Miami to Host First Event of 2024 PTO Tour
Clash Endurance to host event in March
Posted On: January 31, 2024 By :The first event of the 2024 Professional Triathletes Organization Tour will be March 9 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida in collaboration with Clash Endurance.
In addition to a variety of Clash Endurance race offerings scheduled during the festival-style weekend, PTO will kick off its T100 Triathlon World Tour on March 9 with a 100km triathlon (2km swim, 80km bike, 18km run) featuring the world’s top 20 female and male professional triathletes.
Miami is the first PTO stop in a series that includes events in locations such as Singapore and Ibiza in September. The T100 Triathlon World Tour was launched at City Hall in London earlier today when it confirmed an expanded eight-stop 2024 calendar that includes Singapore, London, Ibiza, Lake Las Vegas in October and Dubai.
“The PTO’s events have improved each time, but we need more of them to take the sport mainstream,” said PTO Chief Executive Officer Sam Renouf. “We have lacked a season-long narrative with a World Champion at the end. To be able to announce the Miami T100 to start the new T100 Triathlon World Tour fits with our strategy of having the best athletes race in iconic locations around the world across the year. This is a very key tenet of professional sports and a package we must deliver.”
In addition to the T100 season opener, the Americas Triathlon Championship will take place on March 8 for elite triathletes in the draft-legal short course format. There are separate races for elite juniors to qualify for the Elite Junior World Championships. The para triathlon will serve as a qualifier for the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games in Paris. Amateur athletes can participate with events including a sprint-distance triathlon/duathlon, kids triathlon and a “Miami Distance” triathlon consisting of a 1 mile swim, 30 mile bike and 8 mile run.
“We are excited to again collaborate with PTO; not only does it allow us to showcase some of the world’s top professional athletes but do so in conjunction with the America’s Triathlon Championship taking place on Friday where athletes will be on a quest for their Olympic spot,” said Bill Christy, Clash Endurance chief executive officer. “This unique opportunity for the best to race across multiple distances in one weekend in a spot such as Miami will be a historic day for our sport. Furthermore, this venue was literally built for spectators.”
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