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 |
| 2017 | Joe Skipper (GBR) | 07:59:39 | Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED) | 08:51:13 |
Last Race’s TOP 3
Here’s the link to last year’s full Pro results and analysis.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Joe Skipper | GBR | 00:51:15 | 04:22:35 | 02:41:05 | 07:59:39 |
| 2 | Viktor Zyemtsev | UKR | 00:51:02 | 04:25:24 | 02:43:40 | 08:03:14 |
| 3 | Jaroslav Kovacic | SLO | 00:48:25 | 04:27:54 | 02:45:49 | 08:05:40 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Yvonne Van Vlerken | NED | 00:57:24 | 04:44:15 | 03:05:44 | 08:51:13 |
| 2 | Sarissa De Vries | NED | 00:52:34 | 04:44:58 | 03:27:27 | 09:09:44 |
| 3 | Hanna Maksimova | BLR | 00:57:25 | 05:13:06 | 03:05:32 | 09:20:02 |
Course Records
I only have the detailed results for 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 that year, when Irma Heeren finished in 8:56:23.
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 07:59:39 | Joe Skipper | 2017-09-10 |
| Swim | overall | 00:46:10 | Dylan McNeice | 2013-09-14 |
| Bike | overall | 04:13:25 | Kristian Hoegenhaug | 2017-09-10 |
| Run | overall | 02:41:05 | Joe Skipper | 2017-09-10 |
| Total | female | 08:51:13 | Yvonne Van Vlerken | 2017-09-10 |
| Swim | female | 00:51:37 | Hillary Biscay | 2013-09-14 |
| Bike | female | 04:43:11 | Camille Deligny | 2016-09-10 |
| Run | female | 03:05:32 | Hanna Maksimova | 2017-09-10 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for Challenge Almere is 14:33.
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 |
| 2017 | 16:07 | 00:52 | 13:56 | 02:23 | 34 of 48 | 14:33 | 01:31 | 12:02 | 01:53 |
Prize Money
Challenge Almere has a total prize purse of 38.000 EUR, paying 10 deep.
Male Race Participants
The strength of the field is 2% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Jaroslav Kovacic | SLO | 08:06:33 | 08:32:46 | 00:47:32 | 04:28:09 | 05:20:40 | 02:45:53 | 4% +72% -25% (6) | 58 |
| 2 | 21 | Cameron Wurf | AUS | 08:12:10 | 08:26:29 | 00:49:48 | 04:11:48 | 05:06:36 | 03:05:34 | 72% +22% -6% (14) | 28 |
| 3 | 22 | Evert Scheltinga | NED | 08:13:26 | 08:31:46 | 00:47:52 | 04:24:10 | 05:17:03 | 02:56:23 | 64% +0% -36% (6) | 56 |
| 4 | 23 | Kristian Hoegenhaug | DEN | 08:13:32 | 08:35:06 | 00:54:04 | 04:17:11 | 05:16:15 | 02:57:17 | 100% +0% -0% (3) | 64 |
| 5 | 26 | Bryan McCrystal | IRL | 08:20:30 | 08:49:42 | 00:55:10 | 04:15:08 | 05:15:19 | 03:05:11 | 32% +45% -23% (6) | 105 |
| 6 | 25 | Dirk Wijnalda | NED | 08:27:20 | 08:51:00 | 00:55:10 | 04:34:52 | 05:35:02 | 02:52:18 | 76% +5% -20% (23) | 111 |
| 7 | 28 | Marc Unger | GER | 08:33:52 | 09:24:32 | 00:50:49 | 04:28:13 | 05:24:02 | 03:09:50 | 26% +30% -44% (3) | (225) |
| 8 | 32 | Diederik Scheltinga | NED | 08:39:28 | 09:32:41 | 00:51:58 | 04:37:03 | 05:34:01 | 03:05:27 | 25% +12% -62% (6) | 240 |
| 9 | 36 | Peter Seidel | GER | 08:45:31 | 09:14:06 | 00:52:14 | 04:48:32 | 05:45:46 | 02:59:45 | 50% +22% -28% (5) | 190 |
| 10 | 29 | Wouter Monchy | BEL | 08:45:32 | 09:10:29 | 00:49:24 | 04:43:42 | 05:38:06 | 03:07:26 | 33% +37% -31% (8) | 181 |
| 11 | 30 | Tjardo Visser | NED | 08:46:36 | 09:11:43 | 00:50:14 | 04:47:57 | 05:43:10 | 03:03:26 | 71% +29% -0% (4) | 185 |
| 12 | 31 | Till Schramm | GER | 08:56:40 | 09:22:22 | 00:54:07 | 04:41:51 | 05:40:57 | 03:15:43 | 65% +16% -19% (10) | 215 |
| 27 | Ivan Kalashnikov | RUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 33 | Benjamin Feraud | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 34 | Carson Christen | USA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 35 | Pete Dyson | GBR | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) |
Female Race Participants
The strength of the field is 3% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Yvonne Van Vlerken | NED | 08:59:05 | 09:15:57 | 00:56:23 | 04:48:00 | 05:49:24 | 03:09:41 | 78% +0% -22% (36) | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Els Visser | NED | 09:17:21 | 09:55:14 | 00:54:47 | 04:48:56 | 05:48:43 | 03:28:38 | 47% +53% -0% (2) | (80) |
| 3 | 2 | Camille Deligny | FRA | 09:30:39 | 10:02:47 | 01:00:42 | 04:54:59 | 06:00:40 | 03:29:59 | 51% +0% -49% (5) | 90 |
| 4 | 6 | Jenny Nae | SWE | 09:33:14 | 10:03:57 | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (92) |
| 5 | 4 | Kathrin Walther | GER | 09:36:36 | 10:39:29 | 00:58:27 | 05:03:08 | 06:06:35 | 03:30:01 | 15% +13% -72% (12) | (135) |
| 6 | 11 | Karen Steurs | BEL | 09:36:48 | 10:07:41 | 01:00:27 | 05:10:17 | 06:15:45 | 03:21:03 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (97) |
| 7 | 7 | Brooke Brown | CAN | 09:36:58 | 10:11:19 | 01:01:02 | 05:07:03 | 06:13:05 | 03:23:53 | 44% +0% -56% (16) | (105) |
| 8 | 5 | Lina-Kristin Schink | GER | 09:37:09 | 10:27:31 | 01:06:53 | 05:09:49 | 06:21:43 | 03:15:26 | 37% +12% -51% (12) | 129 |
| 9 | 8 | Renee Kiley | AUS | 09:54:44 | 10:26:36 | 00:59:55 | 05:12:23 | 06:17:18 | 03:37:26 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (128) |
| 10 | 14 | Rahel Bellinga | NED | 10:09:28 | 10:33:20 | 01:03:53 | 05:05:11 | 06:14:05 | 03:55:23 | 88% +9% -3% (10) | 134 |
| 11 | 10 | Corine Nelen | NED | 10:13:07 | 10:41:14 | 00:57:09 | 05:29:38 | 06:31:46 | 03:41:21 | 100% +0% -0% (3) | 138 |
| 12 | 16 | Francesca Sanjana | GBR | 10:31:15 | 11:11:43 | 01:04:45 | 05:29:32 | 06:39:17 | 03:51:58 | 39% +0% -61% (2) | (147) |
| 9 | Ewa Komander | POL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 12 | Debbie Greig | GBR | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 15 | Marleen Honkoop | NED | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) |
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- Jaroslav Kovacic: 62% (1-1)
- Cameron Wurf: 15% (6-1)
- Kristian Hoegenhaug: 11% (8-1)
- Evert Scheltinga: 10% (9-1)
- Bryan McCrystal: 2% (52-1)
Female Race Participants
- Yvonne Van Vlerken: 68% (1-1)
- Els Visser: 16% (5-1)
- Camille Deligny: 5% (18-1)
- Lina-Kristin Schink: 4% (25-1)
- Brooke Brown: 2% (41-1)
- Kathrin Walther: 2% (55-1)