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)