If you are looking for additional information on the participants, you can find a full list of their pro results in the detail post.
Previous Results
Wisconsin is one of the slower courses, with a course rating of –4:09 it is just a bit slower than Kona. It is usually quite hot and the bike course is rolling, so if you don’t race smart there is a good chance of blowing up later in the race.
Last year’s winners were Ezekiel Morales (ARG) in 8:45:18 and Jessica Jacobs (USA) in 9:41:03, short of the course records of 8:38:32 (Joe Gambles, 2010) and 9:27:26 (Gina Crawford, also 2010).
Wisconsin is the first race to collect KPR points for Kona 2013. Even if it is “only” a 1.000 points race, there are already athletes that want to get a head start for the 2013 season.
Male Participants
Eduardo Sturla has the best rating of the male pros:
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Expected Time |
Rating |
Rank |
1 |
Eduardo Sturla |
ARG |
08:48:13 |
08:44:12 |
50 |
2 |
Ben Hoffman |
USA |
08:51:11 |
08:47:08 |
64 |
3 |
Nick Waninger |
|
08:52:50 |
08:48:47 |
80 |
4 |
Justin Daerr |
USA |
08:53:35 |
08:49:31 |
84 |
5 |
Kevin Taddonio |
USA |
09:07:25 |
09:03:15 |
154 |
6 |
Markus Ressler |
AUT |
09:13:57 |
09:09:44 |
201 |
7 |
Ian Mikelson |
USA |
09:14:11 |
09:09:58 |
202 |
8 |
Dominik Berger |
AUT |
09:14:49 |
09:10:36 |
209 |
9 |
Zach Ruble |
USA |
09:14:56 |
09:10:43 |
211 |
10 |
Jared Milam |
USA |
09:17:00 |
09:12:46 |
225 |
11 |
Toby Radcliffe |
GBR |
09:27:55 |
09:23:36 |
313 |
12 |
Billy Edwards |
USA |
09:33:19 |
09:28:57 |
345 |
13 |
Peter Kotland |
USA |
09:35:52 |
09:31:29 |
361 |
14 |
Jesse Vondracek |
USA |
09:40:00 |
09:35:35 |
394 |
15 |
Thomas Gerlach |
USA |
09:48:06 |
09:43:37 |
443 |
16 |
Blake Becker |
USA |
10:18:28 |
10:13:46 |
633 |
17 |
Greg Close |
USA |
n/a |
unrated |
n/a |
However, I consider Ben Hoffman as the race favorite and Justin Daerr has about the same winning odds as Eduardo:
- Ben Hoffman: 35%
- Justin Daerr: 28%
- Eduardo Sturla: 26%
Female Participants
There is a similar situation in the women’s field. Kathleen Calkins has the best rating (but from only one result):
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Expected Time |
Rating |
Rank |
1 |
Kathleen Calkins |
USA |
09:32:41 |
09:28:19 |
13 |
2 |
Kim Loeffler |
USA |
09:51:19 |
09:46:49 |
54 |
3 |
Kate Bevilaqua |
AUS |
10:01:53 |
09:57:18 |
82 |
4 |
Beth Walsh |
USA |
10:07:16 |
10:02:39 |
96 |
5 |
Whitney Garcia |
USA |
10:07:43 |
10:03:05 |
99 |
6 |
Charisa Wernick |
USA |
10:09:11 |
10:04:33 |
108 |
7 |
Danielle Sullivan |
USA |
10:15:51 |
10:11:10 |
133 |
8 |
Hillary Biscay |
USA |
10:19:04 |
10:14:21 |
142 |
9 |
Katya Meyers |
USA |
10:31:31 |
10:26:43 |
180 |
10 |
Suzanne Zelazo |
CAN |
11:00:56 |
10:55:54 |
245 |
11 |
Elizabeth Lyles |
|
n/a |
unrated |
n/a |
12 |
Andrea Hutchins |
|
n/a |
unrated |
n/a |
However, her rating is quite a lot better than the next athletes, so she also has the best winning odds:
- Kathleen Calkins: 32%
- Kim Loeffler: 30%
- Kate Bevilaqua: 18%
- Charisa Wernick: 13%