Updates:
- Sept 6th: Removed a few athletes who won’t be racing.
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 |
| 2021 | Kristian Hogenhaug (DEN) | 07:37:46 | Sarissa De Vries (NED) | 08:32:04 |
Last Race’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Kristian Hogenhaug | DEN | 00:49:44 | 04:03:15 | 02:41:38 | 07:37:46 |
| 2 | Jesper Svensson | SWE | 00:47:08 | 04:05:40 | 02:43:20 | 07:39:25 |
| 3 | Reinaldo Colucci | BRA | 00:49:40 | 04:12:47 | 02:39:03 | 07:45:15 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Sarissa De Vries | NED | 00:53:31 | 04:32:41 | 03:01:49 | 08:32:04 |
| 2 | Manon Genet | FRA | 00:56:28 | 04:36:09 | 02:58:01 | 08:34:22 |
| 3 | Michelle Vesterby | DEN | 00:56:26 | 04:30:56 | 03:07:38 | 08:38:53 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 07:37:46 | Kristian Hogenhaug | 2021-09-12 |
| Swim | overall | 00:46:10 | Dylan McNeice | 2013-09-14 |
| Bike | overall | 04:02:46 | Adam Hansen | 2021-09-12 |
| Run | overall | 02:38:48 | Victor Arroyo Bugallo | 2021-09-12 |
| Total | female | 08:32:04 | Sarissa De Vries | 2021-09-12 |
| Swim | female | 00:51:29 | Sarissa De Vries | 2019-09-14 |
| Bike | female | 04:30:56 | Michelle Vesterby | 2021-09-12 |
| Run | female | 02:52:32 | Elisabetta Curridori | 2021-09-12 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for Challenge Almere is 18:21.
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 |
| 2021 | 29:12 | -00:05 | 23:27 | 06:23 | 42 of 52 | 18:21 | 00:44 | 14:31 | 03:08 |
Prize Money
Challenge Almere has a total prize purse of 40.000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Evert Scheltinga | NED | 08:01:04 | 08:25:04 | 00:48:23 | 04:17:58 | 05:11:21 | 02:49:43 | 88% +0% -12% (13) |
| 2 | 3 | Andrew Starykowicz * | USA | 08:04:05 | 08:32:21 | 00:48:16 | 04:04:31 | 04:57:46 | 03:06:19 | 29% +20% -51% (15) |
| 3 | 2 | Thomas Steger | AUT | 08:04:49 | 08:35:48 | 00:48:41 | 04:27:01 | 05:20:43 | 02:44:06 | 64% +0% -36% (3) |
| 4 | 5 | Jaroslav Kovacic | SLO | 08:07:45 | 08:38:47 | 00:48:59 | 04:24:18 | 05:18:16 | 02:49:29 | 46% +5% -49% (16) |
| 5 | 4 | Milan Brons | NED | 08:11:22 | 08:37:45 | 00:48:40 | 04:18:37 | 05:12:17 | 02:59:05 | 17% +50% -33% (5) |
| 6 | 7 | Tomas Renc | CZE | 08:11:56 | 08:44:45 | 00:49:00 | 04:29:32 | 05:23:32 | 02:48:24 | 77% +0% -23% (10) |
| 7 | 6 | Joao Ferreira | POR | 08:14:34 | 09:00:42 | 00:48:40 | 04:28:30 | 05:22:10 | 02:52:24 | 12% +31% -57% (4) |
| 8 | |
08:42:25 | 00:48:35 | 04:28:21 | 05:21:56 | 02:52:41 | 64% +0% -36% (3) | |||
| 9 | 8 | Lukasz Wojt | GER | 08:15:23 | 08:36:27 | 00:44:29 | 04:19:13 | 05:08:42 | 03:06:41 | 75% +0% -25% (8) |
| 10 | 17 | Per Van Vlerken | GER | 08:20:26 | 08:47:23 | 00:50:01 | 04:26:47 | 05:21:48 | 02:58:38 | 58% +13% -29% (35) |
| 11 | 10 | Kieran Lindars | GBR | 08:21:47 | 09:00:32 | 00:46:59 | 04:36:14 | 05:28:13 | 02:53:34 | 27% +0% -73% (2) |
| 12 | 21 | Lukas Kraemer | GER | 08:23:42 | 08:43:07 | 00:55:12 | 04:29:56 | 05:30:09 | 02:53:33 | 65% +0% -35% (7) |
| 13 | 19 | Antoine Perche | FRA | 08:31:08 | 08:57:03 | 00:53:23 | 04:32:05 | 05:30:28 | 03:00:40 | 100% +0% -0% (2) |
| 14 | 20 | Tom Oosterdijk | NED | 08:31:52 | 09:05:56 | 00:56:49 | 04:31:12 | 05:33:00 | 02:58:52 | 37% +0% -63% (2) |
| 15 | 18 | Niek Heldoorn | NED | 08:35:45 | 09:08:43 | 00:48:31 | 04:28:00 | 05:21:31 | 03:14:14 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 16 | 23 | Julian Fritzenschaft | GER | 08:42:13 | 09:14:13 | 00:52:01 | 04:33:25 | 05:30:26 | 03:11:47 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 17 | |
09:35:09 | 00:46:13 | 04:39:31 | 05:30:45 | 03:15:05 | 5% +30% -65% (7) | |||
| 18 | 30 | Diego Vasquez | ECU | 08:53:22 | 09:43:46 | 00:56:03 | 04:37:13 | 05:38:15 | 03:15:07 | 8% +33% -59% (5) |
| 19 | 29 | Guillem Rojas Moreno | ESP | 08:55:51 | 09:34:09 | 00:46:55 | 04:38:52 | 05:30:47 | 03:25:04 | 8% +49% -43% (4) |
| 20 | 31 | Stefan Overmars | NED | 09:01:10 | 09:34:48 | 00:54:13 | 04:36:10 | 05:35:23 | 03:25:47 | 50% +0% -50% (11) |
| 21 | 24 | Maciej Chmura | POL | 09:09:48 | 09:32:54 | 00:50:10 | 04:39:17 | 05:34:27 | 03:35:21 | 71% +8% -21% (5) |
| 9 | Tristan Olij | NED | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 11 | Kristian Grue | NOR | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 15 | Benjamin Mark Andersen | DEN | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 16 | Lukas Kocar | CZE | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | 0% +0% -100% (2) | |
| 22 | Simon Huckestein | GER | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | |
| 26 | Kevin Vabaorg | EST | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 27 | Joona Tuikka | FIN | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | 0% +0% -100% (3) | |
| 28 | Christian Trunk | GER | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 33 | Juuso Manninen | FIN | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 34 | Tero Setola | FIN | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 35 | Juha-Matti Halonen | FIN | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 37 | Petr Civela | CZE | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | Els Visser | NED | 08:55:46 | 09:16:05 | 00:57:27 | 04:44:28 | 05:46:55 | 03:08:51 | 41% +59% -0% (8) |
| 2 | |
09:29:05 | 00:58:25 | 05:00:39 | 06:04:04 | 03:07:02 | 49% +3% -48% (13) | |||
| 3 | |
09:45:06 | 00:53:56 | 05:01:07 | 06:00:03 | 03:17:36 | 42% +19% -39% (5) | |||
| 4 | 53 | Lina-Kristin Schink * | GER | 09:20:35 | 09:54:01 | 01:05:59 | 04:56:27 | 06:07:26 | 03:13:09 | 39% +34% -28% (15) |
| 5 | 58 | Katharina Wolff | GER | 09:26:26 | 09:51:20 | 00:58:00 | 05:10:56 | 06:13:55 | 03:12:31 | 100% +0% -0% (3) |
| 6 | 55 | Simona Krivankova | CZE | 09:28:06 | 09:57:40 | 01:05:37 | 05:05:48 | 06:16:24 | 03:11:42 | 99% +1% -0% (17) |
| 7 | 59 | Jenny Nae | SWE | 09:37:22 | 10:02:45 | 01:05:02 | 05:11:30 | 06:21:32 | 03:15:50 | 100% +0% -0% (6) |
| 8 | 54 | Vanessa Pereira | POR | 09:40:00 | 10:25:30 | 01:02:38 | 05:10:39 | 06:18:17 | 03:21:43 | 35% +17% -48% (22) |
| 9 | 56 | Janien Lubben | NED | 09:49:08 | 10:18:48 | 01:07:38 | 05:08:12 | 06:20:50 | 03:28:18 | 67% +33% -0% (6) |
| 10 | 63 | Karina Gosvig | DEN | 09:54:00 | 10:30:23 | 00:59:08 | 05:10:34 | 06:14:43 | 03:39:17 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 11 | 62 | Jenny Nilsson | SWE | 10:14:27 | 10:49:04 | 01:04:11 | 05:30:42 | 06:39:54 | 03:34:33 | 100% +0% -0% (2) |
| 60 | Julie Aspesletten | NOR | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
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unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | ||||
| 65 | Martine Hoaas | NOR | 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
- Evert Scheltinga: 54% (1-1)
- Andrew Starykowicz: 18% (5-1)
- Milan Brons: 8% (12-1)
- Jaroslav Kovacic: 7% (13-1)
- Thomas Steger: 5% (19-1)
- Tomas Renc: 4% (24-1)
- Joao Ferreira: 3% (37-1)
Female Race Participants
- Els Visser: 70% (1-1)
- Alexandra Tondeur: 15% (6-1)
- Lina-Kristin Schink: 10% (9-1)
- Chloe Lane: 4% (26-1)