Hayden Wilde wins men's Dubai T100, Georgia Taylor-Brown takes women’s title

Hayden Wilde won the Dubai T100 at Al Mamzar on Saturday, less than 24 hours after finishing third at the World Triathlon Championship Series event in Abu Dhabi.

The New Zealander pulled clear of compatriot Kyle Smith during the final nine kilometres of the run to win in three hours, 11 minutes and 43 seconds.

Smith finished one minute and nine seconds behind, with Germany’s Mika Noodt third.

It was Wilde’s third T100 victory of the season, following wins in Singapore and on the French Riviera, and takes him to the maximum 105 points heading into next month’s World Championship Final in Qatar.

Wilde is now 42 points clear of Smith in the standings.

Britain’s Georgia Taylor-Brown won the women’s race in three hours, 35 minutes and 19 seconds, just 10 seconds ahead of New Zealand’s Nicole van der Kaay.

Defending champion Julie Derron of Switzerland finished third.

The result moves Taylor-Brown to the top of the women’s standings on 96 points, six ahead of Derron.

This year’s event is the first Dubai T100 to be held at Al Mamzar, after the previous two editions took place at Meydan.

The Dubai T100 weekend continues on Sunday with the amateur 100-kilometre race and sprint event, with more than 3,000 amateur athletes from over 50 nationalities taking part across the weekend.