How much can triathletes earn from the T100 Tour?
Just how much can athletes earn by turning up and performing at the T100 World Tour events? Let's take a look...
As much as many pro triathletes compete in triathlon because they’re passionate about the sport, they’re naturally also trying to make a living.
And over the past few years the Professional Triathlete Organisation (PTO) has been attempting to make that easier for pros racing over longest distances. Most notably, 2024 saw the launch of the inaugural T100 Triathlon World Tour.
They earn bonuses based on the athlete rankings as well as prize money on offer at events that form part of the T100 Triathlon World Tour.
But just how much can athletes earn from the T100 Tour?
How much can athletes earn from the T100 Tour?
Before answering this question, it’s worth pointing out that the T100 Triathlon World Tour prize pot is available to select men and women triathletes. From 2025, the top ten of each gender from the previous year’s T100 Tour rankings automatically qualify. Another six women and men based on the PTO world rankings make the cut along with four ‘Hot Shots’ – well-established tri stars. Each race allocates wildcard places to up-and-coming athletes.
In 2024, T100 paid out $7million in total: $3million in contracts, $2million in prize money and $2million for end-of-season rankings. There is equal pay for women and men.
Each of the eight races awarded $250,000 ($125,000 per gender) in prize money. A race win earned $25,000 while the 11th to 20th placed finishers got $2,500.
The end-of-season bonus paid out to athletes ranked from one to 20 of both genders. The T100 Tour World Champions Taylor Knibb and Marten Van Riel earned an extra $210,000 for securing the top spot. This brought Knibb’s overall series earnings to $310,000 and Van Riel’s to $301,000 excluding their contract payments.
Ashleigh Gentle, the second-placed woman in the series standings, won $140,000 and Julie Derron took home $90,000 in third.
Men’s runner-up Kyle Smith was paid $140,000 and Rico Bogen secured $90,000 for his third place. All these figures for the podium finishers exclude the value of their contracts.
From there, the prize money drops off quite quickly. Below, we’ve shared a full list of the prize money available to athletes.
| Series races | $250,000 | Series position | $2million |
| 1 | $25,000 | 1 | $210,000 |
| 2 | $16,000 | 2 | $140,000 |
| 3 | $12,000 | 3 | $90,000 |
| 4 | $9,000 | 4 | $75,000 |
| 5 | $8,000 | 5 | $60,000 |
| 6 | $7,000 | 6 | $55,000 |
| 7 | $6,500 | 7 | $50,000 |
| 8 | $6,000 | 8 | $45,000 |
| 9 | $5,500 | 9 | $40,000 |
| 10 | $5,000 | 10 | $35,000 |
| 11 | $2,500 | 11 | $30,000 |
| 12 | $2,500 | 12 | $26,000 |
| 13 | $2,500 | 13 | $24,000 |
| 14 | $2,500 | 14 | $22,000 |
| 15 | $2,500 | 15 | $20,000 |
| 16 | $2,500 | 16 | $18,000 |
| 17 | $2,500 | 17 | $15,000 |
| 18 | $2,500 | 18 | $15,000 |
| 19 | $2,500 | 19 | $15,000 |
| 20 | $2,500 | 20 | $15,000 |
Rob Slade
