Hayden Wilde’s September to (hopefully) remember begins with a mouthwatering dash for US$100,000 in cash at the Supertri Pro Series finale in Jersey in the early hours of Monday NZ time.
The problem for the Kiwi No.1 is Alex Yee and Matthew Hauser, chief protagonists among others, also want a piece of the triathlon season’s richest single day.
There’s US$800,000 on the line, split evenly between the men and women, with US$100k (NZ$172.3k) each for the winners of the classic Supertri pro races, three 300m swims, 4km bike lets and 1.6km runs back-to-back-to-back and uninterrupted.
Throw short chutes, the 90 second elimination rule, eight transitions and all that ego on top of the cash and it’s appointment viewing, even at a tough time for Kiwi triathlon fans.
With pay outs down to US$14,000 for 10th (NZ$24k), expect Supertri regular Tayler Reid to also be right in the dash for cash bunfight. But it’s the battle between Reid’s countryman that has the world talking.
It will be the first head-to-head between Paris Olympic champion Yee (GBR) and silver medallist Wilde since the duo raced the Supertri finale in NEOM in November 2024. Yee won in a photo finish sprint but couldn’t deny Wilde the 2024 Supertri title.
Still, could the great modern day rivals find reigning WTCS champion Hauser too hot to handle in the Channel Islands? Discount the likes of Oliver Conway (GBR), Csongor Lehmann (HUN) and inform Canadian Tyler Mislawchuk at your peril too. Pride and a season-changing payout will give everyone wings.
For Wilde, it’s the start of a four race spurt in 21 days that rolls on to the 70.3 Ironman worlds in Nice (Sept 13), T100 French Riviera (Sept 19) and the WTCS finals (Sept 27) in Pontevedra. After an illness interrupted 2026, highlighted by lung issues, Wilde says his form is “unknown” but this is Hayden Wilde we’re talking about. September is not only a chance to re-write his season but also add a second T100 crown and maiden 70.3 worlds title to his already glittering résumé and you wouldn’t discount it all starting with a 100k payday.
Coverage begins at 1am Monday NZT on Sky Sport with the women’s race off at 1:10am and the men following at 2:25am. You can also tune into Supertri’s YouTube channel.
Supertri Pro Series Final – Start Lists
Women
Cassandre Beaugrand (France)
Eleanor Beveridge (USA)
Jessica Fullagar (Great Britain)
Annie Fuller (USA)
Kira Gupta-Baltazar (Canada)
Lottie James (Great Britain)
Jeanne Lehair (Luxembourg)
Emma Lombardi (France)
Michelle Magnani (USA)
Olivia Mathias (Great Britain)
Mackenzie McConagha (USA)
Zuzana Michaličková (Slovakia)
Léonie Périault (France)
Siena Stephens (Jersey, Channel Islands)
Georgia Taylor-Brown (Great Britain)
Jolien Vermeylen (Belgium)
Eve Whitaker (Great Britain)
Men
Jonathan Brownlee (Great Britain)
Oliver Conway (Great Britain)
Michael Gar (Great Britain)
Nathan Grayel (France)
Matthew Hauser (Australia)
Tim Hellwig (Germany)
Aurélien Jem (France)
Mitch Kolkman (Netherlands)
Csongor Lehmann (Hungary)
Nathan Lessmann (France)
Matthew McGoey (USA)
Tyler Mislawchuk (Canada)
Solomon Okrafo-Smart (Great Britain)
Tayler Reid (New Zealand)
Seth Rider (USA)
Carter Stuhlmacher (USA)
Hayden Wilde (New Zealand)
Luke Willian (Australia)
Alex Yee (Great Britain)
Supertri Pro Series Final prize money break down
- 1st Place: $100,000
- 2nd Place: $75,000
- 3rd Place: $60,000
- 4th Place: $45,000
- 5th Place: $30,000
- 6th Place: $25,000
- 7th Place: $20,000
- 8th Place: $17,500
- 9th Place: $15,000
- 10th Place: $14,000
