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Update Aug 1st: The latest startlist shows a few withdrawals (Saleta Castro, Tine Deckers, and Lucy Gossage).
Previous Winners
| Year | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time |
| 2015 | Bas Diederen (NED) | 08:27:18 | Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED) | 09:39:24 |
| 2016 | Igor Amorelli (BRA) | 08:28:17 | Mary Beth Ellis (USA) | 09:24:42 |
| 2017 | Michael Weiss (AUT) | 08:18:09 | Saleta Castro Nogueira (ESP) | 09:37:17 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Michael Weiss | AUT | 00:56:02 | 04:31:23 | 02:45:16 | 08:18:09 |
| 2 | Michael Van Cleven | BEL | 00:49:23 | 04:33:20 | 02:55:46 | 08:23:27 |
| 3 | Bas Diederen | NED | 00:47:29 | 04:41:18 | 02:52:26 | 08:25:50 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Saleta Castro Nogueira | ESP | 00:51:49 | 05:24:50 | 03:14:31 | 09:37:17 |
| 2 | Brooke Brown | CAN | 01:03:47 | 05:14:32 | 03:23:52 | 09:48:13 |
| 3 | Kate Comber | GBR | 00:51:20 | 05:30:39 | 03:27:19 | 09:55:47 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 08:18:09 | Michael Weiss | 2017-08-06 |
| Swim | overall | 00:46:16 | Igor Amorelli | 2016-07-31 |
| Bike | overall | 04:31:23 | Michael Weiss | 2017-08-06 |
| Run | overall | 02:45:16 | Michael Weiss | 2017-08-06 |
| Total | female | 09:24:42 | Mary Beth Ellis | 2016-07-31 |
| Swim | female | 00:48:18 | Mary Beth Ellis | 2016-07-31 |
| Bike | female | 05:14:32 | Brooke Brown | 2017-08-06 |
| Run | female | 03:04:47 | Saleta Castro Nogueira | 2016-07-31 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM Netherlands is – 03:59.
Race Adjustments for IM Netherlands
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Finishers | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2015 | -08:19 | 01:00 | -01:25 | 01:38 | 25 of 32 | -08:19 | 01:00 | -01:25 | 01:38 |
| 2016 | -05:39 | 02:12 | -07:14 | -00:02 | 15 of 20 | -06:59 | 01:36 | -04:20 | 00:48 |
| 2017 | 01:59 | 00:49 | 01:24 | 02:35 | 15 of 18 | -03:59 | 01:20 | -02:25 | 01:24 |
KPR points and Prize Money
IM Netherlands is a P-2000 race. It has a total prize purse of 30.000 US$, paying 8 deep. This year IM Maastricht is a WPRO-only race (the MPRO counterpart is IM Tallinn one day earlier).
Female Race Participants
The strength of the field is 14% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Yvonne Van Vlerken | NED | 09:19:35 | 09:13:47 | 00:56:52 | 05:05:53 | 06:07:45 | 03:11:50 | 76% +0% -24% (35) | 7 |
| 3 | 17 | Sara Svensk * | SWE | 09:31:36 | 09:33:21 | 00:56:58 | 05:14:12 | 06:16:11 | 03:15:25 | 47% +30% -23% (4) | 41 |
| 5 | 9 | Elisabeth Gruber * | AUT | 09:37:19 | 09:42:31 | 00:59:41 | 05:25:02 | 06:29:43 | 03:07:36 | 74% +3% -23% (11) | 56 |
| 6 | 6 | Haley Chura | USA | 09:37:30 | 09:33:34 | 00:49:48 | 05:20:57 | 06:15:45 | 03:21:45 | 88% +5% -7% (12) | 42 |
| 7 | 14 | Celine Schaerer | SUI | 09:42:42 | 09:37:12 | 00:50:29 | 05:26:19 | 06:21:49 | 03:20:53 | 80% +0% -20% (11) | 46 |
| 8 | 11 | Katja Konschak | GER | 09:42:49 | 09:44:05 | 00:53:12 | 05:32:58 | 06:31:10 | 03:11:39 | 54% +21% -25% (23) | 58 |
| 10 | 4 | Angela Naeth * | CAN | 09:46:35 | 09:52:32 | 00:58:32 | 05:08:09 | 06:11:41 | 03:34:54 | 38% +11% -51% (8) | 76 |
| 11 | 13 | Camilla Lindholm Borg | SWE | 09:49:14 | 09:50:17 | 01:09:53 | 05:18:23 | 06:33:17 | 03:15:57 | 80% +8% -12% (20) | 73 |
| 12 | 16 | Jenny Schulz * | GER | 09:53:29 | 10:05:17 | 01:01:09 | 05:38:05 | 06:44:14 | 03:09:15 | 12% +77% -11% (3) | (101) |
| 13 | 12 | Carolin Lehrieder * | GER | 09:55:24 | 10:32:57 | 00:54:44 | 05:31:30 | 06:31:14 | 03:24:10 | 13% +5% -82% (13) | (141) |
| 14 | 15 | Lina-Kristin Schink * | GER | 10:07:52 | 10:21:18 | 01:09:04 | 05:32:32 | 06:46:36 | 03:21:16 | 46% +15% -39% (11) | 127 |
| 15 | 18 | Els Visser | NED | 10:13:58 | 10:24:49 | 00:58:14 | 05:23:16 | 06:26:30 | 03:47:28 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (130) |
| 16 | 10 | Pleuni Hooijman | NED | 10:15:51 | 10:14:39 | 01:04:15 | 05:23:30 | 06:32:45 | 03:43:06 | 100% +0% -0% (2) | 119 |
| 5 | Sonia Bracegirdle | NZL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 7 | Federica De Nicola * | ITA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (n/a) |
Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.
Winning Odds
Female Race Participants
- Yvonne Van Vlerken: 58% (1-1)
Lucy Gossage: 32% (2-1)- Sara Svensk: 4% (26-1)
Tine Deckers: 2% (54-1)- Haley Chura: 2% (54-1)
Celine Schaerer is still recovering from injury and i do not think she will participate.
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