Race Conditions
Mont Tremblant is one of the „middle level“ courses with a race adjustment 7:34, almost the same as the course rating of 8:06. The swim is relatively slow, and the bike and run courses are quite normal. A lot of athletes have indicated that the bike and run course are really hilly, but that is not reflected in the Pro times.
Male Race Results
After a slow start to the year, TJ Tollakson had a great day: After being in the front group on the swim and the first part of the bike, he moved away from the group which then promptly disintegrated. After his 4:26 on the bike there was some speculation that he might have gone too had, but he posted a 2:54 marathon, the second fastest of the day and there was never a moment where he seemed to be in trouble. Andreas Raelert was the only one left in the same ZIP code as TJ on the bike, but he struggled a bit on the run and finished in third behind Daniel Halksworth who methodically worked his way into second place.
Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to expected |
1 | TJ Tollakson | USA | 00:49:43 | 04:26:55 | 02:54:21 | 08:16:17 | -21:09 |
2 | Daniel Halksworth | GBR | 00:49:37 | 04:43:04 | 02:57:38 | 08:35:15 | -11:25 |
3 | Andreas Raelert | GER | 00:49:38 | 04:34:38 | 03:08:59 | 08:38:31 | 14:38 |
4 | Christian Brader | GER | 00:57:39 | 04:47:42 | 02:53:17 | 08:43:28 | -08:03 |
5 | Matthew Russell | USA | 00:57:42 | 04:43:35 | 02:59:23 | 08:46:03 | -00:40 |
6 | Domenico Passuello | ITA | 00:57:43 | 04:43:06 | 03:00:37 | 08:46:58 | 01:12 |
7 | Elliot Holtham | CAN | 00:56:00 | 04:59:05 | 03:12:18 | 09:12:33 | 29:54 |
8 | Brendan Naef | CAN | 00:59:23 | 05:04:29 | 03:07:17 | 09:17:24 | -19:04 |
9 | Martin Lamontagne Lacasse | CAN | 00:57:41 | 05:14:24 | 03:12:19 | 09:29:57 | -08:12 |
10 | Wolfgang Guembel | CAN | 00:49:43 | 05:12:43 | 03:26:48 | 09:34:56 | 31:11 |
Luke Bell | AUS | 00:49:30 | 04:47:35 | DNF | |||
Jan Van Berkel | SUI | 00:49:44 | 04:50:19 | DNF | |||
Bryan Rhodes | NZL | 00:49:47 | 09:05:21 | DNF | |||
Balazs Csoke | HUN | 00:49:34 | DNF | ||||
Mathias Hecht | SUI | 00:49:41 | DNF | ||||
Eric Limkemann | USA | 00:50:50 | DNF | ||||
Simon Malo | CAN | 01:03:48 | DNF |
Female Race Results
The women’s Pro field was very small for a Regional Championship (only 7 starters), but those that started got a lot of KPR points – resulting in four athletes getting a safe Kona slot. After winning IM Lake Placed just three weeks ago, Amber Ferreira as leading the race for a long time. She finished second, with IM Brasil winner Sara Gross taking the win with the best run split. Beth Shutt closed out the podium.
Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to expected |
1 | Sara Gross | CAN | 00:58:42 | 05:28:14 | 03:07:33 | 09:40:26 | -01:28 |
2 | Amber Ferreira | USA | 00:58:40 | 05:19:58 | 03:18:33 | 09:43:46 | 02:01 |
3 | Beth Shutt | USA | 01:03:21 | 05:21:16 | 03:15:12 | 09:46:45 | -01:06 |
4 | Sarah Graves | USA | 01:12:24 | 05:19:50 | 03:12:41 | 09:51:59 | n/a |
5 | Melanie Burke | NZL | 01:06:57 | 05:17:50 | 03:23:08 | 09:54:21 | 14:04 |
6 | Sharon Gallant | CAN | 01:05:46 | 05:53:02 | 03:46:07 | 10:52:33 | n/a |
Tine Deckers | BEL | 00:59:37 | DNF |