2015 Challenge Almere

September 11, 2015 · Almere, Netherlands

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Iron-Distance
Field size
43
30 men · 13 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Markus Fachbach won in 8:12:24 with a +5:50 margin. Gerrit Schellens had the fastest run (2:49:38).

Women: Kathrin Walther won in 9:26:11 with a +1:16 margin. Irene Kinnegim had the fastest run (3:11:02).

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Race summary

2015 Challenge Almere 2015 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Markus Fachbach in 8:12:24

Margin: +5:50

Fastest bike: Markus Fachbach - 4:25:18

Fastest run: Gerrit Schellens - 2:49:38

Top points: Markus Fachbach - 67.23 pts

Field: 24/30 finishers

Race summary

2015 Challenge Almere 2015 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Kathrin Walther in 9:26:11

Margin: +1:16

Fastest bike: Camille Deligny - 4:55:03

Fastest run: Irene Kinnegim - 3:11:02

Top points: Kathrin Walther - 49.64 pts

Field: 12/13 finishers

Men race summary

24 finishers from 30 starters

Winner
Markus Fachbach
8:12:24
Winning margin
+5:50
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Mark Oude Bennink · 48:47
Fastest bike
Markus Fachbach · 4:25:18
Fastest run
Gerrit Schellens · 2:49:38
Top points
Markus Fachbach
67.23 pts

Women race summary

12 finishers from 13 starters

Winner
Kathrin Walther
9:26:11
Winning margin
+1:16
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Linda Van Bemmel · 57:04
Fastest bike
Camille Deligny · 4:55:03
Fastest run
Irene Kinnegim · 3:11:02
Top points
Kathrin Walther
49.64 pts

Men split podiums

Fastest stored segment times. These are segment rankings, not cumulative race-position order.

Swim

  1. 48:47
  2. 2
    Attila Szabo
    Finish 23
    48:52
  3. 48:56

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 4:25:18
  2. 4:25:32
  3. 4:26:45

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 2:49:38
  2. 2:54:01
  3. 3
    2:54:02
Off-bike and off-run position order needs cumulative split-position data. ProTriStats currently stores segment times and segment ranks, so this page reports the fastest bike split rather than who entered T2 first.

Women split podiums

Fastest stored segment times. These are segment rankings, not cumulative race-position order.

Swim

  1. 57:04
  2. 59:12
  3. 1:01:54

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 4:55:03
  2. 4:56:48
  3. 3
    Beate Goertz
    Finish 4
    4:59:11

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 3:11:02
  2. 2
    Julia Bohn
    Finish 5
    3:18:41
  3. 3:18:41
Off-bike and off-run position order needs cumulative split-position data. ProTriStats currently stores segment times and segment ranks, so this page reports the fastest bike split rather than who entered T2 first.

PodiumMen

Winner time: 8:12:24
🥇#1
DE
Markus Fachbach
8:12:24
67.23 pts
🥈#2
NL
Mark Oude Bennink
8:18:14
58.95 pts
🥉#3
NL
Erik-Simon Strijk
8:22:29
52.91 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:26:11
🥇#1
DE
Kathrin Walther
9:26:11
49.64 pts
🥈#2
NL
Irene Kinnegim
9:27:27
48.03 pts
🥉#3
FR
Camille Deligny
9:29:52
44.97 pts

Men · Split Rank Flow

Top finishers by stored split rank. Lower lines are worse ranks; this is not cumulative race position at each checkpoint.

Top 8
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8

Women · Split Rank Flow

Top finishers by stored split rank. Lower lines are worse ranks; this is not cumulative race position at each checkpoint.

Top 8
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

30 participants

8:12:24
Swim
48:56
Bike
4:25:18
Run
2:54:01
Swim
48:47
Bike
4:25:32
Run
2:59:29
Swim
51:37
Bike
4:26:45
Run
2:59:14
8:25:39
Swim
55:14
Bike
4:32:31
Run
2:54:02
Swim
53:54
Bike
4:44:17
Run
2:49:38
Swim
51:36
Bike
4:34:49
Run
3:03:30
8:37:08
Swim
56:15
Bike
4:29:48
Run
3:06:16
8:38:11
Swim
55:10
Bike
4:34:28
Run
3:03:51
8:41:26
Swim
54:12
Bike
4:34:37
Run
3:07:53
8:45:10
Swim
54:09
Bike
4:45:27
Run
3:00:39
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Markus FachbachDE8:12:24Winner48:564:25:182:54:0167.23
2Mark Oude BenninkNL8:18:1448:474:25:322:59:2958.95
3Erik-Simon StrijkNL8:22:2951:374:26:452:59:1452.91
4Dirk WijnaldaNL8:25:3955:144:32:312:54:0248.41
5Gerrit SchellensBE8:32:5753:544:44:172:49:3838.04
6Diederik ScheltingaNL8:35:4051:364:34:493:03:3034.19
7Jacob VeenstraNL8:37:0856:154:29:483:06:1632.10
8Jens KaiserDE8:38:1155:104:34:283:03:5130.61
9Thijs KoelenNL8:41:2654:124:34:373:07:5325.99
10Olivier GodartLU8:45:1054:094:45:273:00:3920.69
11Tjardo VisserNL8:52:3951:324:54:343:02:2310.06
12AJ BauccoUS8:52:5951:334:48:143:08:419.59
13Eddy LamersNL8:53:3051:394:35:503:19:418.85
14Dirk BaelusBE8:58:4155:204:49:353:08:191.49
15Jens GroenbekDK9:00:4555:064:45:043:16:30
16Guido KwakkelNL9:01:4854:064:44:323:18:52
17Thomas NaaszNL9:10:1555:234:54:493:14:52
18Marijn De JongeNL9:13:3154:134:51:543:21:38
19Juanma CardenasES9:21:571:08:075:01:443:06:30
20Ricardo ScholtenNL9:22:391:01:194:58:383:15:46
21Ben Van OeverenNL9:26:431:02:534:56:483:20:38
22Henk-Jan DolsmaNL9:32:1551:424:52:423:43:01
23Attila SzaboHU9:33:2448:525:10:313:26:57
24Tjerk TjallemaNL9:33:4651:335:15:393:21:38
DNFBob MartensNLDNF54:305:00:59
DNFRoeland SmitsNLDNF54:094:26:55
DNFDominic Rohan-GatesGBDNF1:10:17
DNFMaarten PetersNLDNF55:175:05:02
DNFRemy VasseurNLDNF54:01
DNFPeter ResNLDNF1:03:084:53:53

Female Pro Results

13 participants

9:26:11
Swim
59:12
Bike
4:56:48
Run
3:23:23
9:27:27
Swim
1:04:48
Bike
5:04:35
Run
3:11:02
9:29:52
Swim
1:01:54
Bike
4:55:03
Run
3:27:31
9:37:07
Swim
1:04:27
Bike
4:59:11
Run
3:28:15
9:37:41
Swim
1:01:58
Bike
5:10:01
Run
3:18:41
Swim
1:10:34
Bike
5:05:03
Run
3:18:41
Swim
1:14:36
Bike
5:06:52
Run
3:24:20
10:00:38
Swim
1:05:40
Bike
5:05:20
Run
3:41:58
10:01:13
Swim
1:02:23
Bike
5:13:41
Run
3:38:24
10:05:40
Swim
1:04:13
Bike
5:24:37
Run
3:30:19
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Kathrin WaltherDE9:26:11Winner59:124:56:483:23:2349.64
2Irene KinnegimNL9:27:271:04:485:04:353:11:0248.03
3Camille DelignyFR9:29:521:01:544:55:033:27:3144.97
4Beate GoertzDE9:37:071:04:274:59:113:28:1535.79
5Julia BohnDE9:37:411:01:585:10:013:18:4135.07
6Lina-Kristin SchinkDE9:39:341:10:345:05:033:18:4132.69
7Carla Van RooijenNL9:50:551:14:365:06:523:24:2018.32
8Grada BoschkerNL10:00:381:05:405:05:203:41:586.01
9Celia KuchDE10:01:131:02:235:13:413:38:245.27
10Lena HolmgrenSE10:05:401:04:135:24:373:30:19
11Linda Van BemmelNL10:07:1457:045:13:043:50:23
12Nina BakkerNL10:32:141:13:335:48:493:22:45
DNFBrooke BrownCADNF1:02:275:07:00