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2017 Challenge Almere

September 9, 2017 · Almere, Netherlands

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
48
35 men · 13 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Joe Skipper won in 7:59:39 with a +3:35 margin. Joe Skipper had the fastest run (2:41:05).

Women: Yvonne Van Vlerken won in 8:51:13 with a +18:31 margin. Hanna Maksimova had the fastest run (3:05:32).

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Race summary

2017 Challenge Almere 2017 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Joe Skipper in 7:59:39

Margin: +3:35

Fastest bike: Kristian Hogenhaug - 4:13:25

Fastest run: Joe Skipper - 2:41:05

Top points: Joe Skipper - 87.06 pts

Field: 23/35 finishers

Race summary

2017 Challenge Almere 2017 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Yvonne Van Vlerken in 8:51:13

Margin: +18:31

Fastest bike: Yvonne Van Vlerken - 4:44:15

Fastest run: Hanna Maksimova - 3:05:32

Top points: Yvonne Van Vlerken - 95.62 pts

Field: 11/13 finishers

Men race summary

23 finishers from 35 starters

Winner
Joe Skipper
7:59:39
Winning margin
+3:35
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Evert Scheltinga · 48:21
Fastest bike
Kristian Hogenhaug · 4:13:25
Fastest run
Joe Skipper · 2:41:05
Top points
Joe Skipper
87.06 pts

Women race summary

11 finishers from 13 starters

Winner
Yvonne Van Vlerken
8:51:13
Winning margin
+18:31
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Lucie Zelenkova · 52:29
Fastest bike
Yvonne Van Vlerken · 4:44:15
Fastest run
Hanna Maksimova · 3:05:32
Top points
Yvonne Van Vlerken
95.62 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Evert Scheltinga
    Finish 5
    48:21
  2. 2
    Georgy Kaurov
    Finish 13
    48:24
  3. 3
    Jaroslav Kovacic
    Finish 3
    48:25

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Kristian Hogenhaug
    Finish 4
    4:13:25
  2. 2
    Joe Skipper
    Finish 1
    4:22:35
  3. 3
    Erik-Simon Strijk
    Finish 7
    4:24:34

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Joe Skipper
    Finish 1
    2:41:05
  2. 2
    Viktor Zyemtsev
    Finish 2
    2:43:40
  3. 3
    Jaroslav Kovacic
    Finish 3
    2:45:49
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. 1
    Lucie Zelenkova
    Finish 5
    52:29
  2. 2
    Sarissa De Vries
    Finish 2
    52:34
  3. 3
    Sonja Skevin
    Finish 7
    56:14

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Yvonne Van Vlerken
    Finish 1
    4:44:15
  2. 2
    Sarissa De Vries
    Finish 2
    4:44:58
  3. 3
    Simona Krivankova
    Finish 6
    5:05:56

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Hanna Maksimova
    Finish 3
    3:05:32
  2. 2
    Yvonne Van Vlerken
    Finish 1
    3:05:44
  3. 3
    Lina-Kristin Schink
    Finish 4
    3:10:42
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: 7:59:39
🥇#1
GB
Joe Skipper
7:59:39
87.06 pts
🥈#2
UA
Viktor Zyemtsev
8:03:14
81.98 pts
🥉#3
SI
Jaroslav Kovacic
8:05:40
78.53 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 8:51:13
🥇#1
NL
Yvonne Van Vlerken
8:51:13
95.62 pts
🥈#2
NL
Sarissa De Vries
9:09:44
72.23 pts
🥉#3
BY
Hanna Maksimova
9:20:02
59.22 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
Joe Skipper1Viktor Zyemtsev2Jaroslav Kovacic3Kristian Hogenhaug4Evert Scheltinga5Gustavo Rodriguez Iglesias6Erik-Simon Strijk7Dirk Wijnalda8

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
Yvonne Van Vlerken1Sarissa De Vries2Hanna Maksimova3Lina-Kristin Schink4Lucie Zelenkova5Simona Krivankova6Sonja Skevin7Julia Mai8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

35 participants

7:59:39
Swim
51:15
Bike
4:22:35
Run
2:41:05
8:03:14
Swim
51:02
Bike
4:25:24
Run
2:43:40
8:05:40
Swim
48:25
Bike
4:27:54
Run
2:45:49
8:08:40
Swim
55:11
Bike
4:13:25
Run
2:56:12
8:12:37
Swim
48:21
Bike
4:25:01
Run
2:55:37
8:19:09
Swim
55:10
Bike
4:27:01
Run
2:52:50
8:21:05
Swim
51:07
Bike
4:24:34
Run
3:01:20
8:26:31
Swim
57:15
Bike
4:32:37
Run
2:53:16
8:27:57
Swim
51:05
Bike
4:29:50
Run
3:03:26
8:34:55
Swim
51:03
Bike
4:38:58
Run
3:01:21
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Joe SkipperGB7:59:39Winner51:15—4:22:35—2:41:0587.06
2Viktor ZyemtsevUA8:03:14—51:02—4:25:24—2:43:4081.98
3Jaroslav KovacicSI8:05:40—48:25—4:27:54—2:45:4978.53
4Kristian HogenhaugDK8:08:40—55:11—4:13:25—2:56:1274.28
5Evert ScheltingaNL8:12:37—48:21—4:25:01—2:55:3768.69
6Gustavo Rodriguez IglesiasES8:19:09—55:10—4:27:01—2:52:5059.43
7Erik-Simon StrijkNL8:21:05—51:07—4:24:34—3:01:2056.69
8Dirk WijnaldaNL8:26:31—57:15—4:32:37—2:53:1648.99
9Christian AltstadtDE8:27:57—51:05—4:29:50—3:03:2646.96
10Anton BlokhinBY8:34:55—51:03—4:38:58—3:01:2137.09
11Andrey LyatskiyRU8:38:50—51:18—4:39:21—3:04:0431.54
12Jens FrommholdDE8:39:06—55:10—4:39:03—3:00:2731.16
13Georgy KaurovRU8:40:40—48:24—4:50:30—2:58:1428.94
14Tjardo VisserNL8:43:34—51:16—4:48:25—3:00:2324.83
15Jacob VeenstraNL8:47:14—————3:13:2119.64
16Hidde BekhuisNL8:49:37—1:01:37—4:34:25—3:09:1016.26
17Lukas KrpecCZ8:55:49—55:12—4:39:06—3:17:127.48
18Christophe BastieFR8:57:44—52:57—4:34:35—3:26:064.76
19Jan WainerCZ9:08:48—53:19—4:55:53—3:12:32—
20Marijn De JongeNL9:21:28—54:24—4:44:18—3:37:56—
21Mikita HryhoryeuBY9:28:35—52:51—4:57:13—3:32:57—
22Diederik ScheltingaNL10:15:26—51:10—4:38:14—4:42:17—
23Armandas RokasLT11:26:16—1:13:41—5:39:56—4:25:25—
DNFStefan EichheimerDEDNF—55:12—————
DNFJan RaphaelDEDNF—51:05—————
DNFBryan McCrystalIEDNF—55:07—————
DNFKristian Quintans DominguezESDNF—59:24—————
DNFStefan OvermarsNLDNF—51:09—4:45:39———
DNFDenis SketakoSIDNF—55:04—————
DNFPeter ResNLDNF—1:01:37—4:49:29———
DNFYouri SeverinNLDNF—48:23—4:57:13———
DNFJose EstrangeiroPTDNF—51:07—4:48:35———
DNFMatija AvirovicHRDNF—51:09—4:48:03———
DNFSergio MarquesPTDNF—56:36—4:32:47———
DNFKarol DzalajSKDNF—51:16—4:25:57———

Female Pro Results

13 participants

8:51:13
Swim
57:24
Bike
4:44:15
Run
3:05:44
9:09:44
Swim
52:34
Bike
4:44:58
Run
3:27:27
9:20:02
Swim
57:25
Bike
5:13:06
Run
3:05:32
9:27:42
Swim
1:06:07
Bike
5:06:22
Run
3:10:42
9:34:02
Swim
52:29
Bike
5:16:21
Run
3:20:36
9:35:15
Swim
1:05:22
Bike
5:05:56
Run
3:20:01
9:44:44
Swim
56:14
Bike
5:21:36
Run
3:22:20
10:01:50
Swim
1:02:56
Bike
5:15:06
Run
3:37:54
10:08:43
Swim
1:06:00
Bike
5:18:55
Run
3:37:25
10:11:05
Swim
57:42
Bike
5:28:45
Run
3:38:46
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Yvonne Van VlerkenNL8:51:13Winner57:24—4:44:15—3:05:4495.62
2Sarissa De VriesNL9:09:44—52:34—4:44:58—3:27:2772.23
3Hanna MaksimovaBY9:20:02—57:25—5:13:06—3:05:3259.22
4Lina-Kristin SchinkDE9:27:42—1:06:07—5:06:22—3:10:4249.53
5Lucie ZelenkovaCZ9:34:02—52:29—5:16:21—3:20:3641.53
6Simona KrivankovaCZ9:35:15—1:05:22—5:05:56—3:20:0140.00
7Sonja SkevinHR9:44:44—56:14—5:21:36—3:22:2028.02
8Julia MaiDE10:01:50—1:02:56—5:15:06—3:37:546.42
9Kristin LieNO10:08:43—1:06:00—5:18:55—3:37:25—
10Corine NelenNL10:11:05—57:42—5:28:45—3:38:46—
11Anne ZijderveldNL10:40:00—1:01:18—5:36:08—3:52:36—
DNFKathrin WaltherDEDNF—1:01:26—5:19:06———
DNFVanessa PereiraPTDNF—1:05:37—————
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