2018 Challenge Riccione

May 5, 2018 · Rimini, Italy

Data: Challenge™ · Updated 7/4/2025 · Quality: unknownHow data works

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Distance

Half-Iron (70.3 miles)

Middle Distance

Field size

34

24 men · 10 women

Men SOF

Unavailable

Women SOF

Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Giulio Molinari won in 4:00:58 with a +0:52 margin. No run split leader.

Women: Yvonne Van Vlerken won in 4:37:18 with a +4:12 margin. No run split leader.

Men race summary

24 finishers from 24 starters

Winner

Giulio Molinari

4:00:58

Winning margin

+0:52

Gap to second place

Fastest swim

Split unavailable

Fastest bike

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Fastest run

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Top points

Giulio Molinari

67.81 pts

Women race summary

10 finishers from 10 starters

Winner

Yvonne Van Vlerken

4:37:18

Winning margin

+4:12

Gap to second place

Fastest swim

Split unavailable

Fastest bike

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Fastest run

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Top points

Yvonne Van Vlerken

50.73 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

Split unavailable.

T1

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Bike

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T2

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Run

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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

Split unavailable.

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

Split unavailable.

T2

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Run

Split unavailable.

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: 4:00:58

🥇#1

IT

Giulio Molinari

4:00:58

67.81 pts

🥈#2

AT

Thomas Steger

4:01:50

65.29 pts

🥉#3

DE

Frederic Funk

4:04:31

57.51 pts

🥈#2

AT

Thomas Steger

4:01:50

65.29 pts

🥇#1

IT

Giulio Molinari

4:00:58

67.81 pts

🥉#3

DE

Frederic Funk

4:04:31

57.51 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:37:18

🥇#1

NL

Yvonne Van Vlerken

4:37:18

50.73 pts

🥈#2

IT

Margie Santimaria

4:41:30

39.89 pts

🥉#3

AT

Bianca Steurer

4:42:44

36.70 pts

🥈#2

IT

Margie Santimaria

4:41:30

39.89 pts

🥇#1

NL

Yvonne Van Vlerken

4:37:18

50.73 pts

🥉#3

AT

Bianca Steurer

4:42:44

36.70 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

Giulio Molinari1 Thomas Steger2 Frederic Funk3 Jaroslav Kovacic4 Christian Birngruber5 Ivan Kalashnikov6 Patrick Dirksmeier7 Markus Hoermann8

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

Yvonne Van Vlerken1 Margie Santimaria2 Bianca Steurer3 Lisa Roberts4 Ewa Komander5 Celine Schaerer6 Carolin Lehrieder7 Federica De Nicola8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

24 participants

1

Giulio Molinari

IT

4:00:58

Swim

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2

AT

4:01:50

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3

DE

4:04:31

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4

Jaroslav Kovacic

SI

4:06:01

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5

Christian Birngruber

AT

4:07:14

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6

Ivan Kalashnikov

RU

4:08:56

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7

Patrick Dirksmeier

DE

4:10:39

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8

Markus Hoermann

DE

4:10:46

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9

GB

4:11:45

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10

Markus Fachbach

DE

4:13:09

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Pos	Athlete	Time	Gap	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Points
1	Giulio MolinariIT	4:00:58	Winner	—	—	—	—	—	67.81
2	Thomas StegerAT	4:01:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	65.29
3	Frederic FunkDE	4:04:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	57.51
4	Jaroslav KovacicSI	4:06:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	53.16
5	Christian BirngruberAT	4:07:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	49.63
6	Ivan KalashnikovRU	4:08:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	44.70
7	Patrick DirksmeierDE	4:10:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	39.72
8	Markus HoermannDE	4:10:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	39.39
9	Henry IrvineGB	4:11:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	36.53
10	Markus FachbachDE	4:13:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	32.47
11	Federico IncardonaIT	4:13:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	31.55
12	Massimo CiganaIT	4:13:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	31.07
13	Marc UngerDE	4:14:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	29.62
14	Mattia CamporesiIT	4:14:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	28.17
15	Sam ProctorGB	4:15:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	24.93
16	Niclas BaldaufAT	4:17:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	18.46
17	Timothy Van HoutemBE	4:18:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	17.49
18	Pierre BaltiIT	4:19:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.26
19	Romain GarcinFR	4:20:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.96
20	Michael GoehnerDE	4:20:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.72
21	Marcus WoellnerDE	4:22:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.68
22	Davide RossettiIT	4:23:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.54
23	Julian ErhardtDE	4:25:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	Massimiliano SansoneIT	4:27:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Female Pro Results

10 participants

1

Yvonne Van Vlerken

NL

4:37:18

Swim

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2

Margie Santimaria

IT

4:41:30

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3

AT

4:42:44

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4

US

4:45:50

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5

PL

4:46:05

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6

Celine Schaerer

CH

4:51:14

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7

Carolin Lehrieder

DE

4:55:14

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8

Federica De Nicola

IT

4:55:47

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IT

4:55:47

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US

5:02:10

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Pos	Athlete	Time	Gap	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Points
1	Yvonne Van VlerkenNL	4:37:18	Winner	—	—	—	—	—	50.73
2	Margie SantimariaIT	4:41:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	39.89
3	Bianca SteurerAT	4:42:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	36.70
4	Lisa RobertsUS	4:45:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	28.70
5	Ewa KomanderPL	4:46:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	28.05
6	Celine SchaererCH	4:51:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.76
7	Carolin LehriederDE	4:55:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.43
8	Federica De NicolaIT	4:55:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.01
9	Sharon SpimiIT	4:55:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.01
10	Laurel WassnerUS	5:02:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—