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Update:
- March 29th: Added Thomas Steger
 
Previous Winners
| Year | 
Male Winner | 
Time | 
Female Winner | 
Time | 
| 2016 | 
Inaki Baldellou (ESP) | 
03:52:41 | 
Susie Cheetham (GBR) | 
04:16:55 | 
| 2017 | 
David McNamee (GBR) | 
03:26:04 | 
Sara Loehr Munoz (ESP) | 
03:59:01 | 
| 2018 | 
Cameron Wurf (AUS) | 
03:45:37 | 
Judith Corachan Vaquera (ESP) | 
04:12:05 | 
| 2019 | 
Pieter Heemeryck (BEL) | 
03:46:40 | 
Judith Corachan Vaquera (ESP) | 
04:16:58 | 
| 2021 | 
Collin Chartier (USA) | 
03:28:52 | 
Lisa Norden (SWE) | 
03:51:09 | 
Last Race’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
|  Rank  | 
Name | 
Nation | 
Swim | 
Bike | 
Run | 
Time | 
| 1 | 
Collin Chartier | 
USA | 
00:13:57 | 
01:59:47 | 
01:12:34 | 
03:28:52 | 
| 2 | 
Jorik Van Egdom | 
NED | 
00:13:57 | 
02:02:34 | 
01:12:26 | 
03:31:21 | 
| 3 | 
Robbie Deckard | 
USA | 
00:14:14 | 
02:02:27 | 
01:15:09 | 
03:33:48 | 
Female Race Results
|  Rank  | 
Name | 
Nation | 
Swim | 
Bike | 
Run | 
Time | 
| 1 | 
Lisa Norden | 
SWE | 
00:15:41 | 
02:08:13 | 
01:24:47 | 
03:51:09 | 
| 2 | 
Els Visser | 
NED | 
00:15:42 | 
02:14:17 | 
01:26:08 | 
03:59:01 | 
| 3 | 
Lucy Buckingham | 
GBR | 
00:15:42 | 
02:14:21 | 
01:26:52 | 
03:59:42 | 
Course Records
| Leg | 
Gender | 
Record | 
Athlete | 
Date | 
| Total | 
overall | 
03:45:37 | 
Cameron Wurf | 
2018-05-27 | 
| Swim | 
overall | 
00:22:47 | 
Francesc Godoy | 
2019-04-07 | 
| Bike | 
overall | 
01:59:23 | 
Cameron Wurf | 
2018-05-27 | 
| Run | 
overall | 
01:09:40 | 
Nan Oliveras | 
2019-04-07 | 
| Total | 
female | 
04:12:05 | 
Judith Corachan Vaquera | 
2018-05-27 | 
| Swim | 
female | 
00:26:14 | 
Margie Santimaria | 
2018-05-27 | 
| Bike | 
female | 
02:18:55 | 
Judith Corachan Vaquera | 
2018-05-27 | 
| Run | 
female | 
01:21:02 | 
Emma Pallant-Browne | 
2019-04-07 | 
Course Rating
The Course Rating for Challenge Salou is 09:45.
Race Adjustments for Challenge Salou
| Year  | 
Adjustment | 
Swim Adj. | 
Bike Adj. | 
Run Adj. | 
# of Finishers | 
Rating | 
Swim Rating | 
Bike Rating | 
Run Rating | 
| 2016 | 
11:55 | 
-01:25 | 
06:20 | 
01:08 | 
15 | 
11:55 | 
-01:25 | 
06:20 | 
01:08 | 
| 2017 | 
37:12 | 
-00:20 | 
22:02 | 
11:03 | 
32 | 
24:34 | 
-00:53 | 
14:11 | 
06:05 | 
| 2018 | 
10:53 | 
00:18 | 
09:07 | 
-01:52 | 
20 | 
20:00 | 
-00:29 | 
12:30 | 
03:26 | 
| 2019 | 
06:26 | 
-00:24 | 
06:11 | 
02:18 | 
61 | 
09:45 | 
-00:30 | 
07:13 | 
00:31 | 
| 2021 | 
25:30 | 
16:33 | 
13:54 | 
-00:11 | 
33 of 45 | 
09:45 | 
-00:30 | 
07:13 | 
00:31 | 
Prize Money
Challenge Salou has a total prize purse of 19.000 EUR, paying 6 deep.
Male Race Participants
| # | 
Bib | 
Name | 
Nat | 
Expected | 
Rating | 
ESwim | 
EBike | 
ET2 | 
ERun | 
| 1 | 
21 | 
Vincent Luis | 
  FRA | 
03:38:42 | 
03:46:11 | 
00:22:59 | 
02:01:28 | 
02:27:58 | 
01:10:44 | 
| 2 | 
3 | 
Miki Moerck Taagholt | 
  DEN | 
03:44:49 | 
03:56:25 | 
00:23:50 | 
02:02:07 | 
02:29:27 | 
01:15:22 | 
| (3) | 
5 | 
Thomas Steger | 
  AUT | 
03:45:36 | 
03:53:11 | 
00:25:51 | 
02:05:07 | 
02:34:28 | 
01:11:08 | 
| 3 | 
20 | 
Pieter Heemeryck | 
  BEL | 
03:45:47 | 
04:01:06 | 
00:24:02 | 
02:02:38 | 
02:30:10 | 
01:15:37 | 
| 4 | 
22 | 
Nick Kastelein | 
  AUS | 
03:45:47 | 
03:57:33 | 
00:23:38 | 
02:05:09 | 
02:32:16 | 
01:13:31 | 
| 5 | 
6 | 
Clement Mignon | 
  FRA | 
03:45:52 | 
03:54:35 | 
00:24:21 | 
02:03:38 | 
02:31:29 | 
01:14:23 | 
| 6 | 
27 | 
Youri Keulen | 
  NED | 
03:46:15 | 
03:54:05 | 
00:24:30 | 
02:07:16 | 
02:35:15 | 
01:11:00 | 
| 7 | 
12 | 
Robert Kallin (KQ) | 
  SWE | 
03:47:58 | 
03:56:59 | 
00:24:22 | 
02:02:03 | 
02:29:55 | 
01:18:03 | 
| 8 | 
30 | 
Ruben Zepuntke | 
  GER | 
03:48:18 | 
03:59:50 | 
00:25:09 | 
01:58:42 | 
02:27:21 | 
01:20:57 | 
| 9 | 
2 | 
Denis Chevrot (KQ) | 
  FRA | 
03:48:26 | 
03:57:49 | 
00:24:15 | 
02:06:20 | 
02:34:05 | 
01:14:21 | 
| 10 | 
10 | 
Henrik Goesch | 
  FIN | 
03:49:58 | 
03:58:03 | 
00:24:46 | 
02:07:52 | 
02:36:08 | 
01:13:50 | 
| 11 | 
16 | 
Giulio Molinari | 
  ITA | 
03:49:59 | 
03:59:43 | 
00:24:04 | 
02:03:55 | 
02:31:29 | 
01:18:30 | 
| 12 | 
18 | 
Joao Ferreira | 
  POR | 
03:50:06 | 
03:59:51 | 
00:25:05 | 
02:06:32 | 
02:35:08 | 
01:14:58 | 
| 13 | 
7 | 
Thomas Davis | 
  GBR | 
03:50:32 | 
04:00:36 | 
00:23:42 | 
02:07:16 | 
02:34:28 | 
01:16:04 | 
| 14 | 
14 | 
Mattia Ceccarelli | 
  ITA | 
03:50:35 | 
04:00:48 | 
00:23:36 | 
02:04:25 | 
02:31:31 | 
01:19:04 | 
| 15 | 
4 | 
Sam Laidlow | 
  FRA | 
03:50:39 | 
03:59:56 | 
00:24:36 | 
02:06:43 | 
02:34:48 | 
01:15:51 | 
| 16 | 
25 | 
Gabor Faldum | 
  HUN | 
03:50:42 | 
03:58:57 | 
00:24:11 | 
02:07:58 | 
02:35:39 | 
01:15:03 | 
| 17 | 
8 | 
William Mennesson | 
  FRA | 
03:50:46 | 
04:01:06 | 
00:25:46 | 
02:06:02 | 
02:35:17 | 
01:15:29 | 
| 18 | 
40 | 
Tomasz Brembor | 
  POL | 
03:50:48 | 
04:00:49 | 
00:24:19 | 
02:08:04 | 
02:35:53 | 
01:14:55 | 
| 19 | 
23 | 
Sam Wade | 
  GBR | 
03:52:04 | 
04:00:41 | 
00:24:41 | 
02:08:21 | 
02:36:32 | 
01:15:32 | 
| 20 | 
17 | 
Elliot Smales | 
  GBR | 
03:52:28 | 
04:02:49 | 
00:24:13 | 
02:10:39 | 
02:38:22 | 
01:14:06 | 
| 21 | 
9 | 
Paul Schuster (KQ) | 
  GER | 
03:52:33 | 
04:01:16 | 
00:24:38 | 
02:08:11 | 
02:36:19 | 
01:16:14 | 
| 22 | 
11 | 
Yvan Jarrige | 
  FRA | 
03:52:47 | 
04:02:34 | 
00:24:39 | 
02:06:24 | 
02:34:34 | 
01:18:13 | 
| 23 | 
69 | 
Carlos Oliver Vives | 
  ESP | 
03:53:06 | 
04:01:10 | 
00:24:11 | 
02:07:47 | 
02:35:28 | 
01:17:38 | 
| 24 | 
34 | 
Cyril Viennot | 
  FRA | 
03:53:39 | 
04:02:24 | 
00:25:46 | 
02:07:45 | 
02:37:01 | 
01:16:38 | 
| 25 | 
41 | 
Ognjen Stojanovic | 
  SRB | 
03:54:13 | 
04:02:02 | 
00:23:45 | 
02:12:41 | 
02:39:56 | 
01:14:17 | 
| 26 | 
19 | 
Dominik Sowieja | 
  GER | 
03:55:38 | 
04:04:34 | 
00:26:50 | 
02:11:55 | 
02:42:16 | 
01:13:22 | 
| 27 | 
15 | 
Victor Arroyo Bugallo | 
  ESP | 
03:55:41 | 
04:05:24 | 
00:27:34 | 
02:08:50 | 
02:39:54 | 
01:15:47 | 
| 28 | 
28 | 
Franck Guyon | 
  FRA | 
03:56:23 | 
04:05:02 | 
00:28:24 | 
02:10:20 | 
02:42:15 | 
01:14:08 | 
| 29 | 
35 | 
Markus Hoermann | 
  GER | 
03:56:43 | 
04:06:22 | 
00:26:02 | 
02:08:37 | 
02:38:09 | 
01:18:34 | 
| 30 | 
32 | 
Kieran Lindars | 
  GBR | 
03:56:57 | 
04:06:31 | 
00:24:15 | 
02:13:28 | 
02:41:12 | 
01:15:45 | 
| 31 | 
26 | 
Marc Eggeling | 
  GER | 
03:57:05 | 
04:07:42 | 
00:25:23 | 
02:08:08 | 
02:37:00 | 
01:20:05 | 
| 32 | 
29 | 
Patrik Nilsson | 
  SWE | 
03:57:29 | 
04:11:10 | 
00:24:13 | 
02:08:54 | 
02:36:38 | 
01:20:51 | 
| 33 | 
36 | 
Kristian Grue | 
  NOR | 
03:58:03 | 
04:07:13 | 
00:27:04 | 
02:10:15 | 
02:40:49 | 
01:17:14 | 
| 34 | 
24 | 
Roger Manya Valenzuela | 
  ESP | 
03:58:12 | 
04:06:26 | 
00:28:46 | 
02:10:02 | 
02:42:18 | 
01:15:54 | 
| 35 | 
1 | 
Kristian Hogenhaug | 
  DEN | 
03:59:34 | 
04:08:34 | 
00:25:35 | 
02:02:16 | 
02:31:21 | 
01:28:13 | 
| 36 | 
46 | 
Joan Nadal Clar | 
  ESP | 
04:00:59 | 
04:09:23 | 
00:28:48 | 
02:10:09 | 
02:42:28 | 
01:18:31 | 
| 37 | 
44 | 
Andrew Horsfall Turner | 
  GBR | 
04:01:03 | 
04:09:23 | 
00:24:15 | 
02:12:06 | 
02:39:51 | 
01:21:12 | 
| 38 | 
33 | 
Milan Brons | 
  NED | 
04:02:14 | 
04:12:16 | 
00:26:03 | 
02:10:36 | 
02:40:09 | 
01:22:05 | 
| 39 | 
62 | 
Guillem Rojas Moreno | 
  ESP | 
04:03:34 | 
04:14:39 | 
00:23:57 | 
02:16:14 | 
02:43:42 | 
01:19:52 | 
| 40 | 
39 | 
Adam Hansen | 
  AUS | 
04:04:20 | 
04:12:56 | 
00:27:26 | 
02:04:31 | 
02:35:27 | 
01:28:53 | 
| 41 | 
43 | 
Bartosz Banach | 
  POL | 
04:05:53 | 
04:14:10 | 
00:28:32 | 
02:10:38 | 
02:42:40 | 
01:23:13 | 
| 42 | 
45 | 
Ivan Alvarez Gomez | 
  ESP | 
04:06:49 | 
04:15:59 | 
00:29:51 | 
02:19:55 | 
02:53:16 | 
01:13:33 | 
| 43 | 
42 | 
Brett Halliwell | 
  GBR | 
04:08:16 | 
04:16:51 | 
00:27:16 | 
02:14:57 | 
02:45:43 | 
01:22:33 | 
| 44 | 
38 | 
Jesper Nybo Riis | 
  DEN | 
04:08:47 | 
04:18:33 | 
00:30:51 | 
02:16:15 | 
02:50:36 | 
01:18:11 | 
| 45 | 
31 | 
Arnaud Margot | 
  SUI | 
04:09:25 | 
04:18:09 | 
00:30:54 | 
02:12:12 | 
02:46:36 | 
01:22:49 | 
| 46 | 
68 | 
Nacho Villarruel | 
  ESP | 
04:12:31 | 
04:21:16 | 
00:27:35 | 
02:18:50 | 
02:49:55 | 
01:22:36 | 
| 47 | 
47 | 
Francesc Artigues Ramis | 
  ESP | 
04:13:14 | 
04:23:17 | 
00:29:11 | 
02:16:55 | 
02:49:36 | 
01:23:38 | 
| 48 | 
60 | 
Pawel Miziarski | 
  POL | 
04:14:06 | 
04:23:00 | 
00:28:29 | 
02:16:33 | 
02:48:33 | 
01:25:33 | 
| 49 | 
54 | 
Amaury Dehez | 
  FRA | 
04:16:42 | 
04:26:47 | 
00:29:35 | 
02:17:46 | 
02:50:51 | 
01:25:51 | 
| 50 | 
49 | 
Pablo Cueto Gomez | 
  COL | 
04:17:41 | 
04:27:42 | 
00:28:38 | 
02:13:04 | 
02:45:12 | 
01:32:29 | 
| 51 | 
67 | 
Thomas Vanhalst | 
  BEL | 
04:19:00 | 
04:27:58 | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
| 52 | 
64 | 
Daan Schouten | 
  NED | 
04:22:58 | 
04:32:04 | 
00:30:03 | 
02:12:56 | 
02:46:29 | 
01:36:29 | 
| 53 | 
61 | 
Aichlinn O’Reilly | 
  IRL | 
04:24:41 | 
04:33:50 | 
00:25:04 | 
02:17:24 | 
02:45:59 | 
01:38:42 | 
| 54 | 
48 | 
Claude Lucas | 
  LUX | 
04:29:03 | 
04:38:21 | 
00:28:17 | 
02:23:42 | 
02:55:29 | 
01:33:34 | 
|   | 
37 | 
Roberto Sanchez Mantecon | 
  ESP | 
n/a | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
|   | 
50 | 
Guillaume Belgy | 
  FRA | 
n/a | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
|   | 
51 | 
Alvaro Basagoiti | 
  ESP | 
n/a | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
|   | 
52 | 
Ignacio Cabrera Fernandez | 
  ESP | 
n/a | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
|   | 
53 | 
Hector Catala Laparra | 
  ESP | 
n/a | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
|   | 
55 | 
Alberto Gomez Sanchez | 
  ESP | 
n/a | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
|   | 
56 | 
Gotzon Gondra Etxebarria | 
  ESP | 
n/a | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
|   | 
57 | 
David Herrera Gonzalez | 
  ESP | 
n/a | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
|   | 
58 | 
Emil Holm | 
  DEN | 
n/a | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
|   | 
59 | 
Miguel Largo Flores | 
  ESP | 
n/a | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
|   | 
63 | 
Fernando Santander de la Munoza | 
  ESP | 
n/a | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
|   | 
65 | 
Scott Steenberg | 
  DEN | 
n/a | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
|   | 
66 | 
Jan Tomanek | 
  CZE | 
n/a | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
Female Race Participants
| # | 
Bib | 
Name | 
Nat | 
Expected | 
Rating | 
ESwim | 
EBike | 
ET2 | 
ERun | 
| 1 | 
71 | 
Anne Haug (AQ) | 
  GER | 
04:06:53 | 
04:16:16 | 
00:28:03 | 
02:19:05 | 
02:50:38 | 
01:16:15 | 
| 2 | 
72 | 
Lisa Norden | 
  SWE | 
04:17:05 | 
04:27:16 | 
00:26:40 | 
02:18:25 | 
02:48:36 | 
01:28:29 | 
| 3 | 
77 | 
India Lee | 
  GBR | 
04:18:07 | 
04:28:17 | 
00:26:12 | 
02:20:22 | 
02:50:04 | 
01:28:03 | 
| 4 | 
78 | 
Judith Corachan Vaquera | 
  ESP | 
04:18:25 | 
04:30:36 | 
00:27:23 | 
02:23:28 | 
02:54:21 | 
01:24:04 | 
| 5 | 
73 | 
Fenella Langridge | 
  GBR | 
04:19:38 | 
04:29:42 | 
00:26:27 | 
02:24:42 | 
02:54:39 | 
01:24:59 | 
| 6 | 
76 | 
Elisabetta Curridori | 
  ITA | 
04:19:54 | 
04:32:59 | 
00:29:01 | 
02:24:03 | 
02:56:34 | 
01:23:20 | 
| 7 | 
79 | 
Els Visser | 
  NED | 
04:20:17 | 
04:29:24 | 
00:29:46 | 
02:21:39 | 
02:54:55 | 
01:25:22 | 
| 8 | 
82 | 
Alexandra Tondeur * | 
  BEL | 
04:20:55 | 
04:30:58 | 
00:29:40 | 
02:24:12 | 
02:57:22 | 
01:23:33 | 
| 9 | 
86 | 
Lucy Byram | 
  GBR | 
04:22:50 | 
04:32:10 | 
00:27:28 | 
02:24:41 | 
02:55:38 | 
01:27:12 | 
| 10 | 
80 | 
Carolin Lehrieder | 
  GER | 
04:23:13 | 
04:34:15 | 
00:27:53 | 
02:23:09 | 
02:54:32 | 
01:28:41 | 
| 11 | 
75 | 
Justine Mathieux (KQ) | 
  FRA | 
04:24:30 | 
04:34:10 | 
00:28:22 | 
02:25:28 | 
02:57:19 | 
01:27:11 | 
| 12 | 
81 | 
Aleksandra Jedrzejewska | 
  POL | 
04:24:48 | 
04:36:13 | 
00:29:08 | 
02:28:28 | 
03:01:06 | 
01:23:42 | 
| 13 | 
85 | 
Katrien Verstuyft | 
  BEL | 
04:24:53 | 
04:35:47 | 
00:28:48 | 
02:25:08 | 
02:57:26 | 
01:27:27 | 
| 14 | 
83 | 
Alexia Bailly | 
  FRA | 
04:24:55 | 
04:35:46 | 
00:28:34 | 
02:25:55 | 
02:57:59 | 
01:26:56 | 
| 15 | 
89 | 
Helene Alberdi Aololuze | 
  ESP | 
04:26:54 | 
04:38:46 | 
00:27:05 | 
02:30:02 | 
03:00:37 | 
01:26:17 | 
| 16 | 
74 | 
Laura Zimmermann (KQ) | 
  GER | 
04:29:16 | 
04:38:50 | 
00:32:08 | 
02:25:06 | 
03:00:44 | 
01:28:32 | 
| 17 | 
88 | 
Laura Gomez Ramon | 
  ESP | 
04:29:40 | 
04:44:11 | 
00:28:17 | 
02:26:35 | 
02:58:21 | 
01:31:19 | 
| 18 | 
84 | 
Tara Grosvenor | 
  GBR | 
04:33:51 | 
04:47:18 | 
00:29:15 | 
02:32:13 | 
03:04:59 | 
01:28:52 | 
| 19 | 
87 | 
Brittany Higgins | 
  USA | 
04:38:06 | 
04:48:03 | 
00:29:59 | 
02:28:59 | 
03:02:28 | 
01:35:38 | 
|   | 
90 | 
Zsanett Bragmayer | 
  HUN | 
n/a | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
|   | 
91 | 
Emma Cowper | 
  GBR | 
n/a | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
|   | 
92 | 
Stella Kubasch | 
  GER | 
n/a | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
|   | 
93 | 
Anna Tomica | 
  POL | 
n/a | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
|   | 
94 | 
Rosie Weston | 
  GBR | 
n/a | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
unrated | 
Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- Vincent Luis: 48% (1-1)
 
- Pieter Heemeryck: 11% (8-1)
 
- Clement Mignon: 11% (8-1)
 
- Miki Moerck Taagholt: 10% (9-1)
 
- Denis Chevrot: 7% (12-1)
 
- Thomas Davis: 5% (20-1)
 
- Nick Kastelein: 4% (23-1)
 
- Thomas Steger: 4% (23-1)
 
Female Race Participants
- Anne Haug: 82% (1-1)
 
- Lisa Norden: 7% (13-1)
 
- Judith Corachan Vaquera: 3% (32-1)
 
- Elisabetta Curridori: 3% (38-1)
 
- Fenella Langridge: 2% (46-1)
 
- India Lee: 2% (64-1)