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2014 Challenge Melbourne

February 1, 2014 · Melbourne, Australia

Data: Challenge™ · Updated 7/7/2025 · Quality: unknownHow data works

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Half-Iron
Field size
21
14 men · 7 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Tim Van Berkel won in 3:52:37 with a +0:53 margin. Tim Van Berkel had the fastest run (1:16:21).

Women: Annabel Luxford won in 4:16:01 with a +4:04 margin. Rebecca Hoschke had the fastest run (1:25:22).

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Race summary

2014 Challenge Melbourne 2014 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Tim Van Berkel in 3:52:37

Margin: +0:53

Fastest bike: Clayton Fettell - 2:01:27

Fastest run: Tim Van Berkel - 1:16:21

Top points: Tim Van Berkel - 44.14 pts

Field: 14/14 finishers

Race summary

2014 Challenge Melbourne 2014 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Annabel Luxford in 4:16:01

Margin: +4:04

Fastest bike: Annabel Luxford - 2:18:16

Fastest run: Rebecca Hoschke - 1:25:22

Top points: Annabel Luxford - 58.75 pts

Field: 7/7 finishers

Men race summary

14 finishers from 14 starters

Winner
Tim Van Berkel
3:52:37
Winning margin
+0:53
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Todd Skipworth · 24:18
Fastest bike
Clayton Fettell · 2:01:27
Fastest run
Tim Van Berkel · 1:16:21
Top points
Tim Van Berkel
44.14 pts

Women race summary

7 finishers from 7 starters

Winner
Annabel Luxford
4:16:01
Winning margin
+4:04
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Annabel Luxford · 27:21
Fastest bike
Annabel Luxford · 2:18:16
Fastest run
Rebecca Hoschke · 1:25:22
Top points
Annabel Luxford
58.75 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Todd Skipworth
    Finish 4
    24:18
  2. 2
    Clayton Fettell
    Finish 5
    24:18
  3. 3
    Michael Fox
    Finish 3
    25:28

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Clayton Fettell
    Finish 5
    2:01:27
  2. 2
    Tim Van Berkel
    Finish 1
    2:05:56
  3. 3
    John Polson
    Finish 2
    2:05:56

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Tim Van Berkel
    Finish 1
    1:16:21
  2. 2
    John Polson
    Finish 2
    1:17:12
  3. 3
    Michael Fox
    Finish 3
    1:17:41
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.

Women split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Annabel Luxford
    Finish 1
    27:21
  2. 2
    Caroline Steffen
    Finish 2
    27:25
  3. 3
    Madeleine Oldfield
    Finish 4
    30:40

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Annabel Luxford
    Finish 1
    2:18:16
  2. 2
    Hannah Lawrence
    Finish 6
    2:22:04
  3. 3
    Rebecca Hoschke
    Finish 3
    2:22:27

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Rebecca Hoschke
    Finish 3
    1:25:22
  2. 2
    Caroline Steffen
    Finish 2
    1:26:05
  3. 3
    Annabel Luxford
    Finish 1
    1:26:35
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: 3:52:37
🥇#1
AU
Tim Van Berkel
3:52:37
44.14 pts
🥈#2
AU
John Polson
3:53:30
41.40 pts
🥉#3
AU
Michael Fox
3:53:58
39.95 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:16:01
🥇#1
AU
Annabel Luxford
4:16:01
58.75 pts
🥈#2
CH
Caroline Steffen
4:20:05
47.51 pts
🥉#3
AU
Rebecca Hoschke
4:25:29
32.58 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
Tim Van Berkel1John Polson2Michael Fox3Todd Skipworth4Clayton Fettell5Casey Munro6Joshua Rix7Nathan Barry8

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
Annabel Luxford1Caroline Steffen2Rebecca Hoschke3Madeleine Oldfield4Wendy Mc Alpine5Hannah Lawrence6Julia Grant7

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

14 participants

3:52:37
Swim
26:16
Bike
2:05:56
Run
1:16:21
3:53:30
Swim
26:14
Bike
2:05:56
Run
1:17:12
3:53:58
Swim
25:28
Bike
2:07:22
Run
1:17:41
3:54:32
Swim
24:18
Bike
2:08:28
Run
1:18:21
3:55:01
Swim
24:18
Bike
2:01:27
Run
1:25:08
3:56:26
Swim
25:33
Bike
2:06:20
Run
1:19:52
3:58:15
Swim
26:28
Bike
2:06:21
Run
1:21:55
4:00:32
Swim
26:13
Bike
2:06:48
Run
1:23:54
4:04:48
Swim
26:21
Bike
2:06:09
Run
1:28:24
4:04:57
Swim
25:31
Bike
2:06:57
Run
1:28:33
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Tim Van BerkelAU3:52:37Winner26:16—2:05:56—1:16:2144.14
2John PolsonAU3:53:30—26:14—2:05:56—1:17:1241.40
3Michael FoxAU3:53:58—25:28—2:07:22—1:17:4139.95
4Todd SkipworthAU3:54:32—24:18—2:08:28—1:18:2138.19
5Clayton FettellAU3:55:01—24:18—2:01:27—1:25:0836.69
6Casey MunroAU3:56:26—25:33—2:06:20—1:19:5232.29
7Joshua RixAU3:58:15—26:28—2:06:21—1:21:5526.64
8Nathan Barry4:00:32—26:13—2:06:48—1:23:5419.55
9Bryan RhodesNZ4:04:48—26:21—2:06:09—1:28:246.30
10Tim GreenAU4:04:57—25:31—2:06:57—1:28:335.83
11Mitchell AndersonAU4:06:51—30:32—2:06:48—1:25:10—
12Brad WauerAU4:11:15—27:26—2:13:41—1:25:32—
13Lachlan KerinAU4:17:00—27:19—2:12:29—1:32:49—
14Benjamin WilliamsUS4:41:55—30:12—2:39:25—1:27:21—

Female Pro Results

7 participants

4:16:01
Swim
27:21
Bike
2:18:16
Run
1:26:35
4:20:05
Swim
27:25
Bike
2:22:33
Run
1:26:05
4:25:29
Swim
33:04
Bike
2:22:27
Run
1:25:22
4:31:30
Swim
30:40
Bike
2:27:27
Run
1:29:36
4:32:01
Swim
30:41
Bike
2:23:00
Run
1:33:01
4:36:51
Swim
33:43
Bike
2:22:04
Run
1:36:27
4:50:40
Swim
30:49
Bike
2:24:23
Run
1:50:40
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Annabel LuxfordAU4:16:01Winner27:21—2:18:16—1:26:3558.75
2Caroline SteffenCH4:20:05—27:25—2:22:33—1:26:0547.51
3Rebecca HoschkeAU4:25:29—33:04—2:22:27—1:25:2232.58
4Madeleine OldfieldAU4:31:30—30:40—2:27:27—1:29:3615.94
5Wendy McAlpineAU4:32:01—30:41—2:23:00—1:33:0114.51
6Hannah LawrenceNZ4:36:51—33:43—2:22:04—1:36:271.15
7Julia GrantNZ4:50:40—30:49—2:24:23—1:50:40—