Race Conditions
Race day had very typical “UK summer weather” – lots of loud and winds, and some run but also some sunshine. The numbers were also pretty typical, the main feature of the UK course is a very slow bike. The bike adjustment of -15:16 (leading to an overall adjustment of -16:19) shows how tough the bike is – the course is about as slow as Lanzarote and about a quarter hour slower than Kona.
The winning time of Cyril Viennot was the fastest male time we’ve seen since the somewhat suspiciously quick times in 2011, while Lucy Gossage was a few minutes slower than last year.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | KPR Points |
| 1 | Cyril Viennot | FRA | 00:48:57 | 04:52:17 | 02:53:44 | 08:41:07 | -03:42 | US$ 8,000 | 2000 |
| 2 | Will Clarke | GBR | 00:47:56 | 05:01:44 | 02:46:28 | 08:47:03 | 00:05 | US$ 4,000 | 1600 |
| 3 | Kirill Kotshegarov | EST | 00:55:50 | 04:57:04 | 02:48:49 | 08:48:16 | 00:15 | US$ 3,000 | 1280 |
| 4 | Bryan McCrystal | IRL | 00:57:09 | 04:55:03 | 03:11:51 | 09:10:31 | -09:26 | US$ 2,500 | 960 |
| 5 | Nicholas Ward Munoz | GBR | 00:57:04 | 05:16:11 | 02:56:09 | 09:16:52 | 04:28 | US$ 1,500 | 720 |
| 6 | Pedro Gomes | POR | 00:52:03 | 05:27:14 | 03:00:04 | 09:25:44 | 33:22 | US$ 1,000 | 540 |
| 7 | Fraser Cartmell | GBR | 00:52:31 | 05:20:54 | 03:13:45 | 09:33:49 | 23:33 | 405 | |
| Harry Wiltshire | GBR | 00:47:52 | 05:18:54 | DNF | |||||
| Miquel Blanchart Tinto | ESP | 00:49:38 | 05:29:27 | DNF | |||||
| Romain Guillaume | FRA | 00:47:54 | DNF | ||||||
| Mark Bowstead | NZL | 00:48:54 | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | KPR Points |
| 1 | Lucy Gossage | GBR | 01:01:15 | 05:23:07 | 03:09:15 | 09:39:48 | 05:16 | US$ 8,000 | 2000 |
| 2 | Diana Riesler | GER | 00:58:53 | 05:27:40 | 03:08:30 | 09:41:56 | -04:25 | US$ 4,000 | 1600 |
| 3 | Nikki Bartlett | GBR | 01:01:17 | 05:27:35 | 03:23:09 | 09:59:08 | -02:23 | US$ 3,000 | 1280 |
| 4 | Brooke Brown | CAN | 01:01:22 | 05:42:49 | 03:28:18 | 10:21:16 | 11:14 | US$ 2,500 | 960 |
| Hannah Drewett | GBR | 00:52:01 | 06:13:04 | DNF |
Kona Qualifying Implications
On the male side, the Top 3 finishers have now secured their Kona slots. Both Cyril Viennot (4.485) and Will Clarke (4.645) are well ahead of the projected cutoff of 3.500. Kyrill Kotshegarov (3.710) is also ahead of the expected cutoff and will quite likely get a July slot as well, but has to wait a bit longer to be completely safe.
On the female side Lucy Gossage was already safe before the race (but said she’s going to decline her slot), but Diana Riesler is now safe for a July slot. Nikki Bartlett is just short of a July slot, she has to hope for a few rolldowns or the August cutoff.