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2021 Challenge Budva

October 9, 2021 · Budva, Montenegro

Data: Challenge™ · Updated 7/3/2025 · Quality: unknownHow data works
Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
20
13 men · 7 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Magnus Ditlev won in 3:46:29 with a +1:52 margin. Ruedi Wild had the fastest run (1:09:45).

Women: Lucy Buckingham won in 4:17:09 with a +2:14 margin. Els Visser had the fastest run (1:19:57).

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Race summary

2021 Challenge Budva 2021 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Magnus Ditlev in 3:46:29

Margin: +1:52

Fastest bike: Magnus Ditlev - 2:06:00

Fastest run: Ruedi Wild - 1:09:45

Top points: Magnus Ditlev - 87.35 pts

Field: 13/13 finishers

Race summary

2021 Challenge Budva 2021 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Lucy Buckingham in 4:17:09

Margin: +2:14

Fastest bike: Emma Bilham - 2:28:19

Fastest run: Els Visser - 1:19:57

Top points: Lucy Buckingham - 71.85 pts

Field: 7/7 finishers

Men race summary

13 finishers from 13 starters

Winner
Magnus Ditlev
3:46:29
Winning margin
+1:52
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Mattia Ceccarelli · 23:09
Fastest bike
Magnus Ditlev · 2:06:00
Fastest run
Ruedi Wild · 1:09:45
Top points
Magnus Ditlev
87.35 pts

Women race summary

7 finishers from 7 starters

Winner
Lucy Buckingham
4:17:09
Winning margin
+2:14
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Lucy Buckingham · 24:18
Fastest bike
Emma Bilham · 2:28:19
Fastest run
Els Visser · 1:19:57
Top points
Lucy Buckingham
71.85 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Mattia Ceccarelli
    Finish 5
    23:09
  2. 2
    Ognjen Stojanović
    Finish 7
    23:25
  3. 3
    Patrick Lange
    Finish 2
    23:28

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Magnus Ditlev
    Finish 1
    2:06:00
  2. 2
    Patrick Lange
    Finish 2
    2:11:46
  3. 3
    Nils Frommhold
    Finish 4
    2:11:56

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Ruedi Wild
    Finish 3
    1:09:45
  2. 2
    Patrick Lange
    Finish 2
    1:10:26
  3. 3
    Ognjen Stojanović
    Finish 7
    1:10:46
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
    Lucy Buckingham
    Finish 1
    24:18
  2. 2
    Emma Bilham
    Finish 2
    27:05
  3. 3
    Margie Santimaria
    Finish 5
    27:11

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Emma Bilham
    Finish 2
    2:28:19
  2. 2
    Lucy Buckingham
    Finish 1
    2:30:01
  3. 3
    Els Visser
    Finish 3
    2:30:06

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Els Visser
    Finish 3
    1:19:57
  2. 2
    Lucy Buckingham
    Finish 1
    1:20:22
  3. 3
    Emma Bilham
    Finish 2
    1:21:35
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: 3:46:29
🥇#1
DK
Magnus Ditlev
3:46:29
87.35 pts
🥈#2
DE
Patrick Lange
3:48:21
81.75 pts
🥉#3
CH
Ruedi Wild
3:50:43
74.66 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:17:09
🥇#1
GB
Lucy Buckingham
4:17:09
71.85 pts
🥈#2
CH
Emma Bilham
4:19:23
65.82 pts
🥉#3
NL
Els Visser
4:21:41
59.61 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
Magnus Ditlev1Patrick Lange2Ruedi Wild3Nils Frommhold4Mattia Ceccarelli5Tobias Dahl Thomsen6Ognjen Stojanović7Andrej Vistica8

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 7
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#2#3#4#5#6#7
Lucy Buckingham1Emma Bilham2Els Visser3Gabriella Zelinka4Margie Santimaria5Nikola Corbova6Melanie Baumann7

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

13 participants

3:46:29
Swim
24:20
Bike
2:06:00
Run
1:13:15
3:48:21
Swim
23:28
Bike
2:11:46
Run
1:10:26
3:50:43
Swim
24:25
Bike
2:14:08
Run
1:09:45
3:51:27
Swim
23:30
Bike
2:11:56
Run
1:13:36
3:53:45
Swim
23:09
Bike
2:12:13
Run
1:15:58
3:56:00
Swim
24:55
Bike
2:14:19
Run
1:13:44
3:56:17
Swim
23:25
Bike
2:19:23
Run
1:10:46
3:58:30
Swim
27:41
Bike
2:14:02
Run
1:12:07
3:58:50
Swim
24:19
Bike
2:13:41
Run
1:17:19
4:00:13
Swim
24:49
Bike
2:19:55
Run
1:12:46
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Magnus DitlevDK3:46:29Winner24:20—2:06:00—1:13:1587.35
2Patrick LangeDE3:48:21—23:28—2:11:46—1:10:2681.75
3Ruedi WildCH3:50:43—24:25—2:14:08—1:09:4574.66
4Nils FrommholdDE3:51:27—23:30—2:11:56—1:13:3672.46
5Mattia CeccarelliIT3:53:45—23:09—2:12:13—1:15:5865.56
6Tobias Dahl ThomsenDK3:56:00—24:55—2:14:19—1:13:4458.81
7Ognjen StojanovićRS3:56:17—23:25—2:19:23—1:10:4657.96
8Andrej VisticaHR3:58:30—27:41—2:14:02—1:12:0751.31
9Alberto Eugenio Casillas GarciaES3:58:50—24:19—2:13:41—1:17:1950.31
10Andrea PizzeghellaIT4:00:13—24:49—2:19:55—1:12:4646.16
11Samuel BoettingerDE4:03:42—29:13—2:17:05—1:14:3735.71
12Zoltan PetsukHU4:10:23—24:16—2:27:26—1:15:4615.67
13Primoz KirnSI4:29:24—30:55—2:29:05—1:25:20—

Female Pro Results

7 participants

4:17:09
Swim
24:18
Bike
2:30:01
Run
1:20:22
4:19:23
Swim
27:05
Bike
2:28:19
Run
1:21:35
4:21:41
Swim
29:03
Bike
2:30:06
Run
1:19:57
4:30:33
Swim
29:06
Bike
2:35:05
Run
1:23:17
4:37:00
Swim
27:11
Bike
2:40:03
Run
1:26:47
4:43:38
Swim
31:53
Bike
2:43:36
Run
1:24:53
5:10:13
Swim
38:30
Bike
2:58:20
Run
1:28:40
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Lucy BuckinghamGB4:17:09Winner24:18—2:30:01—1:20:2271.85
2Emma BilhamCH4:19:23—27:05—2:28:19—1:21:3565.82
3Els VisserNL4:21:41—29:03—2:30:06—1:19:5759.61
4Gabriella ZelinkaHU4:30:33—29:06—2:35:05—1:23:1735.65
5Margie SantimariaIT4:37:00—27:11—2:40:03—1:26:4718.22
6Nikola CorbovaSK4:43:38—31:53—2:43:36—1:24:530.30
7Melanie BaumannCH5:10:13—38:30—2:58:20—1:28:40—