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Triathlon · T100
T100 Dubai 2026
- Race day
- Saturday, 14 November 2026
- Location
- Al Mamzar, Dubai, UAE
- Distance
- 100 km total
2km swim 80km bike 18km run
T100 Dubai 2026: date, entry pricing, the new Al Mamzar swim/bike/run course, a split-time calculator, and real Verus athletes racing it.
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Key Race Metrics & Overview
- Date
- Saturday, 14 November 2026
- Venue
- Al Mamzar Beach and Park, Dubai, UAE — new for 2026, after two editions at Meydan Racecourse (2024 and 2025)
- Distance
- T100 — 100km total
- Start Time
- Saturday 14 November: Olympic Distance Triathlon 06:45, Women's Pro Race 10:00. Sunday 15 November: 100km Triathlon 06:45, Sprint Triathlon 10:45. Confirmed by the organiser, though published start times are subject to change depending on final road-closure times. Friday 13 November is a non-race day for race pack collection and bike check-in, with exact timings still TBC.
- Draft-Legal Bike
- No — non-drafting
- Cut-Off
- No official cut-off times are published for 2026. The organiser's own FAQ content still describes several other operational details as TBC for the new Al Mamzar venue, and no cut-off figures were published for the 2025 Meydan edition either, so there's no organiser precedent to cite here. Confirm against the athlete guide once it's released.
Also this weekend
2026 is the first year Dubai has offered an Olympic distance and relay options for amateurs, alongside the existing 100km and Sprint. Saturday 14 November is the Olympic day (1.5km/40km/10km, individual or team relay) plus the women's pro race; Sunday 15 November carries both the full 100km T100 (2km/80km/18km) and the Sprint (750m/20km/5km, individual or team relay).
Olympic — Individual
New for 2026. AED 1,124 per participant plus a 4.99% booking fee, per the official registration platform. Minimum age 18 as of 31 December 2026.
Olympic — Team Relay
New for 2026. AED 1,175 per team plus a 4.99% booking fee. Minimum age 18 as of 31 December 2026.
Sprint — Individual
AED 624 per participant plus a 4.99% booking fee. Minimum age 16 as of 31 December 2026.
Sprint — Team Relay
AED 764 per team plus a 4.99% booking fee. Minimum age 16 as of 31 December 2026.
Leg 1 of 3
Swim — 2km
A sea swim off Al Mamzar Beach. The organiser's published terrain listing for 2026 simply says "Ocean"; the exact lap structure hasn't been published yet for the new venue. For comparison, the 2025 swim at the previous Jumeirah/Meydan setup was two laps.
- Venue
- Arabian Gulf, off Al Mamzar Beach
- Elevation gain
- No official figure published — see notes above
- Surface
- Sea — open water.
Wetsuit: Not formally confirmed for 2026, but the organiser's own published average water temperature for race week is 28-29°C — well above the 24.6°C threshold above which World Triathlon rules prohibit wetsuits, the same rule T100 applies at its other warm-water venues. A non-wetsuit swim is the near-certain outcome; confirm against the athlete guide once it's published.
Leg 2 of 3
Bike — 80km
A closed-road course heading out through Al Hamriya Port and Dubai Islands, climbing the Infinity Bridge past Port Rashid and the Queen Elizabeth 2 with the Dubai Frame and Burj Khalifa in view, before turning for home back to Al Mamzar — per the official venue-announcement release. Lap structure and exact distance-per-lap for the 100km distance are not yet published.
- Venue
- Al Hamriya Port, Dubai Islands and the Infinity Bridge, out and back to Al Mamzar
- Elevation gain
- No official figure published — see notes above
- Surface
- Closed road — the organiser's own terrain listing calls it "Undulating," a step up from the flat closed-road courses at T100 London or T100 Qatar.
Non-drafting
Leg 3 of 3
Run — 18km
Laps along the shaded pathways of Al Mamzar Park and its newly opened corniche footpath, per the official venue-announcement release. The organiser's own terrain listing calls it "Flat." Lap count and distance-per-lap aren't yet published.
- Venue
- Al Mamzar Park and its corniche footpath
- Elevation gain
- No official figure published — see notes above
- Surface
- Park path / corniche — flat.
Transitions
Not yet confirmed for the new Al Mamzar venue. At the previous Meydan-based edition (2025), transitions were split across two sites — T1 (swim-to-bike) at the beach, T2 (bike-to-run) at Meydan Racecourse. Al Mamzar was announced specifically to give the event "a single venue," so a combined T1/T2 is the likely change, but the organiser hasn't confirmed the new transition layout yet.
T100 Dubai Split Calculator
T100 Dubai Split-Time Calculator
Enter your own swim, bike and run pace to project a real finish time.
Projected Finish Time
5:03:00
Racing a different distance? Try the generic split calculator or the swim pace calculator.
Where T100 Dubai starts and finishes
T100 Dubai starts at Al Mamzar Beach and Park, Dubai, UAE — new for 2026, after two editions at Meydan Racecourse (2024 and 2025) and finishes at Arabian Gulf, off Al Mamzar Beach. We haven't been able to place those on a map accurately enough to show one — a pin in the wrong place is worse than no pin.
These are the start and finish points, not the route. Verus doesn't hold course files for this race, and drawing a line between two pins would be a guess you might end up training on.
What you can qualify for
The 100km distance is a qualifier for the Qatar T100 World Championships, held Saturday 11 December 2026 — under a month after Dubai. The organiser advertises 10 world-championship slots per age group for 2026. Qualification is by finishing in the Top 10 of your age group and gender in the 100km race; qualifiers are notified no later than 28 days after the event, and must then seek endorsement from their National Federation and wear their national race suit to compete at the Championships.
Entry & Ballot
Direct entry summary
Registration is live on the official platform as five separate categories rather than one flat fee: 100km Individual (AED 2,194), Olympic Individual (AED 1,124), Olympic Team Relay (AED 1,175 per team), Sprint Individual (AED 624), and Sprint Team Relay (AED 764 per team) — each excluding a 4.99% booking fee, VAT included. Every entry includes the T100 SWAG Pack, a closed-roads race, a finisher's medal, chip-timed results, age-group awards and on-course nutrition, per the organiser's own registration page.
Ballot policy
Not a ballot — direct online registration, open now across all five categories.
Age requirement
18 years old as of 31 December 2026 for the 100km and Olympic distances (individual or relay); 16 years old as of 31 December 2026 for the Sprint distance (individual or relay) — per the official registration platform.
Charity Places
No charity partner or charity-place scheme was found published for this event.
Race Day Info & Checklist
On the day
- Al Mamzar Beach and Park is a brand-new venue for T100 Dubai in 2026, replacing Meydan Racecourse after two editions there — announced specifically to give the event a single venue rather than splitting the swim/T1 site from T2.
- Every entry includes the T100 SWAG Pack, a closed-roads race, a finisher's medal, chip-timed results, age-group awards and on-course nutrition, per the official registration page — itemised contents of the SWAG Pack aren't published yet for 2026.
- 2025 precedent from the previous (Meydan) venue, not yet reconfirmed for Al Mamzar: race packs were collected the day before racing, with three colour-coded bags issued — an After-Race bag, a T1 bag (bike shoes, socks, sunglasses, gels) and a T2 bag (bib, run shoes, socks, sunglasses, cap, bottle, sports drink, gel) — plus free shuttle buses between the beach start and the main venue for athletes and spectators alike.
- Drafting is not allowed on the bike leg, which runs on fully closed roads.
- Race bib must be worn and clearly visible from the front during the run.
- Top 3 male and female athletes in each age category receive a placing medal at a post-race award ceremony on the main stage; exact timing TBC.
- The 2025 edition (at Meydan) drew 8,000 amateur participants and more than 15,000 spectators. Amateur 100km winners were France's Quentin Amaral (3:26:20) and Croatia's Nika Rimaj (3:54:52); the pro race was won by Switzerland's Julie Derron and the USA's Morgan Pearson — per the official venue-announcement release.
- The organiser runs an official WhatsApp community for local meet-ups and race updates, open to anyone: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Fu9VRsGqHESISrja8Y1M9Y
Checklist
- Wetsuit optional at best, and likely unusable — published average race-week water temperature (28-29°C) sits well above the 24.6°C threshold at which World Triathlon rules prohibit wetsuits
- Bike, mandatory helmet and bike shoes — bike check-in is required the day before racing, exact time TBC
- Run shoes and your own race-day nutrition, even though on-course nutrition is included with entry
- Light, hot-weather kit — published race-week air temperature is 25-31°C
- Your Race QR code (confirmation email/dashboard) and photo ID or passport, for race pack collection
- Any documents needed for age-group World Championship qualification, if the 100km race is on your radar for that
Transport, Spectating & Where to Stay
Transport
The Dubai Metro connects to the wider city; Dubai International Airport (DXB) is roughly 15km/20 minutes from central Dubai. The organiser has not yet published specific race-morning transit guidance for the new Al Mamzar venue.
Not yet published for Al Mamzar. At the previous Meydan-based edition, the organiser recommended parking at the main venue, dropping bags there, then taking a free shuttle bus to the beach swim start — a workable model for a single-venue Al Mamzar too, but not yet confirmed.
A closed-roads bike course is confirmed; exact closure windows have not been published yet.
Spectator guide
Race Village activities are confirmed as part of the weekend — live music, food trucks, partner activations and a kids' zone featured at the previous venue — though the published detail available describes the old Meydan/Jumeirah setup rather than the new Al Mamzar one specifically.
Dubai Metro and taxis/ride-hailing are the practical ways to move around the city; specific race-day spectator routing for Al Mamzar has not been published yet.
Where to stay
Al Mamzar / Deira
+ Closest to the new venue for 2026.
– A less touristy part of Dubai with a narrower hotel selection than Downtown or the Marina.
Downtown Dubai / Dubai Marina
+ The widest choice of hotels, and where most visitors to Dubai already stay.
– A real distance from Al Mamzar — plan on a taxi, ride-hail or the Metro rather than walking.
Where to rent a bike
Not officially organised for T100 Dubai — flying with your own bike is expensive and a hassle, so most travelling entrants rent locally instead. The options below are checked directly against each shop's own site rather than taken on trust; confirm current stock and pricing before you fly, since race-weekend demand can sell shops out.
Wolfi's
Al QudraRoad and TT bikes from AED 50/hour, part of a 100+ bike fleet. The Al Qudra store (Last Exit Al Qudra) carries a bigger selection than the Al Quoz flagship. Bring ID and a credit card for a security deposit — only charged if the bike isn't returned — and collect/return in-store only; no delivery.
The Cycle Hub
Motor City & Jumeirah24-hour road bike rental from AED 150 (aluminium) to AED 200 (carbon), plus mountain and gravel bikes; helmets AED 55/day. No TT/triathlon bikes listed — a road bike is fine for the closed-road T100 course, but not a substitute if you specifically want a TT setup. Advance booking required, by phone or their online form.
Ventum Middle East
UAE-wideA dedicated triathlon-bike specialist renting genuine TT bikes, not road bikes adapted for it. No pricing is published online — contact them directly (WhatsApp) to check stock and cost ahead of race weekend, since this is the option most likely to sell out first.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is T100 Dubai 2026?
13-15 November 2026, at Al Mamzar Beach and Park — a brand-new venue, replacing Meydan Racecourse after two editions there. Racing itself happens Saturday 14 (Olympic) and Sunday 15 (100km and Sprint); the 13th is a non-race day for pack collection and bike check-in.
What distances does T100 Dubai offer?
The full 100km T100 distance (2km swim/80km bike/18km run), a new-for-2026 Olympic distance (1.5km/40km/10km) available as an individual or team relay entry, and a Sprint (750m/20km/5km), also individual or relay.
How much does T100 Dubai cost?
Per the live registration platform: 100km Individual AED 2,194, Olympic Individual AED 1,124, Olympic Team Relay AED 1,175 per team, Sprint Individual AED 624, Sprint Team Relay AED 764 per team — each excluding a 4.99% booking fee, VAT included.
Is T100 Dubai still at Meydan Racecourse?
No — 2026 moves to a brand-new venue, Al Mamzar Beach and Park, after two editions (2024 and 2025) at Meydan. The organiser cites a single unified venue for every distance as the main reason for the move.
What is the minimum age for T100 Dubai?
18 years old as of 31 December 2026 for the 100km and Olympic distances (individual or relay); 16 years old as of 31 December 2026 for the Sprint distance.
Is T100 Dubai draft-legal?
No — the bike leg is non-drafting, run on fully closed roads.
Do you need a wetsuit at T100 Dubai?
Not formally confirmed for 2026, but the organiser's own published average water temperature (28-29°C) is well above the 24.6°C threshold at which World Triathlon rules prohibit wetsuits — so a non-wetsuit swim is the likely outcome.
Can amateurs enter T100 Dubai?
Yes — every T100 venue pairs the elite pro race with open, direct-entry age-group racing at all three distances, plus new-for-2026 relay options at Olympic and Sprint.
Can you do T100 Dubai as a relay?
Yes, at Olympic and Sprint distance — both new relay options for 2026. The full 100km distance remains an individual race.
What is the T100 Dubai bike course like?
Undulating, per the organiser's own terrain classification — a change from the flat closed-road courses at the previous Meydan venue and at T100's other city races. It heads out through Al Hamriya Port and Dubai Islands, climbs the Infinity Bridge past Port Rashid and the QE2, and returns to Al Mamzar with the Dubai Frame and Burj Khalifa in view.
Where is the T100 Dubai swim?
In the Arabian Gulf off Al Mamzar Beach. The organiser's terrain listing describes it simply as 'Ocean'; exact lap structure for the new venue hasn't been published yet.
Can you qualify for the T100 World Championships at Dubai?
Yes — the 100km race is a qualifier for the Qatar T100 World Championships on 11 December 2026, under a month later. The organiser advertises 10 world-championship slots per age group for 2026, awarded to the Top 10 finishers in each age group and gender.
How hot is T100 Dubai?
The organiser publishes an average race-week air temperature of 25-31°C and water temperature of 28-29°C — hot by any triathlon standard, and warm enough that wetsuits are very unlikely to be permitted.
What's included in a T100 Dubai entry?
The T100 SWAG Pack, a closed-roads race, a finisher's medal, chip-timed results, age-group awards and on-course nutrition, per the official registration page. Itemised SWAG Pack contents aren't published yet for 2026.
Is there a WhatsApp group for T100 Dubai athletes?
Yes — the organiser runs an official WhatsApp community for local meet-ups and race updates, open to anyone: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Fu9VRsGqHESISrja8Y1M9Y
Where can I rent a bike for T100 Dubai?
Not published by the official race site or athlete guide, which is why it's one of the most-asked questions in the event's own athlete WhatsApp group. See the Stay & Transport section above for verified options (Wolfi's, The Cycle Hub, Ventum Middle East for genuine TT bikes). Trek Bicycle Store's Al Qudra location and AK Bikes (advertised TT rental at AED 250/day) also came up, per each shop's own site — Verus couldn't fully verify current stock for those two, so call ahead. Race-weekend demand can sell shops out, so book early rather than on arrival.
What happened at the 2025 T100 Dubai?
It was the second edition, run at the old Meydan venue, and drew 8,000 amateur participants and more than 15,000 spectators. France's Quentin Amaral (3:26:20) and Croatia's Nika Rimaj (3:54:52) won the amateur 100km races; the pro race was won by Switzerland's Julie Derron and the USA's Morgan Pearson.
How do I get to T100 Dubai?
Dubai International Airport (DXB) is roughly 15km/20 minutes from central Dubai. The Dubai Metro, taxis and ride-hailing cover the city, though the organiser has not yet published specific race-morning transit guidance for the new Al Mamzar venue.
When were T100 Dubai 2026 results published?
You won't find results here before race day. They're added once the 2026 edition has taken place, matching the official source's timing.
What is the refund policy for T100 Dubai?
50% refund up to 90 days before race day, 25% up to 30 days before, no refund inside 30 days — all by written request, per the organiser's standard T100 refund policy.