Race Conditions
For an extremely slow course, this year’s IM Wales was relatively quick: The adjustment of -15:52 was “fast” compared to the course rating of -25:26. The weather was calm, aiding in a fast swim and a bike ride that wasn’t quite as slow as typical. There was one new course record: Jeanne Cologne’s 5:29:48 was the first sub-5:30 female bike ride and improved on the previous best by Anja Beranek from last year.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to expected | Prize Money |
| 1 | Marc Duelsen | GER | 00:46:39 | 05:08:50 | 02:58:18 | 09:01:39 | 08:29 | US$ 5000 |
| 2 | Philip Graves | GBR | 00:45:26 | 05:01:43 | 03:06:43 | 09:02:56 | -05:22 | US$ 2750 |
| 3 | Nick Baldwin | SEY | 00:47:10 | 05:05:02 | 03:07:11 | 09:07:22 | -05:52 | US$ 1750 |
| 4 | Daniel Niederreiter | AUT | 00:45:25 | 05:13:39 | 03:03:19 | 09:10:42 | -08:49 | US$ 1250 |
| 5 | Cedric Lassonde | FRA | 00:49:19 | 05:16:00 | 03:06:04 | 09:20:27 | 01:09 | US$ 1000 |
| 6 | Karl-Johan Danielsson | SWE | 00:45:28 | 05:18:56 | 03:17:25 | 09:31:06 | 19:08 | US$ 750 |
| 7 | Mike Schifferle | SUI | 00:54:03 | 05:15:00 | 03:12:54 | 09:34:10 | 14:11 | |
| 8 | Hannes Vandermoere | BEL | 00:51:47 | 05:33:39 | 03:03:55 | 09:38:38 | n/a | |
| 9 | Matthias Epping | GER | 00:49:19 | 05:15:36 | 04:02:31 | 10:15:42 | n/a | |
| Gilian Oriet | SUI | 00:54:03 | 06:06:22 | DNF | ||||
| Dominic Rohan-Gates | GBR | 00:57:02 | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to expected | Prize Money |
| 1 | Darbi Roberts | USA | 00:49:26 | 05:46:41 | 03:14:41 | 10:00:17 | -09:57 | US$ 5000 |
| 2 | Jeanne Collonge | FRA | 00:53:52 | 05:29:48 | 03:28:23 | 10:02:44 | -06:23 | US$ 2750 |
| 3 | Nikki Bartlett | GBR | 00:56:59 | 05:39:07 | 03:22:48 | 10:09:15 | n/a | US$ 1750 |
| 4 | Katharina Grohmann | GER | 01:03:37 | 05:51:42 | 03:08:42 | 10:13:09 | -02:39 | US$ 1250 |
| 5 | Kate Comber | GBR | 00:49:14 | 05:44:47 | 03:31:02 | 10:14:21 | 02:01 | US$ 1000 |
| 6 | Kristin Lie | NOR | 01:07:10 | 05:46:45 | 03:35:20 | 10:41:05 | 14:19 | US$ 750 |
| Diana Riesler | GER | 00:54:59 | 05:32:22 | DNF |
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