Race Conditions
The main feature of the IM Barcelona course is a blazingly fast bike course, and this year was no exception: This year’s bike adjustment of 26:01 is very close to the average Barcelona bike rating of 25:53, and the overall adjustment of 21:31 is just slightly slower than the course rating of 23:10. In summary, this year’s conditions were typical for Barcelona.
We’ve seen a number of new records from this year’s race. Mike Phillips posted a new bike course record, his 4:09 improved on Johannes Ackermann’s 4:12 from 2016. Antony Costes was also under the old bike record, his winning time of 7:49 improved on the overall course record of 7:55 by Patrik Nilsson (also from last year).
On the female side Kate Comber set a new swim course record, there were three athletes who improved on Astrid Stienen’s 4:40 from last year, and Yvonne Van Vlerken broke her own course record from 2015 by 26 seconds.
Male Race Results
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
Diff to exp. |
Prize Money |
KPR Points |
1 |
Antony Costes |
FRA |
00:48:05 |
04:09:58 |
02:46:50 |
07:49:19 |
-1:16:08 |
US$ 8,000 |
2000 |
2 |
Mike Phillips |
NZL |
00:47:56 |
04:09:55 |
02:50:25 |
07:52:50 |
-22:50 |
US$ 4,000 |
1600 |
3 |
Viktor Zyemtsev |
UKR |
00:48:08 |
04:17:56 |
02:47:34 |
07:58:03 |
-08:26 |
US$ 3,000 |
1280 |
4 |
Miquel Blanchart Tinto |
ESP |
00:48:08 |
04:19:53 |
02:49:33 |
08:02:03 |
-15:13 |
US$ 2,500 |
960 |
5 |
Bas Diederen |
NED |
00:48:05 |
04:17:52 |
02:54:17 |
08:04:51 |
-08:51 |
US$ 1,500 |
720 |
6 |
Joe Skipper |
GBR |
00:50:38 |
04:17:18 |
03:02:21 |
08:15:17 |
09:07 |
US$ 1,000 |
540 |
7 |
Horst Reichel |
GER |
00:47:56 |
04:18:02 |
03:06:01 |
08:16:10 |
-10:35 |
|
405 |
8 |
Marc Unger |
GER |
00:50:26 |
04:17:27 |
03:06:43 |
08:19:07 |
-1:02:42 |
|
305 |
9 |
Michael Ruenz |
GER |
00:53:50 |
04:29:26 |
02:57:26 |
08:25:52 |
-00:28 |
|
230 |
10 |
Cedric Lassonde |
FRA |
00:50:36 |
04:26:37 |
03:06:49 |
08:28:59 |
-10:39 |
|
170 |
11 |
Sven Riederer |
SUI |
00:47:59 |
04:17:59 |
03:17:54 |
08:29:06 |
n/a |
|
120 |
12 |
Lucas Amirault |
FRA |
00:50:35 |
04:24:39 |
03:10:08 |
08:30:23 |
-13:42 |
|
85 |
13 |
Nicholas Ward Munoz |
GBR |
00:53:48 |
04:36:14 |
02:55:14 |
08:30:47 |
-05:38 |
|
60 |
14 |
Philip Graves |
GBR |
00:48:04 |
04:15:40 |
03:31:22 |
08:40:15 |
11:52 |
|
40 |
15 |
Andreas Borch |
DEN |
00:50:32 |
04:44:34 |
03:01:09 |
08:41:09 |
-11:25 |
|
30 |
16 |
Thomas Bosch |
GER |
00:56:54 |
04:29:26 |
03:11:07 |
08:42:54 |
-01:16 |
|
20 |
17 |
David De Grooff |
BEL |
00:50:26 |
04:43:45 |
03:05:02 |
08:44:23 |
n/a |
|
15 |
18 |
Enric Gussinyer |
ESP |
00:50:20 |
04:33:05 |
03:15:43 |
08:46:25 |
-26:06 |
|
10 |
19 |
Peter Seidel |
GER |
00:50:35 |
04:48:43 |
03:02:23 |
08:47:20 |
-03:17 |
|
8 |
20 |
John Manuel Galindo Rooney |
ESP |
00:48:02 |
04:46:51 |
03:09:59 |
08:50:25 |
-29:10 |
|
5 |
21 |
Mads Bang Jensen |
DEN |
00:54:09 |
04:40:09 |
03:14:09 |
08:54:27 |
-40:38 |
|
3 |
22 |
Rasmus Fitzner |
DEN |
00:54:02 |
04:41:11 |
03:13:55 |
08:54:42 |
n/a |
|
3 |
23 |
Allan Hovda |
NOR |
00:55:46 |
04:27:53 |
03:27:51 |
08:56:20 |
04:11 |
|
3 |
24 |
Benoit Bigot |
FRA |
00:50:31 |
04:43:26 |
03:17:34 |
08:56:33 |
n/a |
|
3 |
25 |
Filip Przymusinski |
POL |
00:50:19 |
04:43:39 |
03:19:26 |
08:59:53 |
04:57 |
|
3 |
26 |
Julien Pousson |
FRA |
00:48:04 |
04:45:58 |
03:23:04 |
09:02:38 |
n/a |
|
3 |
27 |
Kit Walker |
GBR |
00:52:39 |
04:54:38 |
03:22:58 |
09:16:40 |
n/a |
|
3 |
28 |
Dirk Baelus |
BEL |
00:55:56 |
04:39:23 |
03:36:38 |
09:18:29 |
14:55 |
|
3 |
29 |
Sviatoslav Tsvetkov |
UKR |
00:50:41 |
05:05:30 |
03:19:40 |
09:21:05 |
n/a |
|
3 |
30 |
Ivan Jezko |
SVK |
00:56:50 |
04:42:19 |
03:44:15 |
09:30:05 |
16:33 |
|
3 |
31 |
Erik Holmberg |
SWE |
00:53:58 |
04:32:21 |
04:00:53 |
09:32:26 |
46:24 |
|
2 |
32 |
Michal Ivanco |
SVK |
01:16:33 |
04:50:37 |
03:20:17 |
09:34:34 |
-17:54 |
|
2 |
33 |
Valentin Zasypkin |
RUS |
01:04:26 |
04:55:35 |
03:41:12 |
09:46:39 |
-03:59 |
|
2 |
34 |
Ohad Sinai |
ISR |
01:01:00 |
04:51:26 |
03:53:19 |
09:52:05 |
19:42 |
|
2 |
35 |
Marek Nemcik |
SVK |
01:13:45 |
04:52:57 |
04:12:23 |
10:28:16 |
-55:52 |
|
2 |
36 |
Denis Surkov |
RUS |
01:21:56 |
05:05:38 |
04:03:36 |
10:45:02 |
n/a |
|
2 |
|
Bertrand Billard |
FRA |
00:48:07 |
04:17:54 |
|
DNF |
|
|
|
|
Sebastian Norberg |
SWE |
00:53:42 |
04:20:47 |
|
DNF |
|
|
|
|
Remmert Wielinga |
NED |
01:04:38 |
04:20:14 |
|
DNF |
|
|
|
|
Alain Djouad-Guibert |
MOR |
01:04:26 |
04:46:58 |
|
DNF |
|
|
|
|
Herve Faure |
FRA |
00:48:09 |
08:52:13 |
|
DNF |
|
|
|
|
Daniel Niederreiter |
AUT |
00:50:16 |
|
|
DNF |
|
|
|
|
Markus Liebelt |
GER |
00:50:32 |
|
|
DNF |
|
|
|
|
Matt Burton |
AUS |
00:53:50 |
|
|
DNF |
|
|
|
|
Lluis Vila Aguilar |
ESP |
00:56:18 |
|
|
DNF |
|
|
|
|
Imanol Sagarzazu |
ESP |
00:56:47 |
|
|
DNF |
|
|
|
Female Race Results
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
Diff to exp. |
Prize Money |
KPR Points |
1 |
Yvonne Van Vlerken |
NED |
00:55:44 |
04:41:17 |
03:05:01 |
08:46:18 |
-08:38 |
US$ 8,000 |
2000 |
2 |
Lisa Huetthaler |
AUT |
00:53:49 |
04:36:41 |
03:16:21 |
08:51:21 |
-05:35 |
US$ 4,000 |
1600 |
3 |
Daniela Saemmler |
GER |
00:52:25 |
04:37:56 |
03:20:11 |
08:55:11 |
-12:46 |
US$ 3,000 |
1280 |
4 |
Katja Konschak |
GER |
00:52:11 |
04:54:40 |
03:03:27 |
08:57:12 |
-29:15 |
US$ 2,500 |
960 |
5 |
Kimberley Morrison |
GBR |
00:52:28 |
04:37:22 |
03:37:17 |
09:12:49 |
n/a |
US$ 1,500 |
720 |
6 |
Ewa Bugdol |
POL |
00:52:14 |
04:57:47 |
03:20:47 |
09:15:57 |
n/a |
US$ 1,000 |
540 |
7 |
Lilia Baranovska |
UKR |
00:57:33 |
04:55:24 |
03:30:14 |
09:29:28 |
n/a |
|
405 |
8 |
Merce Tusell |
FRA |
01:06:03 |
05:02:20 |
03:15:03 |
09:29:57 |
n/a |
|
305 |
9 |
Kamila Polak |
AUT |
00:58:54 |
04:58:21 |
03:33:59 |
09:37:59 |
01:36 |
|
230 |
10 |
Olga Kowalska |
POL |
01:04:10 |
05:07:57 |
03:20:17 |
09:38:20 |
-09:08 |
|
170 |
11 |
Kate Comber |
GBR |
00:52:06 |
05:12:15 |
03:30:23 |
09:40:56 |
08:45 |
|
120 |
12 |
Palmira Alvarez |
MEX |
01:06:05 |
04:59:21 |
03:37:11 |
09:49:19 |
-13:54 |
|
85 |
13 |
Julie Stephan |
FRA |
00:55:42 |
05:16:33 |
03:41:24 |
10:01:00 |
n/a |
|
60 |
14 |
Jenny Nilsson |
SWE |
01:05:00 |
05:15:02 |
03:58:00 |
10:24:03 |
n/a |
|
40 |
15 |
Ekaterina Alekseeva |
RUS |
01:23:54 |
05:49:46 |
03:16:18 |
10:37:07 |
n/a |
|
30 |
16 |
Rachel Hallam |
GBR |
00:55:44 |
05:00:53 |
04:38:44 |
10:41:20 |
n/a |
|
20 |
17 |
Annabel Diawuoh |
GER |
01:28:06 |
05:06:35 |
04:03:12 |
10:46:30 |
-19:59 |
|
15 |
18 |
Jessica Ahlund |
SWE |
00:58:57 |
05:23:20 |
04:38:10 |
11:09:04 |
35:10 |
|
10 |
|
Camille Deligny |
FRA |
01:02:13 |
04:43:00 |
|
DNF |
|
|
|
|
Sara Svensk |
SWE |
00:59:18 |
04:46:58 |
|
DNF |
|
|
|
|
Judith Vaquera |
ESP |
00:52:11 |
04:56:33 |
|
DNF |
|
|
|
|
Kari Lingsom |
NOR |
00:53:45 |
05:08:25 |
|
DNF |
|
|
|
|
Helena Herrero Gomez |
ESP |
01:02:24 |
05:02:30 |
|
DNF |
|
|
|
|
Manon Genet |
FRA |
00:55:39 |
|
|
DNF |
|
|
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