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
Challenge Kopenhagen has been going on since 2010. It was won twice by Tim Berkel (who of course also holds the course record with a 8:07:39) and Rebekah Keat (women’s course record of 8:52:42). So the course is pretty quick, with a course rating of 12:54 (similar to IM Germany and IM Brazil).
Male Participants
Tim Berkel is back to defend his title, and he is the race favorite:
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Expected Time |
Rating |
Rank |
1 |
Tim Berkel |
AUS |
08:28:10 |
08:40:36 |
37 |
2 |
Jimmy Johnsen |
DNK |
08:33:02 |
08:45:35 |
57 |
3 |
Keegan Williams |
NZL |
08:34:48 |
08:47:24 |
66 |
4 |
Mads Vittrup |
DEN |
08:41:07 |
08:53:52 |
102 |
5 |
Dejan Patrcevic |
CRO |
08:42:19 |
08:55:06 |
110 |
6 |
Aaron Farlow |
AUS |
08:50:54 |
09:03:53 |
157 |
7 |
Joseph Spindler |
GER |
08:52:30 |
09:05:32 |
171 |
8 |
Andreas Borch |
DEN |
08:54:59 |
09:08:04 |
185 |
9 |
Egoitz Zalakain |
ESP |
09:10:44 |
09:24:13 |
314 |
10 |
Fabian Kremser |
SWI |
09:39:20 |
09:53:31 |
521 |
11 |
Elmar Heger |
GER |
09:53:16 |
10:07:47 |
610 |
12 |
Chris Goodfellow |
GBR |
n/a |
unrated |
n/a |
13 |
Jacob Frandsen |
DEN |
n/a |
unrated |
n/a |
14 |
Ulrich Konschak |
GER |
n/a |
unrated |
n/a |
After Tim Berkel, the winning odds show a number of athletes that have the potential for the top spot on the podium:
- Tim Berkel: 46%
- Keegan Williams: 18%
- Jimmy Johnsen: 13%
- Dejan Patrcevic: 11%
- Mads Vittrup: 6%
- Aaron Farlow: 5%
Female Participants
On the female side, Rebekah Keat is scheduled to race New York, so she’s not defending her title. In her absence, German Diana Riesler is both the top-rated athlete and the one with the best winning odds:
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Expected Time |
Rating |
Rank |
1 |
Diana Riesler |
GER |
09:29:16 |
09:43:12 |
45 |
2 |
Edith Niederfriniger |
ITA |
09:33:41 |
09:47:43 |
59 |
3 |
Lisbeth Kristensen |
SWI |
09:36:54 |
09:51:01 |
68 |
4 |
Wenke Kujala |
GER |
09:42:09 |
09:56:24 |
78 |
5 |
Tamsyn Hayes |
NZL |
09:51:57 |
10:06:26 |
114 |
6 |
Katja Konschak |
GER |
09:52:39 |
10:07:09 |
116 |
7 |
Helene Pallesen |
DEN |
09:52:42 |
10:07:12 |
118 |
8 |
Julia Bohn |
GER |
10:16:38 |
10:31:43 |
192 |
9 |
Jessica Crafoord |
SWE |
n/a |
unrated |
n/a |
She is followed by two athletes that have had quite a long break, Edith Niderfriniger and Lisbeth Kristensen:
- Diana Riesler: 35%
- Edith Niederfriniger: 24%
- Lisbeth Kristensen: 19%
- Katja Konschak: 10%
- Wenke Kujala: 10%