Challenge Almere / World Triathlon Long Distance Chanmpionships 2021 (Sept 12th) – Seedings
Previous Winners
| 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 |
| 2017 | Joe Skipper (GBR) | 07:59:39 | Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED) | 08:51:13 |
| 2018 | Jaroslav Kovacic (SLO) | 07:55:43 | Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED) | 09:00:01 |
| 2019 | Matt Trautman (ZAF) | 07:50:15 | Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED) | 08:56:10 |
Last Race’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Matt Trautman | ZAF | 00:49:49 | 04:11:48 | 02:44:44 | 07:50:15 |
| 2 | Kristian Hogenhaug | DEN | 00:50:12 | 04:11:27 | 02:48:31 | 07:53:52 |
| 3 | Tomas Renc | CZE | 00:48:47 | 04:15:31 | 02:52:13 | 08:00:44 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Yvonne Van Vlerken | NED | 00:59:05 | 04:46:33 | 03:06:31 | 08:56:10 |
| 2 | Lina-Kristin Schink | GER | 01:05:25 | 04:49:07 | 03:11:40 | 09:11:27 |
| 3 | Sarissa De Vries | NED | 00:51:29 | 04:38:12 | 03:38:03 | 09:12:29 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 07:50:15 | Matt Trautman | 2019-09-14 |
| Swim | overall | 00:46:10 | Dylan McNeice | 2013-09-14 |
| Bike | overall | 04:10:48 | Cameron Wurf | 2018-09-08 |
| Run | overall | 02:41:05 | Joe Skipper | 2017-09-10 |
| Total | female | 08:51:13 | Yvonne Van Vlerken | 2017-09-10 |
| Swim | female | 00:51:29 | Sarissa De Vries | 2019-09-14 |
| Bike | female | 04:38:12 | Sarissa De Vries | 2019-09-14 |
| Run | female | 03:05:32 | Hanna Maksimova | 2017-09-10 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for Challenge Almere is 16:48.
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 | 00:51 | 03:39 | 02:16 | 30 | 06:52 | 00:57 | 03:39 | 02:16 |
| 2014 | 09:06 | 03:13 | 04:38 | 01:16 | 30 of 38 | 07:59 | 02:05 | 04:08 | 01:46 |
| 2015 | 17:26 | 00:59 | 14:27 | 02:16 | 36 of 43 | 11:08 | 01:38 | 07:34 | 01:56 |
| 2016 | 23:11 | 01:39 | 21:21 | 00:17 | 28 of 34 | 14:09 | 01:37 | 11:01 | 01:32 |
| 2017 | 16:07 | 00:52 | 13:15 | 02:05 | 34 of 48 | 14:32 | 01:27 | 11:28 | 01:38 |
| 2018 | 20:50 | -00:47 | 14:53 | 07:21 | 26 of 31 | 15:35 | 00:59 | 12:02 | 02:35 |
| 2019 | 24:07 | 01:03 | 20:28 | 03:06 | 32 of 43 | 16:48 | 00:55 | 13:14 | 02:40 |
Prize Money
Challenge Almere has a total prize purse of 110.000 US$, paying 15 deep.
Male Race Participants
The strength of the field is 10% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | David McNamee (KQ) | GBR | 07:55:21 | 08:11:54 | 00:47:18 | 04:20:39 | 05:12:57 | 02:42:24 | 27% +51% -22% (12) |
| 2 | 1 | Kristian Hogenhaug (KQ) | DEN | 07:59:05 | 08:17:17 | 00:49:16 | 04:11:58 | 05:06:13 | 02:52:52 | 69% +20% -11% (11) |
| 3 | 33 | Milosz Sowinski | POL | 08:04:51 | 08:33:02 | 00:49:03 | 04:23:54 | 05:17:57 | 02:46:54 | 53% +0% -47% (2) |
| 4 | 16 | Sam Laidlow (KQ) | FRA | 08:06:41 | 08:26:30 | 00:46:56 | 04:20:02 | 05:11:58 | 02:54:43 | 100% +0% -0% (3) |
| 5 | 23 | Andrew Starykowicz | USA | 08:06:44 | 08:27:17 | 00:48:13 | 04:06:16 | 04:59:29 | 03:07:15 | 46% +31% -23% (14) |
| 6 | 18 | Evert Scheltinga | NED | 08:10:31 | 08:32:45 | 00:47:43 | 04:22:21 | 05:15:04 | 02:55:27 | 78% +0% -22% (11) |
| 7 | 24 | Jesper Svensson | SWE | 08:10:37 | 08:26:28 | 00:46:22 | 04:20:33 | 05:11:54 | 02:58:43 | 59% +0% -41% (8) |
| 8 | 2 | Tomas Renc | CZE | 08:12:31 | 08:38:36 | 00:49:06 | 04:27:46 | 05:21:53 | 02:50:38 | 86% +0% -14% (6) |
| 9 | 30 | Victor Arroyo Bugallo | ESP | 08:19:55 | 08:40:54 | 00:56:33 | 04:31:34 | 05:33:06 | 02:46:49 | 50% +25% -25% (8) |
| 10 | 27 | Kristian Hindkjaer | DEN | 08:21:32 | 08:44:20 | 00:49:57 | 04:22:33 | 05:17:30 | 03:04:02 | 56% +26% -18% (7) |
| 11 | 7 | Pablo Dapena Gonzalez | ESP | 08:21:47 | 08:44:43 | 00:45:44 | 04:31:07 | 05:21:51 | 02:59:56 | 38% +0% -62% (2) |
| 12 | 19 | Antony Costes * | FRA | 08:22:24 | 09:05:48 | 00:47:48 | 04:20:56 | 05:13:45 | 03:08:39 | 18% +10% -72% (17) |
| 13 | 6 | Pete Dyson | GBR | 08:22:41 | 08:48:23 | 00:55:23 | 04:27:16 | 05:27:39 | 02:55:02 | 55% +27% -18% (4) |
| 14 | 8 | Kieran Lindars | GBR | 08:24:32 | 08:55:11 | 00:46:56 | 04:38:11 | 05:30:07 | 02:54:25 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 15 | 4 | Erik-Simon Strijk | NED | 08:26:37 | 08:50:01 | 00:53:37 | 04:28:02 | 05:26:38 | 02:59:59 | 85% +1% -14% (14) |
| 16 | 12 | Strahinja Trakic | SRB | 08:27:09 | 08:56:38 | 00:48:36 | 04:37:18 | 05:30:54 | 02:56:15 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 17 | 22 | Reinaldo Colucci | BRA | 08:29:27 | 09:01:02 | 00:46:52 | 04:29:07 | 05:20:59 | 03:08:28 | 2% +44% -54% (8) |
| 18 | 21 | Per Van Vlerken | GER | 08:33:24 | 08:50:41 | 00:50:22 | 04:33:19 | 05:28:41 | 03:04:43 | 77% +2% -21% (32) |
| 19 | 3 | Dirk Wijnalda | NED | 08:34:59 | 09:03:45 | 00:56:56 | 04:38:51 | 05:40:47 | 02:54:12 | 92% +1% -6% (27) |
| 20 | 35 | Jens Frommhold | GER | 08:37:49 | 09:04:32 | 00:55:05 | 04:36:54 | 05:37:00 | 03:00:49 | 25% +12% -63% (7) |
| 21 | 15 | Diederik Scheltinga | NED | 08:43:16 | 09:14:28 | 00:52:50 | 04:37:41 | 05:35:31 | 03:07:45 | 10% +28% -62% (8) |
| 22 | 9 | Stefan Overmars | NED | 08:54:55 | 09:24:18 | 00:52:50 | 04:37:26 | 05:35:16 | 03:19:39 | 65% +0% -35% (9) |
| 23 | 10 | Joao Ferreira | POR | 08:55:35 | 09:26:43 | 00:51:25 | 04:48:52 | 05:45:18 | 03:10:17 | 52% +0% -48% (2) |
| 24 | 20 | Alexander Berggren | SWE | 09:13:59 | 09:52:02 | 00:45:53 | 04:50:56 | 05:41:48 | 03:32:11 | 16% +39% -45% (4) |
| 25 | 34 | Diego Vasquez | ECU | 09:19:06 | 09:57:31 | 00:54:10 | 04:51:11 | 05:50:21 | 03:28:45 | 40% +0% -60% (3) |
| 5 | Thomas Steger * | AUT | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | 0% +0% -100% (2) | |
| 11 | Michal Holub | SVK | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 14 | Milan Brons | NED | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | |
| 17 | Niek Heldoorn | NED | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 25 | Robert Fryer | GBR | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 26 | Lukas Kocar | CZE | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 31 | Cornelis Scheltinga | NED | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 36 | Adam Hansen | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.
Female Race Participants
The strength of the field is 20% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 | Sarah Crowley (KQ) * | AUS | 08:48:01 | 09:06:46 | 00:52:18 | 04:45:17 | 05:42:34 | 03:05:27 | 76% +11% -13% (15) |
| 2 | 72 | Camilla Pedersen | DEN | 09:00:58 | 09:23:34 | 00:51:23 | 04:52:03 | 05:48:25 | 03:12:33 | 63% +0% -37% (13) |
| 3 | 65 | Michelle Vesterby (KQ) | DEN | 09:08:15 | 09:25:43 | 00:54:08 | 04:54:14 | 05:53:22 | 03:14:53 | 87% +0% -12% (31) |
| 4 | 61 | Renee Kiley (KQ) | AUS | 09:12:57 | 09:40:11 | 00:55:40 | 04:50:05 | 05:50:45 | 03:22:12 | 50% +31% -19% (11) |
| 5 | 63 | Joanna Ryter (KQ) * | SUI | 09:13:48 | 09:38:20 | 01:02:28 | 05:07:54 | 06:15:22 | 02:58:26 | 51% +35% -14% (4) |
| 6 | 62 | Annah Watkinson | ZAF | 09:14:24 | 09:31:49 | 00:57:17 | 05:00:58 | 06:03:15 | 03:11:09 | 75% +0% -25% (10) |
| 7 | 53 | Sarissa De Vries | NED | 09:16:29 | 09:43:32 | 00:51:34 | 04:44:56 | 05:41:30 | 03:34:59 | 79% +21% -0% (4) |
| 8 | 57 | Manon Genet | FRA | 09:22:32 | 09:49:19 | 00:55:37 | 04:53:48 | 05:54:24 | 03:28:08 | 15% +16% -70% (9) |
| 9 | 51 | Marta Bernardi | ITA | 09:23:16 | 09:53:44 | 00:57:21 | 05:07:36 | 06:09:57 | 03:13:19 | 36% +0% -64% (4) |
| 10 | 52 | Simona Krivankova | CZE | 09:28:10 | 09:52:45 | 01:05:03 | 05:05:05 | 06:15:08 | 03:13:02 | 98% +2% -0% (15) |
| 11 | 58 | Saleta Castro Nogueira | ESP | 09:28:36 | 09:46:29 | 00:55:16 | 05:14:52 | 06:15:08 | 03:13:28 | 76% +20% -4% (19) |
| 12 | 59 | Alena Sinay | SVK | 09:34:30 | 09:59:25 | 01:00:40 | 05:02:49 | 06:08:29 | 03:26:01 | 44% +55% -1% (7) |
| 13 | 64 | Magda Nieuwoudt | ZAF | 09:43:42 | 10:17:38 | 01:00:48 | 05:04:38 | 06:10:26 | 03:33:16 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 14 | 67 | Leanne Fanoy * | UAE | 09:45:05 | 10:19:05 | 01:02:41 | 05:20:07 | 06:27:48 | 03:17:17 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 15 | 56 | Helena Kotopulu | CZE | 09:47:38 | 10:15:13 | 01:11:02 | 05:13:06 | 06:29:08 | 03:18:30 | 77% +0% -23% (5) |
| 16 | 68 | Vanessa Pereira | POR | 09:49:20 | 10:20:58 | 01:04:16 | 05:16:35 | 06:25:51 | 03:23:29 | 56% +14% -30% (18) |
| 17 | 54 | Ilona Eversdijk | NED | 09:51:47 | 10:39:38 | 00:54:10 | 05:04:59 | 06:04:09 | 03:47:38 | 18% +82% -0% (2) |
| 18 | 69 | Nicole Luse | USA | 10:00:50 | 10:27:56 | 01:07:04 | 05:24:41 | 06:36:45 | 03:24:05 | 47% +18% -34% (6) |
| 19 | 55 | Janien Lubben | NED | 10:03:44 | 10:39:05 | 01:09:21 | 05:07:54 | 06:22:16 | 03:41:28 | 79% +21% -0% (4) |
| 60 | Line Bonde | DEN | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 71 | Elisabetta Curridori | ITA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) |
Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- David McNamee: 45% (1-1)
- Kristian Hogenhaug: 33% (2-1)
- Andrew Starykowicz: 9% (10-1)
- Sam Laidlow: 8% (12-1)
- Evert Scheltinga: 2% (49-1)
- Jesper Svensson: 2% (62-1)
Female Race Participants
- Sarah Crowley: 63% (1-1)
- Camilla Pedersen: 18% (5-1)
- Renee Kiley: 10% (9-1)
- Michelle Vesterby: 5% (18-1)
Course Conditions
Photo Credits: Jose Luis Hourcade, supplied by Challenge Almere