This year, Challenge Almere is also the ETU Long Distance Championship.
Previous Winners
Almere is one of the longest running triathlons worldwide – the first edition was in 1983. Since 2013 it is part of the Challenge Family.
Year |
Male Winner |
Time |
Female Winner |
Time |
2013 |
Bart Colpaert (BEL) |
08:34:50 |
Susan Blatt (GER) |
09:24:40 |
2014 |
Markus Fachbach (GER) |
08:28:25 |
Heleen Bij De Vaate (NED) |
09:16:26 |
2015 |
Markus Fachbach (GER) |
08:12:24 |
Kathrin Walther (GER) |
09:26:11 |
2016 |
Jan Raphael (GER) |
08:03:43 |
Camille Deligny (FRA) |
09:18:15 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
1 |
Jan Raphael |
GER |
00:48:13 |
04:18:44 |
02:52:25 |
08:03:43 |
2 |
Dirk Wijnalda |
NED |
00:53:33 |
04:27:22 |
02:49:59 |
08:14:48 |
3 |
Marek Jaskolka |
POL |
00:48:18 |
04:41:03 |
02:49:57 |
08:23:48 |
Female Race Results
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
1 |
Camille Deligny |
FRA |
00:59:55 |
04:43:11 |
03:30:04 |
09:18:15 |
2 |
Mirjam Weerd |
NED |
00:52:17 |
04:51:50 |
03:31:23 |
09:20:59 |
3 |
Simona Krivankova |
CZE |
01:06:41 |
05:01:32 |
03:11:19 |
09:24:48 |
Course Records
I can only details the records from the time that Almere is held as part of the Challenge family. The “real” male record (though probably on a different course) is held by Jan van der Marel with 7:57:46 from 1999. As far as I can tell the female record is also from 1999, when Irma Heeren finished in 8:56:23.
Leg |
Gender |
Record |
Athlete |
Date |
Total |
overall |
08:03:43 |
Jan Raphael |
2016-09-10 |
Swim |
overall |
00:46:10 |
Dylan McNeice |
2013-09-14 |
Bike |
overall |
04:18:44 |
Jan Raphael |
2016-09-10 |
Run |
overall |
02:47:54 |
Dirk Wijnalda |
2014-09-13 |
Total |
female |
09:16:26 |
Heleen Bij De Vaate |
2014-09-13 |
Swim |
female |
00:51:37 |
Hillary Biscay |
2013-09-14 |
Bike |
female |
04:43:11 |
Camille Deligny |
2016-09-10 |
Run |
female |
03:10:59 |
Heleen Bij De Vaate |
2014-09-13 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for Challenge Almere is 14:09.
Race Adjustments for Challenge Almere
Year |
Adjustment |
Swim Adj. |
Bike Adj. |
Run Adj. |
# of Finishers |
Rating |
Swim Rating |
Bike Rating |
Run Rating |
2013 |
06:52 |
00:52 |
03:13 |
01:57 |
30 |
06:52 |
00:52 |
03:13 |
01:57 |
2014 |
09:07 |
03:14 |
04:46 |
01:19 |
30 of 38 |
07:59 |
02:03 |
04:00 |
01:38 |
2015 |
17:27 |
00:59 |
16:00 |
03:08 |
36 of 43 |
11:09 |
01:42 |
08:00 |
02:08 |
2016 |
23:12 |
01:40 |
22:15 |
00:39 |
28 of 34 |
14:09 |
01:41 |
11:33 |
01:46 |
Prize Money
Challenge Almere has a total prize purse of 38.000 EUR.
Male Race Participants
The strength of the field is 4% of a typical Kona field.
Rank |
Bib |
Name |
Nation |
Expected Time |
Rating |
Exp. Swim |
Exp. Bike |
Exp. T2 |
Exp. Run |
Consistency |
Overall |
1 |
3 |
Joe Skipper |
GBR |
08:13:09 |
08:29:17 |
00:52:18 |
04:25:29 |
05:22:47 |
02:50:22 |
44% +18% -37% (17) |
37 |
2 |
4 |
Evert Scheltinga |
NED |
08:16:25 |
08:37:31 |
00:48:08 |
04:22:47 |
05:15:55 |
03:00:30 |
36% +41% -23% (4) |
(65) |
3 |
32 |
Viktor Zyemtsev |
UKR |
08:16:35 |
08:29:03 |
00:50:05 |
04:32:23 |
05:27:28 |
02:49:07 |
72% +0% -28% (21) |
36 |
4 |
1 |
Jan Raphael |
GER |
08:17:26 |
08:34:58 |
00:48:55 |
04:30:39 |
05:24:33 |
02:52:53 |
96% +0% -4% (28) |
54 |
5 |
2 |
Dirk Wijnalda |
NED |
08:27:34 |
08:58:22 |
00:54:15 |
04:36:27 |
05:35:42 |
02:51:52 |
71% +5% -24% (22) |
142 |
6 |
11 |
Anton Blokhin |
BLR |
08:32:34 |
08:52:08 |
00:49:16 |
04:35:28 |
05:29:45 |
03:02:49 |
57% +21% -21% (23) |
116 |
7 |
6 |
Erik-Simon Strijk |
NED |
08:32:52 |
09:00:04 |
00:51:52 |
04:34:30 |
05:31:23 |
03:01:29 |
64% +2% -35% (11) |
147 |
8 |
9 |
Gustavo Rodriguez |
ESP |
08:33:11 |
09:02:19 |
00:52:08 |
04:43:26 |
05:40:34 |
02:52:37 |
38% +62% -0% (3) |
150 |
9 |
36 |
Denis Sketako |
SLO |
08:33:49 |
08:56:17 |
00:54:03 |
04:37:03 |
05:36:06 |
02:57:43 |
72% +28% -0% (4) |
132 |
10 |
30 |
Christian Altstadt |
GER |
08:34:41 |
09:01:51 |
00:51:28 |
04:33:08 |
05:29:35 |
03:05:06 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
(150) |
11 |
24 |
Stefan Eichheimer |
GER |
08:35:19 |
09:05:18 |
00:55:54 |
04:36:38 |
05:37:32 |
02:57:47 |
7% +56% -36% (3) |
(160) |
12 |
12 |
Diederik Scheltinga |
NED |
08:35:39 |
08:56:18 |
00:51:52 |
04:37:25 |
05:34:17 |
03:01:22 |
39% +19% -42% (5) |
133 |
13 |
7 |
Jens Frommhold |
GER |
08:36:59 |
09:06:09 |
00:54:27 |
04:33:04 |
05:32:32 |
03:04:27 |
13% +24% -63% (5) |
163 |
14 |
16 |
Jaroslav Kovacic |
SLO |
08:40:59 |
09:04:23 |
00:47:54 |
04:46:10 |
05:39:04 |
03:01:55 |
22% +78% -0% (3) |
(158) |
15 |
25 |
Jose Estrangeiro |
POR |
08:41:46 |
09:04:08 |
00:49:51 |
04:46:14 |
05:41:05 |
03:00:41 |
100% +0% -0% (2) |
(157) |
16 |
17 |
Jacob Veenstra |
NED |
08:42:56 |
09:19:24 |
00:55:12 |
04:34:25 |
05:34:37 |
03:08:19 |
27% +73% -0% (2) |
(200) |
17 |
31 |
Bryan McCrystal * |
IRL |
08:44:22 |
09:04:51 |
00:57:53 |
04:28:40 |
05:31:33 |
03:12:49 |
78% +22% -0% (4) |
158 |
18 |
14 |
Andrey Lyatskiy |
RUS |
08:44:32 |
08:58:44 |
00:49:19 |
04:46:16 |
05:40:34 |
03:03:58 |
91% +3% -6% (30) |
144 |
19 |
5 |
Sergio Marques |
POR |
08:45:03 |
09:03:25 |
00:53:21 |
04:45:24 |
05:43:44 |
03:01:19 |
62% +3% -34% (39) |
154 |
20 |
35 |
Karol Dzalaj |
SVK |
08:47:49 |
09:07:09 |
00:53:33 |
04:36:06 |
05:34:38 |
03:13:11 |
75% +12% -12% (14) |
168 |
21 |
29 |
Christophe Bastie |
FRA |
08:47:54 |
09:05:13 |
00:52:59 |
04:35:04 |
05:33:03 |
03:14:51 |
70% +0% -30% (36) |
(160) |
22 |
18 |
Mikita Hryhoryeu |
BLR |
08:53:04 |
09:10:58 |
00:50:42 |
04:52:56 |
05:48:37 |
03:04:27 |
100% +0% -0% (3) |
178 |
23 |
8 |
Youri Severin |
NED |
08:55:49 |
09:14:59 |
00:47:43 |
04:45:24 |
05:38:07 |
03:17:42 |
19% +31% -50% (4) |
187 |
24 |
10 |
Tjardo Visser |
NED |
09:00:05 |
09:30:56 |
00:50:42 |
04:58:00 |
05:53:42 |
03:06:23 |
100% +0% -0% (2) |
(237) |
25 |
15 |
Stefan Overmars |
NED |
09:02:20 |
09:20:02 |
00:53:18 |
04:40:20 |
05:38:38 |
03:23:42 |
100% +0% -0% (3) |
202 |
26 |
26 |
Georgy Kaurov |
RUS |
09:04:14 |
09:34:18 |
00:47:34 |
04:48:33 |
05:41:07 |
03:23:07 |
82% +18% -0% (3) |
242 |
27 |
21 |
Marijn De Jonge |
NED |
09:17:49 |
09:48:43 |
00:53:33 |
04:56:00 |
05:54:33 |
03:23:16 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
(266) |
|
19 |
Hidde Bekhuis |
NED |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
|
20 |
Kristian Hoegenhaug |
DEN |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
|
22 |
Matija Avirovic |
CRO |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
|
23 |
Peter Res |
NED |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
|
27 |
Kristian Quintans Dominguez |
ESP |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
|
28 |
Jan Wainer |
CZE |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
|
33 |
Armandas Rokas |
LTU |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
|
34 |
Lukas Krpec |
CZE |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
Female Race Participants
The strength of the field is 4% of a typical Kona field.
Rank |
Bib |
Name |
Nation |
Expected Time |
Rating |
Exp. Swim |
Exp. Bike |
Exp. T2 |
Exp. Run |
Consistency |
Overall |
1 |
51 |
Yvonne Van Vlerken |
NED |
09:04:16 |
09:17:34 |
00:56:25 |
04:50:19 |
05:51:45 |
03:12:31 |
79% +0% -21% (31) |
9 |
2 |
55 |
Simona Krivankova |
CZE |
09:36:07 |
10:00:02 |
01:05:35 |
05:12:44 |
06:23:18 |
03:12:49 |
78% +22% -0% (4) |
83 |
3 |
56 |
Lucie Reed |
CZE |
09:36:47 |
09:54:36 |
00:51:47 |
05:17:54 |
06:14:41 |
03:22:06 |
70% +0% -30% (28) |
79 |
4 |
52 |
Kathrin Walther |
GER |
09:37:02 |
10:26:53 |
00:58:16 |
05:03:38 |
06:06:53 |
03:30:09 |
24% +21% -55% (10) |
(138) |
5 |
53 |
Sarissa De Vries |
NED |
09:42:30 |
10:07:11 |
00:51:27 |
05:16:31 |
06:12:58 |
03:29:32 |
100% +0% -0% (2) |
(101) |
6 |
61 |
Sonja Skevin |
CRO |
09:48:21 |
10:19:24 |
00:54:04 |
05:26:05 |
06:25:10 |
03:23:11 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
(126) |
7 |
57 |
Lina-Kristin Schink |
GER |
09:52:25 |
10:20:47 |
01:09:35 |
05:14:25 |
06:29:00 |
03:23:25 |
70% +0% -30% (9) |
127 |
8 |
59 |
Julia Mai |
GER |
09:55:43 |
10:28:43 |
01:00:08 |
05:19:35 |
06:24:43 |
03:31:00 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
(143) |
9 |
60 |
Vanessa Pereira |
POR |
09:58:38 |
10:24:50 |
01:00:37 |
05:21:29 |
06:27:06 |
03:31:32 |
61% +0% -39% (13) |
134 |
10 |
54 |
Kristin Lie |
NOR |
09:59:46 |
10:23:47 |
01:11:01 |
05:11:41 |
06:27:43 |
03:32:03 |
90% +1% -9% (15) |
130 |
11 |
62 |
Corine Nelen |
NED |
10:19:48 |
10:55:15 |
00:57:33 |
05:24:13 |
06:26:46 |
03:53:02 |
100% +0% -0% (2) |
(161) |
|
58 |
Hanna Maksimova |
BLR |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
|
63 |
Anne Zijderveld |
NED |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- Jan Raphael: 45% (1-1)
- Joe Skipper: 32% (2-1)
- Evert Scheltinga: 10% (9-1)
- Dirk Wijnalda: 9% (10-1)
- Anton Blokhin: 3% (35-1)
Female Race Participants
- Yvonne Van Vlerken: 74% (1-1)
- Simona Krivankova: 13% (6-1)
- Kathrin Walther: 5% (19-1)
- Lucie Reed: 4% (24-1)
- Sarissa De Vries: 2% (51-1)