Hayden Wilde Dominates T100 Singapore, Wins by More Than Six Minutes

Racing the men’s T100 season opener in Singapore on Saturday, New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde picked up right where he left off in the series last year, winning the race with ease. He pieced together a 3:21:58 finish in the 91-degree heat (and muggy 70 percent humidity) to smash the rest of the field, crossing the line more than six minutes before second-place Samuel Dickinson of Great Britain. Third went to Germany’s Mika Noodt (runner-up behind Wilde in the overall T100 series standings in 2025). Racing in his first-ever T100 race, reigning WTCS champion Matt Hauser of Australia had a tough day, crossing the line well back of Wilde in fifth place.

Koolhaas Takes the Early Lead

The 1.2-mile swim consisted of a single lap in Singapore’s Marina Bay. Dutchman Menno Koolhaas held the lead after the first time half, but he was barely ahead of Dickinson and South African Henri Schoeman. Many other athletes in the 19-man race were only a few seconds back, too, including Germany’s Jonas Schomburg, Hauser and Wilde.

By the time the men made it to the swim exit, Dickinson had moved into the lead with a 26:00 split. This gave him the slightest edge over Schoeman (who was one second back) and Koolhaas (two seconds behind). A string of men followed that lead trio out of the water toward their bikes, with Schomburg, Hauser and Wilde all within 10 seconds of the front of the race.

He exited the water in third, but Koolhaas wasted no time getting to his bike and bolting out of the transition zone, taking an early lead onto the 50-mile bike course. Hauser was six seconds back as he mounted his ride, followed by Dickinson a second later. Schoeman, Schomburg and Wilde all lost time in transition, and they started the bike 14, 18 and 19 seconds back, respectively.

Wilde Hammers the Ride

Koolhaas held onto his lead on the bike for the first few miles, but Hauser didn’t let him get away, sitting just a few seconds down. Further back, Wilde was working hard early on to bridge that gap to the front, and soon enough, he had done just that. After three miles of riding, it was Hauser in first, Koolhaas in second and Wilde in third, although it wouldn’t stay that order for long.

The bike course featured eight laps of a little over six miles. By the end of the first lap, Wilde had a six-second lead over Koolhaas, who was four seconds ahead of Hauser. Further back, 20 seconds behind the lead, France’s Mathis Margirier had climbed up to fourth place after starting the ride in 10th. Noodt was in fifth at that point, 29 seconds down on Wilde and three seconds ahead of Dickinson.

Over the course of the next few laps, a lot changed behind Wilde. Firstly, his gap continued to grow. Although Hauser had been within reach of the lead as they started the second lap, he faded considerably over the next 18 or so miles, not only losing time to Wilde, but also getting passed by Margirier and Dickinson.

At the halfway point in the ride, six men looked to be in contention. Wilde had a lead of 1:08 over Margirier in second. Dickinson was in third (1:11 back), Hauser in fourth (1:21 behind Wilde), Koolhaas fifth (a 1:39 gap) and Noodt sixth (1:42 to the front). The next athlete was Youri Keulen of the Netherlands, but he was a full three minutes behind Wilde and already out of the fight for the win or a podium finish.

Even further behind at the 25-mile mark was Schomburg, who was a whopping 10 minutes back of the lead in 18th place. The German is usually a threat in any race he enters, but after dropping a 7:30:10 performance for seventh place at IRONMAN Texas less than a week ago, he did not have his best showing in Singapore.

With two laps to go, Wilde’s lead had grown to 1:52, giving the reigning T100 world champion a very comfortable advantage that kept on getting bigger. Margirier was in second and Dickinson wasn’t too far behind him in third, 1:55 behind Wilde. Noodt was well back in fourth, sitting 2:27 off the lead, and Hauser and Koolhaas were both more than three minutes down.

A couple of laps later, Wilde cruised into transition to drop his bike after recording a blazing 1:51:32 split. By the time that second-place Dickinson hit T2, the Kiwi was already more than two minutes up the road on the 11-mile run course. As the rest of the men’s field started the run, three were within a few minutes of Wilde — Dickinson 2:12 back, Margirier 2:35 down and Noodt trailing by 3:27. It was by no means impossible for someone to catch Wilde, but it would require two things for that to happen: a monster effort on their part and a huge collapse on Wilde’s. If both came to pass, it would make for quite an epic finish.

Wilde Wins in Style

Wilde may have been beaten a month ago at 70.3 Geelong, but when it comes to T100 racing, he is still the undisputed champion. He got off the bike with a two-minute lead and put another four minutes into the rest of the field over the course of the 11-mile run. The battle for first place looked interesting for the swim and about 12 miles on the ride before Wilde decided it was time to ride away from his rivals. After that, it was his race to win and everyone else was fighting for second place.

Wilde crossed the line with a run split of 1:01:54, bringing his overall race result to 3:21:58. Dickinson crossed the line in second, stopping the clock in 3:28:19, and Noodt rounded out the podium in 3:29:11.

Koolhaas had a great day to match his T100 best in fourth place. Hauser had an solid debut, finishing in fifth place, but considering that Wilde beat him by over eight minutes, his top-five finish likely won’t bring him too much comfort. However, he will be back to WTCS racing soon, where he will be sure to have an immediate impact on race days, just like he did all last season.

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