Previous Winners
Year |
Male Winner |
Time |
Female Winner |
Time |
2013 |
Bart Colpaert (BEL) |
08:34:50 |
Susan Blatt (GER) |
09:24:40 |
2014 |
Markus Fachbach (GER) |
08:28:25 |
Heleen Bij De Vaate (NED) |
09:16:26 |
2015 |
Markus Fachbach (GER) |
08:12:24 |
Kathrin Walther (GER) |
09:26:11 |
2016 |
Jan Raphael (GER) |
08:03:43 |
Camille Deligny (FRA) |
09:18:15 |
2017 |
Joe Skipper (GBR) |
07:59:39 |
Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED) |
08:51:13 |
2018 |
Jaroslav Kovacic (SLO) |
07:55:43 |
Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED) |
09:00:01 |
2019 |
Matt Trautman (ZAF) |
07:50:15 |
Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED) |
08:56:10 |
2021 |
Kristian Hogenhaug (DEN) |
07:37:46 |
Sarissa De Vries (NED) |
08:32:04 |
2022 |
Kieran Lindars (GBR) |
07:55:44 |
Katharina Wolff (GER) |
09:10:10 |
2023 |
Menno Koolhaas (NED) |
07:36:36 |
Els Visser (NED) |
08:36:24 |
Last Race’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
1 |
Menno Koolhaas |
NED |
00:46:20 |
04:04:49 |
02:41:39 |
07:36:36 |
2 |
Kieran Lindars |
GBR |
00:48:58 |
04:02:24 |
02:52:56 |
07:48:30 |
3 |
Milan Brons |
NED |
00:49:08 |
04:05:44 |
02:50:11 |
07:49:49 |
Female Race Results
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
1 |
Els Visser |
NED |
00:58:50 |
04:23:34 |
03:09:43 |
08:36:24 |
2 |
Marlene De Boer |
NED |
00:58:12 |
04:36:16 |
03:04:15 |
08:43:09 |
3 |
Katrine Graesboell Christensen |
DEN |
01:06:58 |
04:32:39 |
02:59:45 |
08:43:23 |
Course Records
Leg |
Gender |
Record |
Athlete |
Date |
Total |
overall |
07:36:36 |
Menno Koolhaas |
2023-09-09 |
Swim |
overall |
00:46:10 |
Dylan McNeice |
2013-09-14 |
Bike |
overall |
04:02:12 |
Andrew Starykowicz |
2023-09-09 |
Run |
overall |
02:38:48 |
Victor Arroyo Bugallo |
2021-09-12 |
Total |
female |
08:32:04 |
Sarissa De Vries |
2021-09-12 |
Swim |
female |
00:51:29 |
Sarissa De Vries |
2019-09-14 |
Bike |
female |
04:23:07 |
Renee Kiley |
2023-09-09 |
Run |
female |
02:52:32 |
Elisabetta Curridori |
2021-09-12 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for Challenge Almere is 19:36.
Race Adjustments for Challenge Almere
Year |
Adjustment |
Swim Adj. |
Bike Adj. |
Run Adj. |
# of Finishers |
Rating |
Swim Rating |
Bike Rating |
Run Rating |
2013 |
06:52 |
00:57 |
03:39 |
02:16 |
30 |
06:52 |
00:57 |
03:39 |
02:16 |
2014 |
09:06 |
03:13 |
04:38 |
01:16 |
30 of 38 |
07:59 |
02:05 |
04:08 |
01:46 |
2015 |
17:26 |
00:44 |
14:27 |
02:16 |
36 of 43 |
11:08 |
01:38 |
07:34 |
01:56 |
2016 |
23:11 |
01:34 |
21:21 |
00:17 |
28 of 34 |
14:09 |
01:37 |
11:01 |
01:32 |
2017 |
16:07 |
00:47 |
13:15 |
02:05 |
34 of 48 |
14:32 |
01:27 |
11:28 |
01:38 |
2018 |
20:50 |
-01:23 |
14:53 |
07:21 |
26 of 31 |
15:35 |
00:59 |
12:02 |
02:35 |
2019 |
24:07 |
00:33 |
20:28 |
03:06 |
32 of 43 |
16:48 |
00:55 |
13:14 |
02:40 |
2021 |
29:12 |
-00:38 |
23:27 |
06:23 |
42 of 52 |
18:21 |
00:44 |
14:31 |
03:08 |
2022 |
21:47 |
01:46 |
16:43 |
03:18 |
34 of 42 |
18:44 |
00:51 |
14:45 |
03:09 |
2023 |
27:23 |
-02:03 |
30:18 |
-00:51 |
33 of 47 |
19:36 |
00:34 |
16:18 |
02:45 |
Prize Money
Challenge Almere has a total prize purse of 40.000 EUR, paying 10 deep.
Male Race Participants
The strength of the field is 3% of a typical Kona field.
# |
Bib |
Name |
Nat |
Expected |
Rating |
ESwim |
EBike |
ET2 |
ERun |
Consistency |
1 |
77 |
Ognjen Stojanovic |
SRB |
07:54:45 |
08:15:57 |
00:46:06 |
04:15:55 |
05:07:01 |
02:47:44 |
71% +0% -29% (3) |
2 |
79 |
Jesper Svensson |
SWE |
07:54:48 |
08:19:08 |
00:46:24 |
04:11:04 |
05:02:29 |
02:52:19 |
75% +4% -20% (17) |
3 |
78 |
Florian Angert |
GER |
07:56:09 |
08:18:48 |
00:46:50 |
04:11:29 |
05:03:19 |
02:52:50 |
63% +0% -37% (9) |
4 |
80 |
Milan Brons |
NED |
07:59:41 |
08:26:41 |
00:48:27 |
04:14:05 |
05:07:32 |
02:52:09 |
74% +19% -8% (12) |
5 |
51 |
Pim Van Diemen |
NED |
08:05:37 |
08:37:15 |
00:50:15 |
04:18:04 |
05:13:18 |
02:52:19 |
61% +0% -39% (3) |
6 |
52 |
Joshua Lewis |
GBR |
08:05:46 |
08:34:37 |
00:46:25 |
04:10:30 |
05:01:54 |
03:03:52 |
41% +59% -0% (2) |
7 |
61 |
Piotr Lawicki |
POL |
08:06:16 |
08:38:14 |
00:53:46 |
04:21:22 |
05:20:08 |
02:46:08 |
62% +0% -38% (3) |
8 |
53 |
Strahinja Trakic |
SRB |
08:11:26 |
08:32:43 |
00:48:44 |
04:21:33 |
05:15:17 |
02:56:09 |
53% +0% -47% (7) |
9 |
65 |
Lukas Kocar |
CZE |
08:12:42 |
08:40:00 |
00:48:04 |
04:18:59 |
05:12:04 |
03:00:38 |
70% +0% -30% (4) |
10 |
71 |
Lukasz Wojt |
GER |
08:13:05 |
08:37:28 |
00:44:56 |
04:15:54 |
05:05:49 |
03:07:16 |
53% +0% -47% (13) |
11 |
74 |
Tomas Renc |
CZE |
08:15:56 |
08:53:29 |
00:48:56 |
04:28:22 |
05:22:18 |
02:53:38 |
48% +0% -52% (13) |
12 |
57 |
Corentin Chouvelon |
FRA |
08:18:51 |
08:50:40 |
00:54:40 |
04:31:35 |
05:31:15 |
02:47:36 |
100% +0% -0% (2) |
13 |
56 |
Benjamin Goodfellow |
GBR |
08:19:45 |
08:51:25 |
00:51:38 |
04:23:44 |
05:20:22 |
02:59:23 |
45% +55% -0% (4) |
14 |
63 |
Lars Lomholt |
DEN |
08:22:30 |
08:54:33 |
00:55:11 |
04:28:12 |
05:28:24 |
02:54:06 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
15 |
76 |
Erik-Simon Strijk |
NED |
08:23:52 |
08:54:21 |
00:55:00 |
04:24:53 |
05:24:53 |
02:58:59 |
59% +0% -41% (16) |
16 |
58 |
Andrew Horsfall-Turner |
GBR |
08:24:41 |
08:51:55 |
00:45:47 |
04:23:05 |
05:13:52 |
03:10:49 |
25% +0% -75% (9) |
17 |
73 |
Tom Oosterdijk |
NED |
08:28:55 |
08:54:53 |
00:56:14 |
04:24:44 |
05:25:57 |
03:02:58 |
81% +0% -19% (4) |
18 |
67 |
Thomas Bosch |
GER |
08:32:20 |
08:56:41 |
01:00:42 |
04:25:08 |
05:30:50 |
03:01:30 |
37% +7% -56% (16) |
19 |
66 |
Toby Nisbet |
GBR |
08:40:58 |
09:14:13 |
00:53:02 |
04:38:02 |
05:36:03 |
03:04:55 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
20 |
75 |
Petr Civela |
CZE |
08:43:37 |
09:25:25 |
00:55:54 |
04:40:07 |
05:41:00 |
03:02:37 |
38% +0% -62% (2) |
21 |
62 |
Matthias Tuerk |
GER |
08:43:57 |
09:17:23 |
00:56:57 |
04:29:13 |
05:31:10 |
03:12:47 |
44% +0% -56% (4) |
22 |
69 |
Marijn Markusse |
NED |
08:49:46 |
09:18:05 |
00:56:33 |
04:34:28 |
05:36:01 |
03:13:45 |
74% +0% -26% (3) |
23 |
64 |
Robert De Korte |
NED |
08:53:00 |
09:27:01 |
00:55:06 |
04:32:30 |
05:32:35 |
03:20:25 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
24 |
70 |
Jan Hoeing |
GER |
09:11:17 |
09:39:33 |
01:12:30 |
04:47:15 |
06:04:45 |
03:06:32 |
40% +60% -0% (2) |
|
54 |
Kieran Storch |
AUS |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
|
55 |
Bastian Peitersen |
DEN |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
|
59 |
Hadrien Baritaux |
FRA |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
|
60 |
Ignacio Cabrera Fernandez |
ESP |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
|
68 |
Jorik Van Egdom |
NED |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
|
72 |
Matteo Montanari * |
ITA |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
|
81 |
Michal Grabowski * |
POL |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.
Female Race Participants
The strength of the field is 5% of a typical Kona field.
# |
Bib |
Name |
Nat |
Expected |
Rating |
ESwim |
EBike |
ET2 |
ERun |
Consistency |
1 |
1 |
Marlene De Boer * |
NED |
08:51:11 |
09:18:05 |
00:54:54 |
04:46:46 |
05:46:40 |
03:04:31 |
100% +0% -0% (5) |
2 |
7 |
Tiina Pohjalainen |
FIN |
08:57:13 |
09:22:17 |
00:59:52 |
04:48:20 |
05:53:12 |
03:04:01 |
100% +0% -0% (3) |
3 |
8 |
Jana Uderstadt |
GER |
08:59:09 |
09:29:17 |
00:59:09 |
04:45:30 |
05:49:39 |
03:09:30 |
36% +40% -24% (3) |
4 |
3 |
Michelle Vesterby |
DEN |
08:59:39 |
09:27:37 |
00:55:23 |
04:41:30 |
05:41:53 |
03:17:46 |
63% +7% -30% (36) |
5 |
15 |
Alexandra Tondeur |
BEL |
09:09:47 |
09:46:19 |
00:58:36 |
04:58:44 |
06:02:21 |
03:07:26 |
20% +1% -79% (16) |
6 |
21 |
Liesbeth Verbiest |
BEL |
09:20:53 |
10:06:19 |
01:03:02 |
04:53:24 |
06:01:26 |
03:19:27 |
18% +0% -82% (4) |
7 |
6 |
Magda Nieuwoudt |
ZAF |
09:21:07 |
09:45:53 |
00:58:00 |
04:55:30 |
05:58:30 |
03:22:37 |
21% +23% -55% (5) |
8 |
18 |
Leonie Kleine-Bley |
GER |
09:22:01 |
09:49:58 |
01:10:38 |
04:51:39 |
06:07:17 |
03:14:44 |
55% +45% -0% (3) |
9 |
9 |
Katrien Verstuyft |
BEL |
09:23:19 |
09:48:12 |
00:59:23 |
04:56:50 |
06:01:13 |
03:22:06 |
76% +0% -24% (3) |
10 |
2 |
Lina-Kristin Schink |
GER |
09:23:51 |
10:06:20 |
01:07:19 |
04:52:59 |
06:05:18 |
03:18:33 |
27% +3% -70% (21) |
11 |
20 |
Heleen Moes |
NED |
09:29:30 |
10:05:51 |
01:08:02 |
05:04:55 |
06:17:57 |
03:11:33 |
54% +0% -46% (3) |
12 |
11 |
Simona Krivankova |
CZE |
09:29:59 |
09:58:45 |
01:06:23 |
05:06:05 |
06:17:28 |
03:12:31 |
99% +1% -0% (18) |
13 |
12 |
Dieuwertje Bax |
NED |
09:33:46 |
09:59:50 |
01:03:04 |
05:06:33 |
06:14:37 |
03:19:09 |
100% +0% -0% (3) |
14 |
4 |
Camille Deligny |
FRA |
09:42:09 |
10:16:57 |
01:05:44 |
05:04:35 |
06:15:19 |
03:26:50 |
38% +0% -62% (11) |
15 |
16 |
Fabia Maramotti |
ITA |
10:10:41 |
10:43:11 |
00:54:30 |
05:03:31 |
06:03:02 |
04:07:39 |
100% +0% -0% (2) |
16 |
19 |
Carolina Laurentiu |
ESP |
10:58:18 |
11:40:19 |
01:13:29 |
05:20:58 |
06:39:26 |
04:18:52 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
|
5 |
Alanis Siffert |
SUI |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
|
14 |
Chloe Sparrow |
GBR |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
|
17 |
Tina Christmann |
GER |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- Jesper Svensson: 44% (1-1)
- Milan Brons: 26% (3-1)
- Florian Angert: 15% (6-1)
- Ognjen Stojanovic: 11% (8-1)
Female Race Participants
- Marlene De Boer: 58% (1-1)
- Tiina Pohjalainen: 15% (6-1)
- Jana Uderstadt: 12% (7-1)
- Michelle Vesterby: 11% (8-1)