Note: Because of construction work, the bike was shortened this year to officially 170k. This explains the fast bike splits and finishing times in the table below. Just in case, I will not count the results as “official” fastest times on the IM distance.
Previous Winners
| Year | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time |
| 2005 | Chris McCormack (AUS) | 07:58:45 | Belinda Granger (AUS) | 09:14:06 |
| 2006 | Chris McCormack (AUS) | 08:00:52 | Joanna Lawn (NZL) | 09:01:17 |
| 2007 | Chris McCormack (AUS) | 07:54:23 | Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED) | 08:51:55 |
| 2008 | Patrick Vernay (NCL) | 08:09:34 | Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED) | 08:45:48 |
| 2009 | Michael Goehner (GER) | 07:55:53 | Chrissie Wellington (GBR) | 08:31:59 |
| 2010 | Rasmus Henning (DEN) | 07:52:36 | Chrissie Wellington (GBR) | 08:19:13 |
| 2011 | Andreas Raelert (GER) | 07:41:33 | Chrissie Wellington (GBR) | 08:18:13 |
| 2012 | James Cunnama (ZAF) | 07:59:59 | Rachel Joyce (GBR) | 08:45:04 |
| 2013 | Dirk Bockel (LUX) | 07:52:01 | Caroline Steffen (SUI) | 08:40:35 |
| 2014 | Timo Bracht (GER) | 07:56:00 | Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) | 08:38:53 |
| 2015 | Nils Frommhold (GER) | 07:51:28 | Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED) | 08:50:53 |
| 2016 | Jan Frodeno (GER) | 07:35:39 | Daniela Ryf (SUI) | 08:22:04 |
| 2017 | Bart Aernouts (BEL) | 07:59:07 | Daniela Ryf (SUI) | 08:40:03 |
| 2018 | Sebastian Kienle (GER) | 07:46:23 | Daniela Bleymehl (GER) | 08:43:42 |
| 2019 | Andreas Dreitz (GER) | 07:59:02 | Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR) | 08:31:09 |
Last Race’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Andreas Dreitz | GER | 00:51:28 | 04:13:12 | 02:51:11 | 07:59:02 |
| 2 | Jesper Svensson | SWE | 00:48:27 | 04:22:30 | 02:48:43 | 08:02:20 |
| 3 | Cameron Wurf | AUS | 00:54:38 | 04:15:53 | 02:50:37 | 08:04:08 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Lucy Charles-Barclay | GBR | 00:49:01 | 04:39:20 | 02:59:42 | 08:31:09 |
| 2 | Sarah Crowley | AUS | 00:54:38 | 04:40:13 | 03:00:02 | 08:38:11 |
| 3 | Daniela Bleymehl | GER | 00:58:03 | 04:36:17 | 03:06:06 | 08:43:17 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 07:35:39 | Jan Frodeno | 2016-07-17 |
| Swim | overall | 00:43:35 | Michael Pruefert | 1997-07-13 |
| Bike | overall | 04:05:37 | Cameron Wurf | 2018-07-01 |
| Run | overall | 02:36:49 | Luc Van Lierde | 1997-07-13 |
| Total | female | 08:18:13 | Chrissie Wellington | 2011-07-10 |
| Swim | female | 00:46:48 | Lucy Charles-Barclay | 2018-07-01 |
| Bike | female | 04:31:29 | Daniela Ryf | 2016-07-17 |
| Run | female | 02:44:35 | Chrissie Wellington | 2011-07-10 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for Challenge Roth is 20:11.
Race Adjustments for Challenge Roth
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Finishers | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2005 | 23:15 | 01:15 | 12:48 | 09:15 | 28 | 23:15 | 01:13 | 12:48 | 09:15 |
| 2006 | 18:52 | 01:43 | 10:48 | 05:54 | 41 | 21:04 | 01:42 | 11:48 | 07:34 |
| 2007 | 29:56 | 01:17 | 16:35 | 11:11 | 35 | 24:01 | 01:51 | 13:24 | 08:47 |
| 2008 | 25:59 | 02:33 | 12:13 | 10:36 | 40 | 24:31 | 02:11 | 13:06 | 09:14 |
| 2009 | 29:11 | 02:32 | 19:24 | 06:49 | 43 | 25:27 | 02:20 | 14:22 | 08:45 |
| 2010 | 20:31 | 01:03 | 11:13 | 07:23 | 43 | 24:37 | 02:16 | 13:50 | 08:32 |
| 2011 | 24:18 | 02:05 | 16:54 | 05:21 | 38 | 24:35 | 02:14 | 14:16 | 08:05 |
| 2012 | 14:09 | 02:40 | 06:58 | 04:27 | 50 | 23:16 | 02:18 | 13:21 | 07:37 |
| 2013 | 22:46 | 01:01 | 16:21 | 05:08 | 41 | 23:13 | 02:11 | 13:41 | 07:21 |
| 2014 | 08:34 | 00:24 | 12:32 | -04:00 | 37 | 21:45 | 01:58 | 13:34 | 06:13 |
| 2015 | 19:21 | 01:34 | 12:55 | 04:45 | 44 of 56 | 21:32 | 01:57 | 13:30 | 06:05 |
| 2016 | 19:23 | 01:23 | 15:58 | 02:11 | 39 of 43 | 21:21 | 01:53 | 13:43 | 05:46 |
| 2017 | 14:36 | 00:26 | 13:33 | 01:05 | 38 of 53 | 20:50 | 01:44 | 13:42 | 05:24 |
| 2018 | 19:03 | 01:53 | 12:46 | 04:37 | 31 of 39 | 20:42 | 01:44 | 13:38 | 05:21 |
| 2019 | 12:56 | -01:55 | 11:20 | 03:54 | 46 of 50 | 20:11 | 01:28 | 13:28 | 05:15 |
Prize Money
Challenge Roth has a total prize purse of 62.000 EUR, paying 10 deep.
Male Race Participants
The strength of the field is 25% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Patrick Lange (KQ) | GER | 07:25:43 | 08:02:18 | 00:46:41 | 03:57:43 | 04:49:24 | 02:36:19 | 29% +39% -32% (7) |
| 2 | 4 | Sebastian Kienle (KQ) | GER | 07:28:51 | 08:01:27 | 00:48:22 | 03:50:54 | 04:44:16 | 02:44:35 | 87% +0% -13% (19) |
| 3 | 6 | Braden Currie (KQ) | NZL | 07:35:46 | 08:12:09 | 00:46:15 | 04:03:50 | 04:55:05 | 02:40:41 | 74% +8% -18% (13) |
| 4 | 8 | Franz Loeschke | GER | 07:36:19 | 08:10:05 | 00:46:45 | 04:01:31 | 04:53:16 | 02:43:03 | 80% +0% -20% (4) |
| 5 | 1 | Andreas Dreitz (KQ) | GER | 07:37:12 | 08:15:44 | 00:48:09 | 03:54:23 | 04:47:32 | 02:49:40 | 71% +0% -29% (7) |
| 6 | 9 | Pieter Heemeryck (KQ) | BEL | 07:37:44 | 08:41:59 | 00:46:42 | 04:01:12 | 04:52:54 | 02:44:50 | 40% +42% -18% (3) |
| 7 | 7 | Nils Frommhold | GER | 07:43:34 | 08:20:53 | 00:46:35 | 04:01:43 | 04:53:18 | 02:50:16 | 58% +0% -42% (14) |
| 8 | 64 | Justin Metzler (KQ) | USA | 07:44:26 | 08:30:37 | 00:49:14 | 04:04:03 | 04:58:17 | 02:46:09 | 10% +75% -16% (5) |
| 9 | 3 | Nick Kastelein | AUS | 07:46:51 | 08:26:20 | 00:46:00 | 04:04:18 | 04:55:18 | 02:51:33 | 45% +0% -55% (7) |
| 10 | 60 | Marc Duelsen | GER | 07:52:29 | 08:26:52 | 00:50:36 | 04:05:24 | 05:01:00 | 02:51:29 | 86% +0% -14% (16) |
| 11 | 190 | Kevin Collington | USA | 07:53:18 | 08:36:57 | 00:47:02 | 04:11:48 | 05:03:50 | 02:49:28 | 37% +16% -47% (7) |
| 12 | 132 | Sebastian Mahr | GER | 08:01:00 | 08:46:00 | 00:48:03 | 04:18:39 | 05:11:42 | 02:49:18 | 100% +0% -0% (2) |
| 13 | 24 | Kevin Portmann (KQ) | FRA | 08:03:17 | 08:50:19 | 00:55:00 | 04:08:16 | 05:08:16 | 02:55:01 | 44% +45% -11% (6) |
| 14 | 67 | Thomas Davis | GBR | 08:03:56 | 08:45:24 | 00:46:56 | 04:16:18 | 05:08:14 | 02:55:42 | 43% +0% -57% (4) |
| 15 | 21 | Aliksandr Vasilevich | BLR | 08:08:32 | 08:59:26 | 00:47:31 | 04:18:39 | 05:11:10 | 02:57:22 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 16 | 19 | Tobias Heining | GER | 08:08:37 | 09:00:49 | 00:48:41 | 04:17:43 | 05:11:24 | 02:57:13 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 17 | 158 | Felix Hentschel | GER | 08:18:02 | 09:14:49 | 00:53:51 | 04:15:40 | 05:14:31 | 03:03:31 | 28% +0% -72% (3) |
| 18 | 14 | Tom Oosterdijk * | NED | 08:23:03 | 09:15:16 | 00:56:57 | 04:23:28 | 05:25:25 | 02:57:38 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 19 | 25 | Sanne Swolfs | BEL | 08:28:18 | 09:20:25 | 00:51:23 | 04:17:51 | 05:14:14 | 03:14:04 | 52% +0% -48% (2) |
| 20 | 15 | Till Schramm | GER | 08:31:12 | 09:28:56 | 00:53:22 | 04:20:52 | 05:19:14 | 03:11:58 | 40% +7% -54% (13) |
| 21 | 56 | Robert Karas | POL | 08:31:33 | 09:26:00 | 00:50:25 | 04:27:21 | 05:22:46 | 03:08:47 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 22 | 75 | Jarno Piik | FIN | 08:32:34 | 09:30:47 | 01:12:22 | 04:20:08 | 05:37:30 | 02:55:04 | 48% +0% -52% (2) |
| 23 | 18 | Mikita Hryhoryeu | BLR | 08:34:51 | 09:24:09 | 00:51:07 | 04:32:46 | 05:28:53 | 03:05:58 | 60% +0% -40% (4) |
| 2 | Ruben Zepuntke | GER | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 16 | Chris Dels | GER | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 20 | Joona Tuikka | FIN | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | 0% +0% -100% (3) | |
| 22 | Silas Koehn | GER | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 27 | Quentin De Vos | BEL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 28 | Tero Setola | FIN | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 29 | Javier Perez Garcia | ESP | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | |
| 30 | Kevin Vabaorg | EST | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 219 | Philipp Bahlke * | GER | 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 36% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 107 | Anne Haug (KQ) | GER | 08:12:17 | 08:47:22 | 00:51:16 | 04:27:42 | 05:23:58 | 02:48:19 | 80% +20% -0% (4) |
| 2 | 101 | Sarah Crowley (KQ) | AUS | 08:22:17 | 09:06:18 | 00:51:32 | 04:24:31 | 05:21:03 | 03:01:14 | 70% +14% -16% (14) |
| 3 | 729 | Fenella Langridge (KQ) | GBR | 08:24:35 | 09:16:43 | 00:50:30 | 04:21:04 | 05:16:34 | 03:08:01 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 4 | 102 | Laura Siddall (KQ) | GBR | 08:36:20 | 09:27:07 | 00:56:40 | 04:30:35 | 05:32:15 | 03:04:05 | 83% +7% -10% (23) |
| 5 | 105 | Sarah Piampiano (KQ) | USA | 08:36:55 | 09:23:03 | 01:00:24 | 04:31:23 | 05:36:47 | 03:00:08 | 61% +12% -26% (29) |
| 6 | 108 | Kimberley Morrison (KQ) | GBR | 08:46:59 | 09:26:52 | 00:53:50 | 04:25:23 | 05:24:13 | 03:22:46 | 76% +0% -24% (8) |
| 7 | 103 | Rach McBride (KQ) | CAN | 08:48:39 | 09:32:15 | 00:51:27 | 04:30:00 | 05:26:27 | 03:22:12 | 89% +11% -0% (10) |
| 8 | 109 | Chloe Lane (KQ) | AUS | 08:48:58 | 09:48:36 | 00:51:47 | 04:33:12 | 05:29:59 | 03:18:59 | 19% +60% -22% (3) |
| 9 | 124 | Tiina Pohjalainen | FIN | 08:49:44 | 09:44:27 | 01:02:02 | 04:34:00 | 05:41:02 | 03:08:42 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 10 | 111 | Jenny Schulz | GER | 08:50:10 | 09:47:37 | 01:00:58 | 04:40:25 | 05:46:23 | 03:03:47 | 12% +42% -46% (7) |
| 11 | 116 | Hanna Maksimova | BLR | 08:50:12 | 09:41:59 | 00:55:08 | 04:49:44 | 05:49:52 | 03:00:20 | 100% +0% -0% (2) |
| 12 | 123 | Heini Hartikainen | FIN | 08:55:15 | 09:41:35 | 01:01:29 | 04:31:21 | 05:37:50 | 03:17:25 | 29% +51% -20% (4) |
| 13 | 122 | Dimity-Lee Duke | AUS | 08:55:17 | 09:41:25 | 00:58:09 | 04:36:52 | 05:40:01 | 03:15:16 | 69% +3% -28% (20) |
| 14 | 115 | Ewa Komander | POL | 08:57:12 | 09:48:27 | 00:55:35 | 04:38:52 | 05:39:27 | 03:17:45 | 63% +0% -37% (4) |
| 15 | 741 | Gabriella Zelinka | HUN | 08:57:45 | 09:48:56 | 00:56:23 | 04:39:18 | 05:40:41 | 03:17:04 | 22% +47% -31% (5) |
| 16 | 110 | Bruna Mahn | BRA | 09:02:41 | 09:51:52 | 00:56:02 | 04:51:25 | 05:52:27 | 03:10:14 | 72% +28% -0% (8) |
| 17 | 113 | Antonina Reznikov | ISR | 09:07:08 | 10:04:07 | 01:11:40 | 04:37:02 | 05:53:42 | 03:13:26 | 42% +58% -0% (4) |
| 18 | 112 | Katharina Wolff | GER | 09:11:04 | 10:02:07 | 00:57:18 | 04:52:11 | 05:54:29 | 03:16:35 | 100% +0% -0% (2) |
| 19 | 118 | Jenny Fletcher | CAN | 09:19:38 | 10:12:55 | 00:55:45 | 04:50:15 | 05:51:00 | 03:28:38 | 73% +0% -27% (4) |
| 20 | 117 | Venla Koivula | FIN | 09:23:43 | 10:22:39 | 01:03:13 | 04:40:35 | 05:48:48 | 03:34:55 | 4% +96% -0% (2) |
| 106 | Elena Illeditsch | GER | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 120 | Maja Betz | GER | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 737 | Anna-Lena Best-Pohl | GER | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- Patrick Lange: 46% (1-1)
- Sebastian Kienle: 39% (2-1)
- Braden Currie: 11% (8-1)
- Andreas Dreitz: 3% (31-1)
Female Race Participants
- Anne Haug: 54% (1-1)
- Sarah Crowley: 28% (3-1)
- Sarah Piampiano: 6% (15-1)
- Laura Siddall: 6% (16-1)
- Fenella Langridge: 4% (23-1)