Update May 13th: According to her blog, Jeanne Collonge won’t be able to race, she’s targeting IM France now. Also there are a number of athletes on the startlist for IM Texas, so we may see some late withdrawals in the days before the race.
Update May 18th: According BMC-Etixx Sports Director Ben De Wolf Romain Guillaume won’t start in Lanzarote but is focusing on IM Cairns instead.
Previous Winners
| Year | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time |
| 2005 | Ain-Alar Juhanson (EST) | 08:55:38 | Virginia Berasategui (ESP) | 10:09:40 |
| 2006 | Ain-Alar Juhanson (EST) | 08:54:14 | Karin Thuerig (SUI) | 09:52:45 |
| 2007 | Eneko Llanos (ESP) | 08:49:39 | Tiina Boman (FIN) | 09:58:42 |
| 2008 | Bert Jammaer (BEL) | 08:59:40 | Bella Bayliss (GBR) | 10:02:30 |
| 2009 | Bert Jammaer (BEL) | 08:54:03 | Bella Bayliss (GBR) | 09:54:58 |
| 2010 | Eneko Llanos (ESP) | 08:37:43 | Catriona Morrison (GBR) | 10:03:53 |
| 2011 | Timo Bracht (GER) | 08:30:34 | Rachel Joyce (GBR) | 09:28:12 |
| 2012 | Victor Del Corral (ESP) | 08:44:39 | Michelle Vesterby (DEN) | 09:58:06 |
| 2013 | Faris Al-Sultan (GER) | 08:42:40 | Kristin Moeller (GER) | 09:37:34 |
| 2014 | Romain Guillaume (FRA) | 08:47:39 | Lucy Gossage (GBR) | 09:41:40 |
| 2015 | Alessandro Degasperi (ITA) | 08:56:49 | Diana Riesler (GER) | 09:56:03 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Alessandro Degasperi | ITA | 00:51:10 | 05:12:12 | 02:47:15 | 08:56:49 |
| 2 | Christian Kramer | GER | 00:48:20 | 05:05:51 | 02:59:14 | 08:59:30 |
| 3 | Mauro Baertsch | SUI | 00:52:04 | 05:10:48 | 02:54:13 | 09:04:45 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Diana Riesler | GER | 00:55:40 | 05:37:11 | 03:16:20 | 09:56:03 |
| 2 | Michaela Herlbauer | AUT | 00:53:21 | 05:58:16 | 03:15:05 | 10:13:49 |
| 3 | Caroline Livesey | GBR | 00:58:47 | 05:59:25 | 03:25:52 | 10:31:56 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 08:30:34 | Timo Bracht | 2011-05-21 |
| Swim | overall | 00:46:15 | Luc Van Lierde | 2006-05-20 |
| Bike | overall | 04:40:58 | Maik Twelsiek | 2010-05-22 |
| Run | overall | 02:44:29 | Gerrit Schellens | 2005-06-04 |
| Total | female | 09:28:12 | Rachel Joyce | 2011-05-21 |
| Swim | female | 00:50:40 | Hillary Biscay | 2010-05-22 |
| Bike | female | 05:26:23 | Tara Norton | 2010-05-22 |
| Run | female | 02:58:37 | Kristin Moeller | 2013-05-18 |
It’s quite unusual that an overall course record race isn’t showing up in any of the individual legs. This shows that – even more than in other races – the winner in Lanzarote has to have a balanced race across all three legs.
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM Lanzarote is – 14:36.
Race Adjustments for IM Lanzarote
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Finishers | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2006 | -07:10 | 02:21 | -20:46 | 01:20 | 45 | -07:10 | 02:21 | -20:46 | 01:20 |
| 2007 | -12:01 | -01:04 | -09:17 | -04:09 | 40 | -09:36 | 00:39 | -15:02 | -01:24 |
| 2008 | -13:09 | 00:47 | -18:11 | 04:48 | 47 | -10:47 | 00:41 | -16:05 | 00:40 |
| 2009 | -09:01 | -00:08 | -14:46 | 03:52 | 44 | -10:20 | 00:29 | -15:45 | 01:28 |
| 2010 | -07:07 | 01:33 | -09:39 | 00:08 | 34 | -09:42 | 00:42 | -14:32 | 01:12 |
| 2011 | -08:23 | 02:22 | -16:18 | 05:15 | 23 | -09:29 | 00:59 | -14:50 | 01:52 |
| 2012 | -17:54 | 00:53 | -17:29 | 04:32 | 22 | -10:41 | 00:58 | -15:12 | 02:15 |
| 2013 | -19:06 | 00:22 | -19:39 | 03:19 | 19 of 31 | -11:44 | 00:53 | -15:46 | 02:23 |
| 2014 | -23:49 | 00:50 | -18:18 | -01:38 | 37 of 56 | -13:04 | 00:53 | -16:03 | 01:56 |
| 2015 | -28:18 | 01:14 | -31:00 | 00:13 | 29 of 44 | -14:36 | 00:55 | -17:32 | 01:46 |
KPR points and Prize Money
IM Lanzarote is a P-2000 race. It has a total prize purse of 25.000 US$.
Male Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. Run | Consistency | Overall |
| 1 | 1 | Jan Frodeno | GER | 08:21:26 | 08:07:22 | 00:45:38 | 04:44:00 | 02:46:47 | 71% +29% -0% (4) | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Timo Bracht | GER | 08:35:27 | 08:22:49 | 00:48:12 | 04:52:21 | 02:49:54 | 79% +10% -10% (25) | 8 |
| 3 | 5 | Ivan Rana | ESP | 08:39:56 | 08:24:55 | 00:47:12 | 04:59:39 | 02:48:05 | 83% +10% -6% (9) | 11 |
| 4 | 6 | Jesse Thomas | USA | 08:43:12 | 08:39:40 | 00:49:51 | 04:53:16 | 02:55:05 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (55) |
| 5 | 7 | David McNamee | GBR | 08:45:23 | 08:27:09 | 00:47:15 | 05:03:52 | 02:49:16 | 100% +0% -0% (3) | 15 |
| 6 | 4 | Miquel Blanchart Tinto | ESP | 08:50:32 | 08:37:51 | 00:48:02 | 05:08:23 | 02:49:07 | 90% +10% -0% (11) | 46 |
| 8 | 22 | Esben Hovgaard | DEN | 08:52:23 | 08:49:38 | 00:52:09 | 04:58:13 | 02:57:01 | 54% +39% -7% (8) | 84 |
| 9 | 50 | Marc Duelsen | GER | 08:54:23 | 08:46:17 | 00:51:37 | 04:58:12 | 02:59:35 | 60% +0% -40% (6) | (75) |
| 10 | 47 | Johann Ackermann | GER | 08:55:25 | 08:53:25 | 00:48:13 | 04:57:14 | 03:04:58 | 36% +0% -64% (5) | (98) |
| 11 | 8 | Stephen Bayliss | GBR | 09:00:56 | 08:51:07 | 00:46:58 | 05:05:00 | 03:03:58 | 40% +4% -56% (45) | 88 |
| 12 | 35 | Erik-Simon Strijk | NED | 09:01:58 | 08:53:11 | 00:51:48 | 05:02:42 | 03:02:28 | 89% +11% -0% (5) | 96 |
| 13 | 9 | Nicholas Ward Munoz | GBR | 09:05:47 | 08:54:53 | 00:53:13 | 05:10:15 | 02:57:19 | 45% +16% -39% (16) | (102) |
| 14 | 45 | Harry Wiltshire | GBR | 09:07:50 | 08:53:24 | 00:47:08 | 05:08:47 | 03:06:56 | 26% +32% -42% (14) | 97 |
| 15 | 24 | Karl-Johan Danielsson | SWE | 09:08:15 | 09:03:40 | 00:50:14 | 04:55:07 | 03:17:55 | 16% +40% -44% (8) | 133 |
| 16 | 44 | Graeme Stewart | GBR | 09:11:38 | 09:01:49 | 00:54:18 | 05:05:37 | 03:06:43 | 56% +20% -25% (10) | 124 |
| 17 | 34 | Carlos Lopez Diaz | ESP | 09:11:47 | 09:00:05 | 00:46:48 | 05:09:23 | 03:10:37 | 38% +19% -44% (5) | 119 |
| 18 | 39 | Andrey Lyatskiy | RUS | 09:15:33 | 09:01:02 | 00:48:23 | 05:14:42 | 03:07:29 | 83% +5% -11% (25) | 121 |
| 19 | 36 | Mikita Hryhoryeu | POL | 09:16:41 | 09:12:56 | 00:50:11 | 05:18:33 | 03:02:58 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (177) |
| 20 | 48 | Marcel Bischof | GER | 09:21:51 | 09:17:21 | 00:55:51 | 05:13:16 | 03:07:44 | 77% +23% -0% (12) | 190 |
| 21 | 43 | Harry Springall | GBR | 09:22:34 | 09:18:46 | 00:53:33 | 05:02:53 | 03:21:09 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (194) |
| 22 | 49 | Roman Deisenhofer | GER | 09:24:53 | 09:15:28 | 00:52:25 | 05:09:18 | 03:18:11 | 59% +41% -0% (3) | 186 |
| 23 | 30 | Eneko Elosegui | ESP | 09:32:34 | 09:34:05 | 00:56:42 | 05:08:07 | 03:22:45 | 50% +48% -2% (13) | (230) |
| 24 | 21 | Till Schramm | GER | 09:34:15 | 09:38:23 | 00:56:11 | 05:11:38 | 03:21:26 | 9% +14% -77% (5) | 242 |
| 25 | 46 | Craig Twigg | GBR | 09:40:05 | 09:53:38 | 00:51:57 | 05:05:19 | 03:37:49 | 3% +21% -76% (12) | 263 |
| 26 | 23 | Marcus Hultgren | SWE | 09:43:23 | 09:35:12 | 00:56:58 | 05:24:10 | 03:17:15 | 64% +36% -0% (3) | 234 |
| 27 | 32 | Enric Gussinyer | ESP | 09:46:21 | 09:31:00 | 00:50:55 | 05:17:01 | 03:33:24 | 86% +0% -14% (6) | 223 |
| 28 | 26 | Michael Louys | BEL | 09:46:54 | 09:42:38 | 01:00:58 | 05:20:22 | 03:20:34 | 42% +19% -39% (6) | 247 |
| 29 | 29 | John Manuel Galindo Rooney | ESP | 09:47:41 | 09:43:39 | 00:51:33 | 05:23:47 | 03:27:22 | 37% +63% -0% (2) | (250) |
| 30 | 41 | Gilian Oriet | SUI | 10:02:59 | 10:05:22 | 00:56:53 | 05:29:07 | 03:31:59 | 12% +14% -74% (8) | (275) |
| 31 | 51 | Armin Atzlinger | AUT | 10:08:16 | 10:04:10 | 00:53:53 | 05:38:17 | 03:31:06 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (275) |
| 32 | 52 | Christopher Baird | USA | 11:52:35 | 11:47:47 | 01:03:06 | 06:54:19 | 03:50:10 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (300) |
| 33 | 38 | Marek Nemcik | SVK | 12:04:20 | 12:16:25 | 01:11:17 | 06:12:24 | 04:35:39 | 32% +23% -45% (32) | 301 |
| 25 | Jim Thijs | BEL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 27 | Diego Van Looy | BEL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 28 | Rob Bobbaers | BEL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 31 | Francisco Fernandez Cortes | ESP | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 33 | Rayco Marrero Avero | ESP | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 37 | Alen Kralj | SVN | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 40 | Frederic Garcia | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 42 | Dominic Rohan-Gates | GBR | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | 0% +0% -100% (2) | (n/a) |
Female Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. Run | Consistency | Overall |
| 1 | 10 | Diana Riesler | GER | 09:39:22 | 09:26:27 | 00:56:36 | 05:20:49 | 03:16:57 | 55% +17% -28% (17) | 22 |
| 2 | 17 | Alexandra Tondeur | BEL | 10:03:56 | 09:59:52 | 00:56:57 | 05:45:30 | 03:16:29 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (90) |
| 4 | 13 | Saleta Castro Nogueira | ESP | 10:10:37 | 10:11:01 | 00:54:22 | 05:46:04 | 03:25:11 | 53% +47% -0% (8) | 110 |
| 5 | 11 | Caroline Livesey | GBR | 10:14:26 | 10:06:27 | 00:59:57 | 05:43:45 | 03:25:44 | 70% +0% -30% (4) | 101 |
| 6 | 15 | Tine Holst | DEN | 10:15:55 | 10:06:09 | 01:04:09 | 05:39:07 | 03:27:39 | 89% +11% -0% (10) | 100 |
| 7 | 20 | Jocelyn Mccauley | USA | 10:20:49 | 10:22:47 | 00:58:21 | 05:50:13 | 03:27:16 | 41% +0% -59% (4) | (139) |
| 8 | 18 | Nicole Woysch | GER | 10:34:38 | 10:48:03 | 00:57:23 | 05:48:58 | 03:43:17 | 26% +4% -70% (20) | (177) |
| 9 | 19 | Alyssa Godesky | USA | 10:35:03 | 10:29:50 | 01:00:55 | 05:56:47 | 03:32:21 | 54% +23% -23% (10) | 160 |
| 10 | 12 | Anne Jensen | DEN | 10:36:48 | 10:30:47 | 01:08:01 | 05:42:00 | 03:41:47 | 65% +0% -35% (3) | 164 |
| 16 | Lucy Charles | GBR | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) |
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
Based on the raw numbers, current Kona champion Jan Frodeno is the clear favorite to win the race – he’s got the best swim, bike and run ratings of the whole field. But he’s had a calf injury that forced him to skip IM South Africa and his main focus for Lanzarote will be to validate his automatic qualifier Kona slot, so maybe there is a chance for the other athletes. Timo Bracht would be the favorite in almost any other field, he’s focused on getting the points he needs to qualify for Kona – for him that would mean a Top 3. (Timo currently has 2.320 points.) David McNamee (3.310), Ivan Rana (3.025) and Jesse Thomas (2.545) need to finish just outside the Top 3 to secure a July slot, while Romain Guillaume (1.470) would have to win to punch his Kona ticket.
- Jan Frodeno: 43% (1-1)
- Timo Bracht: 34% (2-1)
- Ivan Rana: 11% (8-1)
- Romain Guillaume: 3% (29-1)
- Jesse Thomas: 3% (32-1)
- David McNamee: 2% (39-1)
Female Race Participants
2015 Lanzarote champion Diana Riesler is the clear favorite to defend her title – and she will need the points to have a shot at July qualifying after her DNF in Kona. The athlete with the most KPR points is Tine Holst (3.185), she’ll need at least a Top3 for a July slot. The next best in the KPR are Alexandra Tondeur (2.630), Saleta Castro (1.375) and Caroline Livesay (1.150) who need a great performance in Lanzarote to keep their Kona chances alive.
- Diana Riesler: 72% (1-1)
- Jeanne Collonge: 8% (12-1)
- Saleta Castro Nogueira: 7% (13-1)
- Tine Holst: 5% (18-1)
- Caroline Livesey: 4% (22-1)
- Alexandra Tondeur: 2% (44-1)
With Lucy Charles there is an interesting new Pro female in the field. Lucy was the fastest female amateur in Kona 2015, and her swim time of 52:20 was a whopping 2:44 than Jodie Swallow’s best Pro swim time. While we can expect Lucy to lead after the swim, she’ll need to step up her bike and run (5:38 and 3:44 in Kona) to hold on to the lead. But she’ll be a factor in the Top 5 for sure, and maybe even for the podium.
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