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Previous Winners
Year |
Male Winner |
Time |
Female Winner |
Time |
2016 |
Evert Scheltinga (NED) |
03:58:14 |
Helle Frederiksen (DEN) |
04:18:13 |
2017 |
Lionel Sanders (CAN) |
03:40:03 |
Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR) |
04:13:59 |
2018 |
Lionel Sanders (CAN) |
03:43:28 |
Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR) |
04:06:10 |
Last Race’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
1 |
Lionel Sanders |
CAN |
00:29:05 |
01:58:17 |
01:10:49 |
03:43:28 |
2 |
Sebastian Kienle |
GER |
00:27:37 |
01:58:53 |
01:13:00 |
03:44:33 |
3 |
Florian Angert |
GER |
00:25:22 |
01:59:10 |
01:17:58 |
03:47:23 |
Female Race Results
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
1 |
Lucy Charles-Barclay |
GBR |
00:26:11 |
02:13:00 |
01:21:35 |
04:06:10 |
2 |
Anne Haug |
GER |
00:29:44 |
02:16:17 |
01:15:59 |
04:07:59 |
3 |
Radka Kahlefeldt |
CZE |
00:28:19 |
02:15:54 |
01:22:23 |
04:11:42 |
Course Records
Leg |
Gender |
Record |
Athlete |
Date |
Total |
overall |
03:40:03 |
Lionel Sanders |
2017-06-03 |
Swim |
overall |
00:21:31 |
Richard Varga |
2017-06-03 |
Bike |
overall |
01:56:04 |
Lionel Sanders |
2017-06-03 |
Run |
overall |
01:09:54 |
Adam Bowden |
2018-06-03 |
Total |
female |
04:06:10 |
Lucy Charles-Barclay |
2018-06-03 |
Swim |
female |
00:23:25 |
Lucy Charles-Barclay |
2017-06-03 |
Bike |
female |
02:12:08 |
Kimberley Morrison |
2017-06-03 |
Run |
female |
01:15:59 |
Anne Haug |
2018-06-03 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for Challenge Samorin is 04:34.
Race Adjustments for Challenge Samorin
Year |
Adjustment |
Swim Adj. |
Bike Adj. |
Run Adj. |
# of Finishers |
Rating |
Swim Rating |
Bike Rating |
Run Rating |
2016 |
04:47 |
-00:41 |
05:46 |
00:35 |
27 of 30 |
04:47 |
-00:41 |
05:46 |
00:35 |
2017 |
04:29 |
01:02 |
08:58 |
-03:06 |
37 of 47 |
04:38 |
00:10 |
07:22 |
-01:15 |
2018 |
04:26 |
-02:03 |
10:53 |
00:40 |
32 of 39 |
04:34 |
-00:34 |
08:32 |
-00:36 |
Prize Money
Challenge Samorin has a total prize purse of 150.000 EUR, paying 10 deep.
Live Stream
There will be a live stream of the race (available through Challenge coverage page at http://live.challenge-family.com/ and Facebook) with English language commentary by John Levison and Laura Siddall. The race start will be at 9.00 am CEST, live coverage 15 minutes before that. (Unfortunately, that’s midnight on the US West coast and 3am on East coast. However, it’s going to be in the afternoon in Australia and New Zealand.)
Male Race Participants
# |
Bib |
Name |
Nat |
Expected |
Rating |
ESwim |
EBike |
ET2 |
ERun |
Overall |
1 |
1 |
Sebastian Kienle (AQ) |
GER |
03:45:55 |
03:51:12 |
00:26:30 |
02:00:31 |
02:30:31 |
01:15:24 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
Ben Kanute |
USA |
03:47:10 |
03:52:46 |
00:24:02 |
02:02:53 |
02:30:26 |
01:16:44 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
Florian Angert |
GER |
03:50:07 |
03:58:58 |
00:24:19 |
02:03:53 |
02:31:42 |
01:18:25 |
43 |
4 |
8 |
Rodolphe Von Berg |
USA |
03:50:32 |
03:56:23 |
00:24:44 |
02:05:01 |
02:33:15 |
01:17:17 |
16 |
5 |
10 |
Pieter Heemeryck |
BEL |
03:50:42 |
03:58:18 |
00:24:31 |
02:04:55 |
02:32:56 |
01:17:46 |
38 |
6 |
46 |
Adam Bowden |
GBR |
03:50:53 |
03:56:49 |
00:24:12 |
02:10:10 |
02:37:53 |
01:13:00 |
20 |
7 |
5 |
Mauricio Mendez Cruz |
MEX |
03:51:12 |
03:57:47 |
00:24:03 |
02:11:08 |
02:38:41 |
01:12:31 |
30 |
8 |
11 |
Maurice Clavel (KQ) |
GER |
03:51:43 |
04:00:26 |
00:24:41 |
02:04:55 |
02:33:06 |
01:18:37 |
55 |
9 |
9 |
Andreas Dreitz (KQ) |
GER |
03:51:45 |
03:57:11 |
00:26:03 |
02:03:20 |
02:32:54 |
01:18:51 |
26 |
10 |
26 |
Marcello Ugazio |
ITA |
03:53:39 |
04:03:54 |
00:28:09 |
02:04:06 |
02:35:45 |
01:17:54 |
(79) |
11 |
3 |
David McNamee (KQ) |
GBR |
03:53:57 |
03:56:35 |
00:24:41 |
02:09:19 |
02:37:30 |
01:16:27 |
19 |
12 |
32 |
Ruedi Wild |
SUI |
03:54:26 |
03:59:01 |
00:25:12 |
02:08:05 |
02:36:46 |
01:17:40 |
44 |
13 |
6 |
Frederic Funk |
GER |
03:55:00 |
04:00:43 |
00:24:59 |
02:06:10 |
02:34:39 |
01:20:21 |
57 |
14 |
41 |
Markus Rolli |
GER |
03:55:06 |
04:01:35 |
00:25:22 |
02:06:25 |
02:35:16 |
01:19:50 |
62 |
15 |
19 |
Daniel Baekkegard |
DEN |
03:57:20 |
04:03:02 |
00:24:12 |
02:07:08 |
02:34:50 |
01:22:30 |
74 |
16 |
18 |
George Goodwin |
GBR |
03:58:26 |
04:04:28 |
00:26:26 |
02:12:30 |
02:42:26 |
01:16:00 |
86 |
17 |
39 |
Ondrej Kubo |
SVK |
03:58:26 |
04:04:09 |
00:26:43 |
02:07:57 |
02:38:11 |
01:20:15 |
80 |
18 |
20 |
Thomas Davis |
GBR |
03:58:48 |
04:06:47 |
00:24:06 |
02:11:32 |
02:39:09 |
01:19:39 |
135 |
19 |
13 |
Niclas Bock |
GER |
03:59:39 |
04:05:20 |
00:26:33 |
02:06:39 |
02:36:42 |
01:22:57 |
102 |
20 |
21 |
Manuel Kueng |
SUI |
03:59:39 |
04:06:12 |
00:24:36 |
02:08:27 |
02:36:32 |
01:23:07 |
120 |
21 |
43 |
Max Neumann |
AUS |
03:59:47 |
04:04:54 |
00:24:22 |
02:13:16 |
02:41:08 |
01:18:39 |
95 |
22 |
23 |
Lukas Kocar |
CZE |
03:59:50 |
04:10:22 |
00:25:43 |
02:09:27 |
02:38:40 |
01:21:10 |
(188) |
23 |
12 |
Joe Skipper (KQ) |
GBR |
04:00:48 |
04:04:55 |
00:27:54 |
02:07:05 |
02:38:29 |
01:22:19 |
96 |
24 |
15 |
Dylan McNeice |
NZL |
04:01:44 |
04:05:24 |
00:23:55 |
02:10:04 |
02:37:29 |
01:24:15 |
105 |
25 |
36 |
Milosz Sowinski |
POL |
04:02:09 |
04:08:00 |
00:25:36 |
02:10:55 |
02:40:01 |
01:22:08 |
156 |
26 |
31 |
Paulo Roberto Maciel da Silva |
BRA |
04:02:27 |
04:09:25 |
00:25:10 |
02:12:30 |
02:41:09 |
01:21:18 |
179 |
27 |
22 |
Marc Unger |
GER |
04:05:11 |
04:12:06 |
00:28:24 |
02:08:56 |
02:40:51 |
01:24:20 |
221 |
28 |
25 |
Laszlo Tarnai |
HUN |
04:06:37 |
04:13:29 |
00:26:11 |
02:14:24 |
02:44:05 |
01:22:32 |
245 |
29 |
45 |
Kacper Adam |
POL |
04:07:11 |
04:14:38 |
00:26:19 |
02:11:42 |
02:41:31 |
01:25:40 |
266 |
30 |
28 |
Alexis Krug |
BEL |
04:12:11 |
04:23:16 |
00:24:15 |
02:18:19 |
02:46:03 |
01:26:08 |
(391) |
31 |
16 |
Reece Barclay |
GBR |
04:29:54 |
04:41:45 |
00:26:18 |
02:31:22 |
03:01:09 |
01:28:45 |
(476) |
32 |
37 |
Ohad Sinai |
ISR |
04:40:57 |
04:48:13 |
00:33:17 |
02:32:35 |
03:09:22 |
01:31:35 |
(482) |
33 |
42 |
Andrew Lewis |
GBR |
05:19:50 |
05:33:52 |
00:32:39 |
02:52:34 |
03:28:43 |
01:51:07 |
(492) |
|
33 |
Filip Sebo |
SVK |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
(n/a) |
Female Race Participants
# |
Bib |
Name |
Nat |
Expected |
Rating |
ESwim |
EBike |
ET2 |
ERun |
Overall |
1 |
61 |
Lucy Charles-Barclay (KQ) |
GBR |
04:10:10 |
04:20:35 |
00:24:58 |
02:17:12 |
02:45:40 |
01:24:30 |
5 |
2 |
62 |
Radka Kahlefeldt |
CZE |
04:15:49 |
04:23:30 |
00:26:36 |
02:21:00 |
02:51:06 |
01:24:43 |
11 |
3 |
64 |
Ellie Salthouse |
AUS |
04:17:22 |
04:24:03 |
00:27:06 |
02:20:46 |
02:51:22 |
01:26:00 |
18 |
4 |
68 |
Amelia Watkinson |
NZL |
04:22:13 |
04:30:42 |
00:27:43 |
02:22:18 |
02:53:31 |
01:28:42 |
44 |
5 |
66 |
Sarah Lewis |
GBR |
04:23:08 |
04:29:59 |
00:28:13 |
02:24:36 |
02:56:20 |
01:26:48 |
40 |
6 |
65 |
Daniela Bleymehl (KQ) |
GER |
04:24:19 |
04:29:02 |
00:29:42 |
02:21:56 |
02:55:07 |
01:29:12 |
34 |
7 |
67 |
Anja Ippach |
GER |
04:24:39 |
04:29:24 |
00:27:56 |
02:21:00 |
02:52:26 |
01:32:13 |
35 |
8 |
81 |
Agnieszka Jerzyk |
POL |
04:26:28 |
04:33:49 |
00:28:11 |
02:24:49 |
02:56:31 |
01:29:57 |
67 |
9 |
95 |
Lena Berlinger |
GER |
04:28:49 |
04:36:17 |
00:30:18 |
02:25:34 |
02:59:22 |
01:29:27 |
78 |
10 |
73 |
Lisa Roberts |
USA |
04:34:30 |
04:39:18 |
00:33:29 |
02:29:11 |
03:06:10 |
01:28:20 |
96 |
11 |
108 |
Gabriella Zelinka |
HUN |
04:34:35 |
04:41:53 |
00:29:56 |
02:29:37 |
03:03:03 |
01:31:32 |
123 |
12 |
100 |
Anna Eberhardt |
HUN |
04:35:49 |
04:42:47 |
00:35:06 |
02:26:00 |
03:04:35 |
01:31:14 |
130 |
13 |
69 |
Francesca Sanjana |
GBR |
04:36:39 |
04:47:52 |
00:32:17 |
02:24:56 |
03:00:44 |
01:35:55 |
171 |
14 |
71 |
Ewa Komander |
POL |
04:36:49 |
04:43:51 |
00:30:20 |
02:27:39 |
03:01:29 |
01:35:20 |
136 |
15 |
97 |
Laura Mathews |
USA |
04:37:49 |
04:46:15 |
00:29:45 |
02:26:25 |
02:59:40 |
01:38:09 |
159 |
16 |
86 |
Lina-Kristin Schink |
GER |
04:40:20 |
04:48:12 |
00:34:59 |
02:29:27 |
03:07:57 |
01:32:23 |
176 |
17 |
107 |
Caroline Livesey |
GBR |
04:42:05 |
04:52:23 |
00:31:34 |
02:30:18 |
03:05:22 |
01:36:43 |
205 |
18 |
92 |
Anine Hell |
GER |
04:45:45 |
04:55:21 |
00:34:20 |
02:34:41 |
03:12:31 |
01:33:14 |
(224) |
19 |
82 |
Palmira Alvarez * |
MEX |
04:48:25 |
04:57:25 |
00:35:23 |
02:31:37 |
03:10:30 |
01:37:55 |
228 |
20 |
74 |
Jenny Nae |
SWE |
04:56:02 |
05:09:01 |
00:37:16 |
02:42:44 |
03:23:30 |
01:32:32 |
(254) |
21 |
90 |
Nikola Corbova |
SVK |
05:00:49 |
05:08:35 |
00:34:17 |
02:40:21 |
03:18:07 |
01:42:42 |
253 |
22 |
106 |
Hana Kolarova |
GBR |
05:09:07 |
05:19:47 |
00:29:11 |
02:46:18 |
03:18:59 |
01:50:08 |
(264) |
|
88 |
Lea Sophie Keim |
GER |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
(n/a) |
|
101 |
Debra Robenymer |
USA |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
(n/a) |
|
102 |
Judith Martin Bolanos |
ESP |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
(n/a) |
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- Sebastian Kienle: 45% (1-1)
- Ben Kanute: 14% (6-1)
- Florian Angert: 9% (10-1)
- Pieter Heemeryck: 9% (11-1)
- Mauricio Mendez Cruz: 8% (12-1)
- Adam Bowden: 5% (19-1)
- Andreas Dreitz: 4% (22-1)
- Rodolphe Von Berg: 3% (31-1)
- Ruedi Wild: 2% (52-1)
Female Race Participants
- Lucy Charles-Barclay: 57% (1-1)
- Radka Kahlefeldt: 19% (4-1)
- Ellie Salthouse: 17% (5-1)
- Amelia Watkinson: 3% (31-1)
- Sarah Lewis: 2% (47-1)