Whakatāne’s Hayden Wilde continues to impress since returning from injury.

The international triathlete was involved in a nasty crash earlier in the season which saw him sustain some serious injuries.

However, Wilde rehabbed incredibly well and has been in scintillating form in the T100 events since returning from his injury layoff.

Wilde produced an outstanding allround showing to win his fifth successive T100 with victory in Wollongong, Australia last weekend.

His win goes alongside T100 victories in Singapore, London, the French Riviera and Spain already this season.

Wilde finished ahead of German Mika Noodt who matched him on the swim and bike, but was left in his dust on the run. Third was Dutchman Youri Keulen, who recorded his best T100 finish of the season and his first podium since winning the Singapore T100 at the start of 2024.

Wilde’s perfect winning record on the T100 Tour means he leads the T100 Race To Qatar going into the penultimate Dubai T100 on 15-16 November and then Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final on 10-13 December.

Speaking after the race on October 18, Wilde was pleased with how he performed.

“I loved today. It was super nice to be out there with so many familiar faces and the public really getting behind triathlon. Running with a smile on my face was great and to put a show on for the fans was amazing. It helped push you through a pretty challenging run course today.

“I was happy with the swim leg. I kept in touch. While we were missing some of the big bikers this week, so the start of the ride wasn’t as aggressive, but in the flatter sections Mika was pushing and we worked well together and got a few minutes up the road from the field. Then it was about putting it out there on the run at the first uphill.”