme at Tokyo 2020, while para triathlon was first added to the Paralympic programme at Rio 2016. World Triathlon is proudly committed to the development of the sport worldwide, with inclusion, equality, sustainability and transparency at our core as we seek to help triathletes at all levels of the sport to be extraordinary.
French Triathlon Federation
The French Triathlon Federation was founded on October 21, 1989. Its aim is to promote, organize and carry out all actions likely to develop the practice of Triathlon, Duathlon, Aquathlon, Bike & Run and linked disciplines (raid). In 2025, the FFTRI will have 70000 members, 1000 clubs and 3500 events throughout France.
