Hayden Wilde won the Singapore T100 Triathlon in dominant fashion to get his T100 season off to the perfect start and become a back-to-back winner in the Lion City. Wilde looked untouchable as he delivered the biggest winning margin in men’s T100 history by 6-minutes 21-seconds over Great Britain’s Sam Dickinson in second and Germany’s Mika Noodt in third.
Next up in the T100 Race To Qatar for the men is the San Francisco T100 on 6 June, where it will be a lot cooler diving into San Francisco Bay beside the Golden Gate Bridge. While the women return to action at the Spain T100 on 23 May, which is taking place this year in Pamplona-Navarra for the first time.
Key Quotes
Winner: Hayden Wilde (NZL)
On this year’s win versus last year’s victory: “I think it was harder this year than last year – and I just made sure I just raced my race out there today. I think we started a bit earlier, so we were in the heat for a lot longer, and I think we only really got cloud cover until probably halfway through the run. So it was super hot out there, and power was real low today, and obviously run speed was bit lower. But yeah, as I said, I just tried to keep my numbers and made sure I was just doing my own race up there.”
On today’s performance: “Really, really happy. Started off with a happy swim. I had the opportunity, if I was far behind, I was not going to put socks on, but I was like, “Okay, like I’m gonna put socks on.” So I had the time to be able to put socks on, and that gives me extra time to just get in and get out of T2.
Half way through the ride, my power meter disconnected from my Garmin, so I had no data. I just had my heart rate. So it was really hard to figure out what I was doing, and then it finally connected and I was able to continue and just put my head down. It was definitely hotter than last year on the bike. My heart rate was well higher and my low power was way lower and I just made sure I was keeping it consistent and I was making good ground and got onto the run and half of the run was really, really hot, and then we finally got some cloud cover and yeah, just put, put my head down and made sure I was getting fuel in and getting water in and getting ice and just keep, kept on chugging.”
“I think the biggest thing for me out of here is the confidence out of the water. Last year [in Singapore] I was a minute back. We had more or less the same sort of swimmers up front and pace and that felt really comfortable, felt good. and hopefully take this on board and look for the next one getting on.”
On securing $50,000 USD for the victory: “Gotta pay for weddings somehow!”
Second: Sam Dickinson (GBR)
On his best T100 finish and collecting $35,000 USD for second place: “I’m delighted to be fair. It’s not bad, is it? Decent, decent race. I think Vicky Holland [T100 commentator who’s husband Rhys Davey is Sam’s coach] on comms must be my lucky charm, to be honest. I managed to stay calm and stay cool and, and am super pleased to back up the hard work in the first race of the season. This is a good start.”
On slipping his chain on the bike leg: “It wasn’t my finest moment. I felt like a bit of a Chain-asurus Rex, but managed to just about get it back on and stay calm. I had some problems all day with shifting.”
“A few years ago, at the start of my career, I probably would’ve done the same thing. But I’m old enough and ugly enough now to just chill out. If I can’t reach down and get it on that way, then I’ll just get off and fix it and then get it going again and try and catch Mathis [Margirier].”
“I’m absolutely buzzing. But I do feel for Mathis. He was super strong today, both on the bike and on the run. He started really quick as well. But I think he had a little bit of cramp, which took him out of the podium places. For me, it was just running my own race and trying not to worry about what was going on around me. And luckily enough, it was good enough for second place So, yeah, I’m super pleased.”
On whether he could have caught Hayden: “No, no. Hayden was winning every day and twice on Sunday. I’m being honest with you, like, really solid performance from him today.”
On whether this T100 format could be included in the Olympics: “Yeah, I’m all for it. You know me, I’m a sucker for the Olympics. Any chance to get another medal in triathlon, I’ll be all for it. But we got to make it more entertaining. I think we’ve got to really spice it up and get some exciting racing going on. I’ll do my best to catch up with Hayden and make it a show.”
Third: Mika Noodt (GER)
“I finally held it together on the run. It’s the first time I’d say that I really did my own race. On the bike, I just stick to my own power from the first lap. Which was actually very hard. I mean, it’s so easy to go out hard. It’s just way more fun also, especially being the first race of the season, you just wanna hammer it. But yeah, I really held back, which kinda felt wrong, but in the end it was still ultimately the right decision. So yeah, I’m very happy with it.”
On previous T100 races in Singapore and coming back: “I screwed up the last three years and told myself to never come back after each race. Now I have finally achieved that podium, so now I’ve got a good excuse not to come back, even though right now I feel really okay, so currently I wanna come back!”
Matt Hauser (AUS)
“It was a big learning curve. I think it was nice to be a student of the sport again. I was humbled out there, and that’s really what I wanted out there today. I wanted to kick my season off with a lower pressure race, to find out the inner demons and get ready for a hard 2026 because, you know, there’s a target on my back, as I said before, and it’s gonna be harder than ever this year. So it was nice to get my ass kicked today out there.”
HOW THE RACE UNFOLDED
With the water temperature touching 31 degrees Celsius, the men began their 2026 T100 Triathlon World Tour season by diving into a glistening Marina Bay in the heart of Singapore’s Financial District. British Olympian Sam Dickinson was the first to show, followed by Dutch star Menno Koolhaas and then South Africa’s Henri Schoeman. T100 debutant Matt Hauser (AUS) was following, tucked in with Jonas Schomburg and then defending Singapore T100 champion and 2025 T100 series winner Hayden Wilde.
This was a tightly bunched first leg, with the front 15 athletes all within 20 seconds of each other for much of the swim, taking place in the welcome shadows of the imposing Marina Bay Sands hotel, one of the city’s most well known and popular landmarks. With Dickinson and Koolhaas swapping the lead, this was a clear indication that the athletes were being cagey and cautious of the conditions; not wanting to overcook and manage their heart rates. The live biometric data showing Dickinson was at 91% of his maximum heart rate over the 2km deboer swim course. The Brit was the first athlete out of the water in 26:00, followed by Schoeman (26:01) and Koolhaas (26:02). Matt Hauser was in fifth (26:07) and Hayden Wilde sixth (26:09).
Koolhaas was first out onto the bike course, darting through the new, opening section of the 80km bike course on Singapore’s F1 circuit. But Wilde was quickly into his work on the 8-lap course, putting in a trademark surge in his first four kilometers that took him past Hauser, Schomburg, Shoeman and then Dickinson as they climbed Benjamin Sheares Bridge for the first time. The bridge – named after the second president of Singapore who died four months before it was opened in September 1981 – offers breathtaking views of the city, including the Singapore Flyer, one of the largest observation wheels in the world at 165 meters.
But Wilde was head down and kept going to establish a lead of more than a minute on his rivals before settling into a more consistent rhythm that saw him navigating Singapore’s stunning bike course with the authority of a defending champion. The live data on the T100 second screen showing that was averaging 42.43kph and the fastest biker on course. Dickinson, Koolhaas, Margirier and then Mika Noodt (GER) worked well together to hold the gap at around one minute twenty seconds, until Dickinson lost his chain on lap 5 and lost 30 seconds, dismounting to get it back on and finishing the bike leg 2:14 down from Wilde with Margirier 2:22 from the Kiwi.
Wilde was rapid through T2, taking just 48 seconds. Dickinson followed him but after 5km of the run was slowing slightly and caught by the Frenchman. Wilde, Margirier and Australian Jake Birtwhistle were the fastest three on course, hovering at around 3:30 mins per km. But on lap 3 Margirier began to slow, clearly in trouble, and Dickinson passed back.
But Wilde made serene progress, passing Gardens by the Bay on the 4-lap 18km run course and pushing right until the line to take the $50,000 for the win and 35 points towards this season’s T100 Race To Qatar. Dickinson takes 29 points and $40,000, with Noodt scooping himself to 26 points and $30,000.