At the end of the qualifying period and handling all rolldowns, the Pro start lists for Kona are finalized. At this point, there can be no more additions to the list – when athletes can’t start there won’t be any more rolldowns.
At this point, the bibs are preliminary and based on the procedure WTC used in the last years to assign the bibs (last year’s winner gets #1 or #101, the rest according to KPR rankings, and #13 is not assigned). As soon as an official bib list is available, I’ll update the numbers as necessary.The bibs are now based on the official start list published on ironman.com.
I plan to update this post (based on the original pro list from Ironman.com) with new developments, so that it always reflects the current information.
Updates
- Aug 31st: Cameron Brown has declined his slot, and Andreas Raelert managed to get a last minute slot.
- Sep 10th: Domenico Passuello decided he did not want his slot. This rolled the slot to Markus Thomschke – who didn’t want it. Then it rolled to Paul Ambrose who accepted:
Withdrawals
As usual, some athletes are qualified for Kona, but run into issues in their final Kona prep and can’t recover in time for a Kona start:
- Melissa Hauschildt
Melissa was dealing with a torn pec tendon since 70.3 Champs and has withdrawn for Kona (announced on Oct 3rd). “The diagnosis from the doctor in Boulder after x-rays and ultrasound, is a torn pec, intercostals and connective tissue and a subluxed rib. It’s on the mend. I can now ride completely pain free. I can run, although fast running flares it up a little.” (More at witsup.com) - Peter Robertson
Robbo was training for Kona when he hit the deck hard and broke his clavicle:
He announced his withdrawal on Sept 29th. - Jessie Donavan
Jessie has been dealing with leg issues (“sciatic nerve inflammation”) for most of the season. She describes in her blog post “To Kona or Not to Kona” how she finally decided not to race. - David Dellow
David is apparently out of the race with an injury (as reported by firstoffthebike).
Male Race Participants
Bib | Name | Nation | Age |
1 | Frederik Van Lierde | BEL | 35 |
2 | Luke McKenzie | AUS | 33 |
3 | Sebastian Kienle | GER | 30 |
4 | Bart Aernouts | BEL | 30 |
5 | Tyler Butterfield | BMU | 31 |
6 | Timothy O’Donnell | USA | 34 |
7 | Ivan Rana | ESP | 35 |
8 | James Cunnama | ZAF | 31 |
9 | Jan Frodeno | GER | 33 |
10 | Terenzo Bozzone | NZL | 29 |
11 | Craig Alexander | AUS | 41 |
12 | Pete Jacobs | AUS | 32 |
14 | Victor Del Corral | ESP | 34 |
15 | Andy Potts | USA | 37 |
16 | Michael Weiss | AUT | 33 |
17 | Igor Amorelli | BRA | 30 |
18 | Matthew Russell | USA | 31 |
19 | Joe Gambles | AUS | 32 |
20 | Tim Van Berkel | AUS | 30 |
21 | Daniel Halksworth | GBR | 28 |
22 | Chris McDonald | AUS | 36 |
23 | David Plese | SLO | 31 |
24 | Marino Vanhoenacker | BEL | 38 |
25 | Eneko Llanos | ESP | 37 |
26 | Maik Twelsiek | GER | 33 |
27 | Elliot Holtham | CAN | 30 |
28 | Faris Al-Sultan | GER | 36 |
29 | TJ Tollakson | USA | 34 |
30 | Paul Matthews | AUS | 31 |
31 | Andrew Starykowicz | USA | 32 |
32 | Harry Wiltshire | GBR | 31 |
33 | Marek Jaskolka | POL | 38 |
34 | Richie Cunningham | AUS | 41 |
35 | Christian Kramer | GER | 31 |
36 | Jeremy Jurkiewicz | FRA | |
37 | David Dellow | AUS | 35 |
38 | Cyril Viennot | FRA | 32 |
40 | Filip Ospaly | CZE | 38 |
41 | Ben Hoffman | USA | 31 |
42 | Christian Brader | GER | 34 |
43 | Nils Frommhold | GER | 28 |
44 | Justin Daerr | USA | 33 |
45 | Kyle Buckingham | ZAF | 30 |
46 | Romain Guillaume | FRA | 29 |
47 | Marko Albert | EST | 35 |
48 | Bevan Docherty | NZL | 37 |
49 | Daniel Fontana | ITA | 38 |
50 | Timothy Reed | AUS | 29 |
51 | Axel Zeebroek | BEL | 36 |
52 | Boris Stein | GER | 29 |
53 | Ronnie Schildknecht | SUI | 35 |
54 | Andreas Raelert | GER | 38 |
55 | Paul Ambrose | GBR | 30 |
Female Race Participants
Bib | Name | Nation | Age |
101 | Mirinda Carfrae | AUS | 33 |
102 | Rachel Joyce | GBR | 36 |
103 | Meredith Kessler | USA | 36 |
104 | Liz Blatchford | GBR | 34 |
105 | Caroline Steffen | SUI | 36 |
106 | Gina Crawford | NZL | 33 |
107 | Yvonne Van Vlerken | NED | 35 |
108 | Linsey Corbin | USA | 33 |
109 | Caitlin Snow | USA | 32 |
110 | Elizabeth Lyles | USA | 36 |
111 | Leanda Cave | GBR | 36 |
112 | Daniela Ryf | SUI | 27 |
113 | Amber Ferreira | USA | 32 |
115 | Sara Gross | CAN | 38 |
116 | Catriona Morrison | GBR | 37 |
117 | Mary Beth Ellis | USA | 37 |
118 | Melanie Burke | NZL | |
119 | Asa Lundstroem | SWE | 30 |
120 | Beth Shutt | USA | 35 |
121 | Michelle Vesterby | DEN | 31 |
122 | Kristin Moeller | GER | 30 |
123 | Lucy Gossage | GBR | 34 |
124 | Amanda Stevens | USA | 37 |
125 | Jodie Swallow | GBR | 33 |
126 | Sofie Goos | BEL | 34 |
127 | Natascha Badmann | SUI | 47 |
128 | Julia Gajer | GER | 32 |
129 | Lisa Roberts | USA | 35 |
130 | Corinne Abraham | GBR | 36 |
131 | Simone Braendli | SUI | 34 |
132 | Jackie Arendt | USA | 30 |
133 | Kim Schwabenbauer | USA | 35 |
134 | Bree Wee | USA | 34 |
136 | Heather Wurtele | CAN | 35 |
137 | Kelly Williamson | USA | 36 |
138 | Katja Konschak | GER | 36 |
The girls race looks an absolute cracker, so competitive and will be great viewing, a war in final 5 miles. Male race looks weaker than recent years. However, Sebastian kienle will have at least 3 to fend off on the run.
Can’t wait!
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