If you want to know a lot more details about Challenge Roth, its history, the courses and the strengths and weaknesses for each Pro athlete (plus interviews with the main contenders), download my “2018 Roth Rating Report“.
Race Day
Here is some information on race day and some late updates.
First of all, here’s how you can follow the race on Sunday, July 1st:
- Through the Challenge Roth homepage (https://www.challenge-roth.com) , you will be able to access live streams in German and English. The streams will start at 8:30 am CEDT, two hours after the start of the race.
- There will be text updates on Twitter and on the Challenge Roth homepage.
- For those who are able to receive Germany TV, there is going to be a summary of the race on Bayern3 from 15:30 to 16:00. This will also be available on the Live Stream with German and English commentary.
I will be commentating in the English live stream and I hope that a lot of readers will join me. If you’re watching the race, please let me know through email (contact info in the right-hand sidebar) or Twitter (@ThRadde) where you are watching from and send me any questions you may have!
Here’s a list of when things are expected to happen on race day (all times CEST, times in brackets are estimates):
- 6:30 am Male Pro Start
- 6:33 am Female Pro Start
- 6:45 am to 8:05 am Age Group Wave Starts (19 waves of up to 200 athletes)
- (7:16 am) First Male in T1
- (7:19 am) First Female in T1
- (11:31 am) First Male out of T2
- (12:11 pm) First Female out of T2
- (2:16 pm) Male Winner
- (3:16 pm) Female Winner
Roth is on Central European Summer Time, 2 hours behind UTC. Here are conversions to a few other time zones:
- +8 hours: Melbourne (AEST), race starts at 2:30 pm
- -1 hour: United Kingdom (BST), race starts at 5:30 am
- -6 hours: US East Coast (EDT), race starts at 0:30 am
- -9 hours: US West Coast (PDT), race starts at 9:30 pm on Saturday evening
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 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Bart Aernouts | BEL | 00:52:55 | 04:19:02 | 02:44:10 | 07:59:07 |
| 2 | Joe Skipper | GBR | 00:53:07 | 04:19:53 | 02:46:44 | 08:03:00 |
| 3 | Maurice Clavel | GER | 00:48:29 | 04:16:42 | 02:56:30 | 08:04:53 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Daniela Ryf | SUI | 00:52:34 | 04:37:34 | 03:06:46 | 08:40:03 |
| 2 | Laura Siddall | GBR | 00:58:16 | 04:44:59 | 03:05:40 | 08:51:38 |
| 3 | Yvonne Van Vlerken | NED | 00:58:15 | 04:45:51 | 03:20:09 | 09:07:40 |
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 | 04:08:07 | Jan Frodeno | 2016-07-17 |
| Run | overall | 02:36:49 | Luc Van Lierde | 1997-07-13 |
| Total | female | 08:18:13 | Chrissie Wellington | 2011-07-10 |
| Swim | female | 00:47:27 | Ute Mueckel | 2005-06-24 |
| 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 20:51.
Race Adjustments for Challenge Roth
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Finishers | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2005 | 23:16 | 01:15 | 13:16 | 09:25 | 28 | 23:16 | 01:15 | 13:16 | 09:25 |
| 2006 | 18:53 | 01:44 | 08:33 | 04:19 | 41 | 21:04 | 01:30 | 10:54 | 06:52 |
| 2007 | 29:57 | 01:18 | 12:15 | 08:14 | 35 | 24:02 | 01:26 | 11:21 | 07:19 |
| 2008 | 25:59 | 02:33 | 09:07 | 08:30 | 40 | 24:31 | 01:43 | 10:48 | 07:37 |
| 2009 | 29:11 | 02:32 | 17:28 | 05:18 | 43 | 25:27 | 01:52 | 12:08 | 07:09 |
| 2010 | 20:31 | 01:04 | 06:51 | 04:27 | 43 | 24:38 | 01:44 | 11:15 | 06:42 |
| 2011 | 24:18 | 02:05 | 17:28 | 05:32 | 38 | 24:35 | 01:47 | 12:08 | 06:32 |
| 2012 | 14:09 | 02:41 | 06:42 | 04:12 | 50 | 23:17 | 01:54 | 11:28 | 06:15 |
| 2013 | 22:46 | 01:01 | 15:15 | 04:13 | 41 | 23:13 | 01:48 | 11:53 | 06:01 |
| 2014 | 08:34 | 00:24 | 14:38 | -02:43 | 37 | 21:46 | 01:40 | 12:09 | 05:09 |
| 2015 | 19:22 | 01:35 | 12:35 | 04:24 | 44 of 56 | 21:32 | 01:39 | 12:12 | 05:05 |
| 2016 | 19:24 | 01:23 | 17:02 | 02:43 | 39 of 43 | 21:22 | 01:38 | 12:36 | 04:53 |
| 2017 | 14:36 | 00:27 | 16:10 | 02:41 | 38 of 53 | 20:51 | 01:32 | 12:52 | 04:43 |
Prize Money
Challenge Roth has a total prize purse of 200.000 US$, paying 10 deep.
Male Race Participants
The strength of the field is 19% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Kienle | GER | 07:46:17 | 08:06:07 | 00:49:05 | 04:07:17 | 05:01:22 | 02:44:55 | 99% +0% -1% (15) | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | Andreas Dreitz | GER | 07:53:53 | 08:25:19 | 00:47:45 | 04:12:39 | 05:05:24 | 02:48:29 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (27) |
| 3 | 4 | James Cunnama | ZAF | 07:55:07 | 08:20:37 | 00:47:05 | 04:16:02 | 05:08:06 | 02:47:01 | 45% +35% -19% (26) | 14 |
| 4 | 2 | Joe Skipper | GBR | 07:59:20 | 08:25:41 | 00:51:19 | 04:19:40 | 05:15:59 | 02:43:21 | 62% +13% -25% (20) | 28 |
| 6 | 99 | Ivan Rana | ESP | 08:05:55 | 08:25:42 | 00:46:37 | 04:29:39 | 05:21:16 | 02:44:39 | 84% +3% -14% (15) | 29 |
| 7 | 5 | Cameron Wurf * | AUS | 08:06:47 | 08:29:21 | 00:48:45 | 04:07:39 | 05:04:24 | 03:05:23 | 60% +31% -9% (11) | 43 |
| 8 | 7 | Jesse Thomas | USA | 08:09:51 | 08:27:09 | 00:49:53 | 04:23:24 | 05:18:17 | 02:51:34 | 100% +0% -0% (5) | 33 |
| 9 | 14 | Evert Scheltinga | NED | 08:10:08 | 08:39:13 | 00:47:52 | 04:21:57 | 05:14:49 | 02:55:19 | 49% +0% -51% (5) | 79 |
| 10 | 11 | Jan Raphael | GER | 08:15:33 | 08:40:07 | 00:48:59 | 04:30:13 | 05:24:12 | 02:51:21 | 81% +0% -19% (29) | 81 |
| 11 | 13 | Lukas Kraemer | GER | 08:17:06 | 08:44:48 | 00:53:07 | 04:34:02 | 05:32:09 | 02:44:57 | 100% +0% -0% (2) | (91) |
| 12 | 8 | Roman Deisenhofer | GER | 08:17:38 | 08:51:23 | 00:50:19 | 04:23:20 | 05:18:40 | 02:58:58 | 51% +49% -0% (9) | 117 |
| 13 | 10 | Markus Hoermann | GER | 08:18:19 | 08:52:42 | 00:51:05 | 04:26:56 | 05:23:01 | 02:55:18 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (125) |
| 14 | 12 | Sebastian Neef | GER | 08:19:33 | 08:56:10 | 00:50:12 | 04:21:42 | 05:16:54 | 03:02:39 | 24% +39% -37% (3) | (139) |
| 15 | 9 | Michael Goehner | GER | 08:20:07 | 08:55:37 | 00:51:45 | 04:29:32 | 05:26:17 | 02:53:50 | 58% +2% -41% (20) | (137) |
| 16 | 6 | Luke Bell | AUS | 08:24:07 | 08:43:11 | 00:46:39 | 04:28:55 | 05:20:34 | 03:03:33 | 41% +7% -52% (34) | 88 |
| 17 | 33 | Luis Henrique Ohde | BRA | 08:25:14 | 08:48:19 | 00:47:45 | 04:35:03 | 05:27:48 | 02:57:26 | 100% +0% -0% (4) | 105 |
| 18 | 18 | Christian Altstadt | GER | 08:26:42 | 09:00:24 | 00:50:47 | 04:29:59 | 05:25:46 | 03:00:56 | 59% +0% -41% (3) | (153) |
| 19 | 17 | Marc Unger | GER | 08:27:43 | 09:18:57 | 00:50:33 | 04:26:07 | 05:21:39 | 03:06:04 | 46% +54% -0% (2) | (209) |
| 20 | 20 | Patrick Jaberg | SUI | 08:28:47 | 08:54:38 | 00:52:29 | 04:32:20 | 05:29:49 | 02:58:58 | 83% +16% -1% (21) | 133 |
| 21 | 97 | Sven Riederer | SUI | 08:31:31 | 09:05:26 | 00:47:50 | 04:26:13 | 05:19:03 | 03:12:28 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (170) |
| 22 | 15 | Fraser Cartmell | GBR | 08:34:09 | 09:01:39 | 00:48:14 | 04:35:24 | 05:28:38 | 03:05:31 | 24% +6% -69% (12) | 159 |
| 23 | 21 | Niclas Bock | GER | 08:36:11 | 09:21:29 | 00:50:20 | 04:29:42 | 05:25:02 | 03:11:09 | 10% +0% -90% (3) | (220) |
| 24 | 47 | Bryan McCrystal * | IRL | 08:37:42 | 09:10:18 | 00:57:45 | 04:26:06 | 05:28:50 | 03:08:52 | 49% +14% -36% (5) | 187 |
| 25 | 48 | Thomas Naasz | NED | 08:48:57 | 09:21:12 | 00:54:22 | 04:46:12 | 05:45:34 | 03:03:23 | 79% +21% -0% (7) | 218 |
| 26 | 30 | Tjardo Visser | NED | 08:51:45 | 09:16:13 | 00:50:24 | 04:51:39 | 05:47:03 | 03:04:42 | 48% +52% -0% (3) | 205 |
| 28 | 23 | Young Hwan Oh | KOR | 08:59:40 | 09:28:24 | 01:00:09 | 04:48:34 | 05:53:43 | 03:05:57 | 73% +16% -11% (10) | 238 |
| 29 | 25 | Alfred Rahm | GER | 09:22:50 | 10:01:37 | 01:01:47 | 04:57:16 | 06:04:02 | 03:18:48 | 41% +0% -59% (20) | 281 |
| 30 | 46 | Marcus Woellner | GER | 09:23:53 | 10:02:47 | 00:48:11 | 04:31:21 | 05:24:32 | 03:59:21 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (282) |
| 31 | 22 | Charles Martin | FRA | 09:56:28 | 10:29:53 | 00:51:40 | 05:04:05 | 06:00:45 | 03:55:43 | 48% +0% -52% (2) | (295) |
| 19 | Sebastian Mahr | GER | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 24 | Rick Steffen | GER | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 28 | Bruno Pasqualini | ITA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 32 | Paul Schuster | GER | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) |
Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.
Female Race Participants
The strength of the field is 19% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101 | Lucy Charles | GBR | 08:43:12 | 09:07:40 | 00:46:10 | 04:47:33 | 05:38:43 | 03:04:29 | 50% +50% -0% (4) | 5 |
| 2 | 104 | Kaisa Sali | FIN | 08:44:40 | 09:05:35 | 00:54:24 | 04:49:08 | 05:48:32 | 02:56:08 | 100% +0% -0% (6) | 2 |
| 3 | 102 | Laura Siddall | GBR | 08:51:53 | 09:19:23 | 00:55:34 | 04:46:29 | 05:47:03 | 03:04:50 | 74% +23% -3% (15) | 14 |
| 4 | 103 | Yvonne Van Vlerken | NED | 08:52:04 | 09:20:25 | 00:55:40 | 04:44:28 | 05:45:08 | 03:06:56 | 73% +0% -27% (34) | 16 |
| 5 | 107 | Daniela Saemmler | GER | 09:01:40 | 09:25:56 | 00:53:18 | 04:49:12 | 05:47:30 | 03:14:10 | 61% +21% -18% (11) | 29 |
| 8 | 111 | Alicia Kaye | USA | 09:18:58 | 09:45:31 | 00:50:17 | 05:02:43 | 05:58:00 | 03:20:58 | 28% +20% -52% (5) | 61 |
| 9 | 132 | Bianca Steurer | AUT | 09:26:05 | 09:48:25 | 00:56:34 | 05:05:51 | 06:07:25 | 03:18:40 | 92% +8% -0% (8) | 70 |
| 10 | 110 | Lucie Zelenkova | CZE | 09:26:40 | 09:53:35 | 00:51:19 | 05:13:00 | 06:09:18 | 03:17:22 | 74% +0% -26% (29) | 79 |
| 11 | 114 | Olga Kowalska | POL | 09:44:32 | 10:17:58 | 01:02:50 | 05:18:37 | 06:26:27 | 03:18:05 | 100% +0% -0% (2) | (120) |
| 116 | Karen Steurs | BEL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) |
Winning Odds
I’ve also written a number of more detailed posts about the chances for most of the main contenders, check out the links below.
Male Race Participants
- Sebastian Kienle: 75% (1-1)
- James Cunnama: 17% (5-1)
- Joe Skipper: 4% (23-1)
- Andreas Dreitz: 2% (62-1)
Female Race Participants
- Lucy Charles: 43% (1-1)
- Kaisa Sali: 27% (3-1)
- Yvonne Van Vlerken: 14% (6-1)
- Laura Siddall: 13% (7-1)
- Daniela Sämmler: 3% (35-1)
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Ivan raña also confirmed that he will start!
I think Joe Skipper also races IM Frankfurt one week after.
Joe is on the list for Frankfurt, but I think he’ll only race there if his Roth race ends very early with mechanical issues (hopefully not!!). If he’s doing an IM after Roth, my guess would be Hamburg (four weeks after Roth) but it’ll all depend on how he’s going to recover from this weekend’s race.
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