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This is the next installment of my series looking at the 2018 IM-distance races. (You can find part 1 about the swim here.)
There have been a lot of fast times at IM Texas, among them a sub-4 bike leg by Andrew Starykowicz and lots of sub 4-30 bike rides on the female side, the fastest time was a 4:25 by Jen Annett. But there’s also been a lot of controversy if all of these are legitimate results or were significantly influenced by short courses or lack of draft marshaling. I have decided to include the Texas times but not “count” them for the ranks and thereby also show the fastest times from other races. This approach also suggests that either a lot of athletes had fantastic days at Texas or that something wonky has been going on. While I think that most of the really fast times have to be considered invalid, Starky’s 3:54 bike split (the first sub-4 in an Ironman) is the “most legit” result of the day – there is very little chance to draft while riding at the front of the field and no motos on the course.
TOP 10 Bike Times of 2018
| Rank |
Name |
Actual Time |
Race |
|
Andrew Starykowicz |
(03:54:59) |
IM Texas on 2018-04-28 |
|
Johann Ackermann |
(04:03:19) |
IM Texas on 2018-04-28 |
| 1 |
Cameron Wurf |
04:05:37 |
Challenge Roth on 2018-07-01 |
|
Matthew Russell |
(04:05:56) |
IM Texas on 2018-04-28 |
| 2 |
Marc Duelsen |
04:06:21 |
IM UK on 2018-07-15 |
| 3 |
Cameron Wurf |
04:07:13 |
IM Western Australia on 2018-12-02 |
|
Matt Hanson |
(04:07:27) |
IM Texas on 2018-04-28 |
| 4 |
Sebastian Kienle |
04:07:29 |
Challenge Roth on 2018-07-01 |
| 5 |
Joe Skipper |
04:08:30 |
IM UK on 2018-07-15 |
| 6 |
Henry Irvine |
04:08:35 |
IM UK on 2018-07-15 |
| 7 |
Cameron Wurf |
04:09:06 |
IM Hawaii on 2018-10-13 |
| 8 |
Bryan McCrystal |
04:09:46 |
Challenge Roth on 2018-07-01 |
| 9 |
Sam Long |
04:09:49 |
IM Boulder on 2018-06-10 |
| 10 |
Chris Leiferman |
04:09:55 |
IM Boulder on 2018-06-10 |
TOP 10 Bike Times of 2018
| Rank |
Name |
Actual Time |
Race |
|
Jen Annett |
(04:25:10) |
IM Texas on 2018-04-28 |
| 1 |
Daniela Ryf |
04:26:07 |
IM Hawaii on 2018-10-13 |
|
Jodie Robertson |
(04:27:30) |
IM Texas on 2018-04-28 |
|
Kimberley Morrison |
(04:27:45) |
IM Texas on 2018-04-28 |
| 2 |
Lucy Gossage |
04:28:40 |
IM UK on 2018-07-15 |
|
Melissa Hauschildt |
(04:29:55) |
IM Texas on 2018-04-28 |
|
Sara Svensk |
(04:32:33) |
IM Texas on 2018-04-28 |
|
Michelle Vesterby |
(04:33:11) |
IM Texas on 2018-04-28 |
|
Meredith Kessler |
(04:34:32) |
IM Texas on 2018-04-28 |
| 3 |
Corinne Abraham |
04:34:32 |
IM Sweden on 2018-08-18 |
|
Amanda Wendorff |
(04:34:46) |
IM Texas on 2018-04-28 |
|
Tine Deckers |
(04:35:01) |
IM Texas on 2018-04-28 |
| 4 |
Jen Annett |
04:35:13 |
IM Arizona on 2018-11-18 |
| 5 |
Heather Jackson |
04:35:25 |
IM Arizona on 2018-11-18 |
| 6 |
Angela Naeth |
04:36:01 |
IM UK on 2018-07-15 |
| 7 |
Carrie Lester |
04:37:42 |
IM Arizona on 2018-11-18 |
| 8 |
Lucy Charles |
04:38:10 |
IM Hawaii on 2018-10-13 |
|
Lauren Brandon |
(04:38:15) |
IM Texas on 2018-04-28 |
| 9 |
Corinne Abraham |
04:38:16 |
IM Hawaii on 2018-10-13 |
| 10 |
Camilla Lindholm Borg |
04:38:47 |
IM UK on 2018-07-15 |
TOP 10 Bike Performances of 2018
| Rank |
Name |
Normalized Time |
Actual Time |
Race |
| 1 |
Cameron Wurf |
04:17:23 |
04:05:37 |
Challenge Roth on 2018-07-01 |
| 2 |
Sebastian Kienle |
04:19:20 |
04:07:29 |
Challenge Roth on 2018-07-01 |
| 3 |
Michael Weiss |
04:21:14 |
04:16:09 |
IM Austria on 2018-07-01 |
| 4 |
Cameron Wurf |
04:21:24 |
04:07:13 |
IM Western Australia on 2018-12-02 |
| 5 |
Bryan McCrystal |
04:21:44 |
04:09:46 |
Challenge Roth on 2018-07-01 |
| 6 |
Cameron Wurf |
04:22:18 |
04:09:06 |
IM Hawaii on 2018-10-13 |
| 7 |
Cameron Wurf |
04:22:24 |
04:19:44 |
IM South Africa on 2018-04-15 |
| 8 |
Cameron Wurf |
04:22:42 |
04:14:52 |
IM Switzerland on 2018-07-29 |
| 9 |
Michael Weiss |
04:23:03 |
04:13:05 |
IM Cozumel on 2018-11-18 |
|
Andrew Starykowicz |
(04:23:41) |
(03:54:59) |
IM Texas on 2018-04-28 |
| 10 |
Andreas Dreitz |
04:23:51 |
04:11:47 |
Challenge Roth on 2018-07-01 |
TOP 10 Bike Performances of 2018
| Rank |
Name |
Normalized Time |
Actual Time |
Race |
| 1 |
Daniela Ryf |
04:40:13 |
04:26:07 |
IM Hawaii on 2018-10-13 |
| 2 |
Daniela Ryf |
04:43:24 |
04:40:55 |
IM Germany on 2018-07-08 |
| 3 |
Corinne Abraham |
04:52:49 |
04:34:32 |
IM Sweden on 2018-08-18 |
| 4 |
Lucy Charles |
04:52:54 |
04:38:10 |
IM Hawaii on 2018-10-13 |
| 5 |
Corinne Abraham |
04:53:00 |
04:38:16 |
IM Hawaii on 2018-10-13 |
| 6 |
Mareen Hufe |
04:53:08 |
04:47:26 |
IM Austria on 2018-07-01 |
| 7 |
Lisa Huetthaler |
04:53:12 |
04:47:30 |
IM Austria on 2018-07-01 |
| 8 |
Angela Naeth |
04:54:35 |
04:43:25 |
IM Cozumel on 2018-11-18 |
| 9 |
Jen Annett |
04:55:13 |
04:35:13 |
IM Arizona on 2018-11-18 |
| 10 |
Daniela Saemmler |
04:55:14 |
04:41:44 |
Challenge Roth on 2018-07-01 |