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2008 Challenge Roth

July 12, 2008 · Roth, Germany

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
40
27 men · 13 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Patrick Vernay won in 8:09:34 with a +3:19 margin. Patrick Vernay had the fastest run (2:47:36).

Women: Yvonne Van Vlerken won in 8:45:48 with a +1:17 margin. Yvonne Van Vlerken had the fastest run (2:54:22).

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Race summary

2008 Challenge Roth 2008 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Patrick Vernay in 8:09:34

Margin: +3:19

Fastest bike: Torbjorn Sindballe - 4:22:16

Fastest run: Patrick Vernay - 2:47:36

Top points: Patrick Vernay - 59.71 pts

Field: 27/27 finishers

Race summary

2008 Challenge Roth 2008 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Yvonne Van Vlerken in 8:45:48

Margin: +1:17

Fastest bike: Belinda Granger - 4:50:24

Fastest run: Yvonne Van Vlerken - 2:54:22

Top points: Yvonne Van Vlerken - 89.72 pts

Field: 13/13 finishers

Men race summary

27 finishers from 27 starters

Winner
Patrick Vernay
8:09:34
Winning margin
+3:19
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Pete Jacobs · 46:06
Fastest bike
Torbjorn Sindballe · 4:22:16
Fastest run
Patrick Vernay · 2:47:36
Top points
Patrick Vernay
59.71 pts

Women race summary

13 finishers from 13 starters

Winner
Yvonne Van Vlerken
8:45:48
Winning margin
+1:17
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Ute Mueckel · 48:43
Fastest bike
Belinda Granger · 4:50:24
Fastest run
Yvonne Van Vlerken · 2:54:22
Top points
Yvonne Van Vlerken
89.72 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Pete Jacobs
    Finish 2
    46:06
  2. 2
    Torbjorn Sindballe
    Finish 3
    47:51
  3. 3
    Lawrence van Lingen
    Finish 27
    48:38

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Torbjorn Sindballe
    Finish 3
    4:22:16
  2. 2
    Thomas Hellriegel
    Finish 6
    4:27:31
  3. 3
    Chris McDonald
    Finish 4
    4:29:38

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Patrick Vernay
    Finish 1
    2:47:36
  2. 2
    Francois Chabaud
    Finish 5
    2:48:45
  3. 3
    Stephan Vuckovic
    Finish 9
    2:49:16
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
    Ute Mueckel
    Finish 10
    48:43
  2. 2
    Belinda Granger
    Finish 4
    48:49
  3. 3
    Gina Crawford
    Finish 3
    48:52

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Belinda Granger
    Finish 4
    4:50:24
  2. 2
    Erika Csomor
    Finish 2
    4:54:10
  3. 3
    Yvonne Van Vlerken
    Finish 1
    4:54:11

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Yvonne Van Vlerken
    Finish 1
    2:54:22
  2. 2
    Erika Csomor
    Finish 2
    2:55:54
  3. 3
    Gina Crawford
    Finish 3
    3:03:08
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: 8:09:34
🥇#1
NC
Patrick Vernay
8:09:34
59.71 pts
🥈#2
AU
Pete Jacobs
8:12:53
54.92 pts
🥉#3
DK
Torbjorn Sindballe
8:15:59
50.45 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 8:45:48
🥇#1
NL
Yvonne Van Vlerken
8:45:48
89.72 pts
🥈#2
HU
Erika Csomor
8:47:05
88.07 pts
🥉#3
NZ
Gina Crawford
8:57:18
74.92 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
Patrick Vernay1Pete Jacobs2Torbjorn Sindballe3Chris Mc Donald4Francois Chabaud5Thomas Hellriegel6Markus Forster7Swen Sundberg8

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 Vlerken1Erika Csomor2Gina Crawford3Belinda Granger4Rebekah Keat5Hillary Biscay6Leanda Cave7Charlotte Paul8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

27 participants

8:09:34
Swim
48:47
Bike
4:30:28
Run
2:47:36
8:12:53
Swim
46:06
Bike
4:33:18
Run
2:50:53
8:15:59
Swim
47:51
Bike
4:22:16
Run
3:02:42
8:20:59
Swim
50:02
Bike
4:29:38
Run
2:58:25
8:23:44
Swim
48:47
Bike
4:42:58
Run
2:48:45
8:25:19
Swim
49:00
Bike
4:27:31
Run
3:04:26
8:29:19
Swim
53:02
Bike
4:42:41
Run
2:50:28
8:30:47
Swim
48:58
Bike
4:39:46
Run
2:58:55
8:31:33
Swim
48:42
Bike
4:50:08
Run
2:49:16
8:34:55
Swim
53:09
Bike
4:42:35
Run
2:55:59
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Patrick VernayNC8:09:34Winner48:47—4:30:28—2:47:3659.71
2Pete JacobsAU8:12:53—46:06—4:33:18—2:50:5354.92
3Torbjorn SindballeDK8:15:59—47:51—4:22:16—3:02:4250.45
4Chris McDonaldAU8:20:59—50:02—4:29:38—2:58:2543.23
5Francois ChabaudFR8:23:44—48:47—4:42:58—2:48:4539.25
6Thomas HellriegelDE8:25:19—49:00—4:27:31—3:04:2636.97
7Markus ForsterDE8:29:19—53:02—4:42:41—2:50:2831.19
8Swen SundbergDE8:30:47—48:58—4:39:46—2:58:5529.07
9Stephan VuckovicDE8:31:33—48:42—4:50:08—2:49:1627.97
10Marc PschebizinDE8:34:55—53:09—4:42:35—2:55:5923.10
11Luke DragstraCA8:39:52—49:05—4:46:27—3:01:0315.96
12Bernd HagenDE8:40:26—53:28—4:48:37—2:53:5415.14
13Justin GrangerAU8:43:39—49:08—4:49:51—3:00:1210.49
14Bernd EichhornDE8:46:31—51:07—4:51:24—3:00:296.35
15John NewsomNZ8:51:27—48:52—4:59:19—3:00:18—
16Margus TammEE8:53:20—53:35—4:48:31—3:07:24—
17Bo BallegaardDK8:54:13—49:14—4:49:41—3:12:01—
18Christopher MartinUS8:54:51—49:59—4:50:47—3:09:23—
19Raynard TissinkZA8:55:59—49:07—4:44:20—3:18:23—
20Andreas WolpertDE8:56:33—53:48—4:53:22—3:03:40—
21Erik Clavery8:57:01—1:01:08—4:53:35—2:58:10—
22Kit Stokes9:01:22—1:00:18—4:53:30—3:03:46—
23Alfred RahmDE9:02:12—54:30—4:58:29—3:04:12—
24Bevan EylesNZ9:05:39—53:39—4:55:46—3:12:49—
25Bevan LeachAU9:21:31—49:56—4:49:28—3:37:55—
26Konstantin BachorDE9:22:21—48:45—4:30:20—4:00:22—
27Lawrence van Lingen9:41:50—48:38—5:08:14—3:40:54—

Female Pro Results

13 participants

8:45:48
Swim
53:47
Bike
4:54:11
Run
2:54:22
8:47:05
Swim
53:37
Bike
4:54:10
Run
2:55:54
8:57:18
Swim
48:52
Bike
5:01:42
Run
3:03:08
8:58:08
Swim
48:49
Bike
4:50:24
Run
3:15:10
9:02:34
Swim
48:55
Bike
5:06:12
Run
3:03:42
9:24:19
Swim
48:59
Bike
5:09:59
Run
3:22:03
9:28:03
Swim
53:02
Bike
5:13:17
Run
3:17:59
9:41:11
Swim
54:33
Bike
5:19:33
Run
3:22:43
9:41:36
Swim
53:05
Bike
5:28:56
Run
3:16:33
9:49:31
Swim
48:43
Bike
5:22:31
Run
3:34:47
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Yvonne Van VlerkenNL8:45:48Winner53:47—4:54:11—2:54:2289.72
2Erika CsomorHU8:47:05—53:37—4:54:10—2:55:5488.07
3Gina CrawfordNZ8:57:18—48:52—5:01:42—3:03:0874.92
4Belinda GrangerAU8:58:08—48:49—4:50:24—3:15:1073.84
5Rebekah KeatAU9:02:34—48:55—5:06:12—3:03:4268.14
6Hillary BiscayUS9:24:19—48:59—5:09:59—3:22:0340.13
7Leanda CaveGB9:28:03—53:02—5:13:17—3:17:5935.33
8Charlotte PaulAU9:41:11—54:33—5:19:33—3:22:4318.42
9Amelia PearsonAU9:41:36—53:05—5:28:56—3:16:3317.88
10Ute MueckelDE9:49:31—48:43—5:22:31—3:34:477.69
11Jennifer LehmlerDE9:52:01—49:20—5:26:27—3:32:254.47
12Ladislava CisarovskaCH10:07:53—57:27—5:41:20—3:21:06—
13Celia KuchDE10:25:37—59:45—5:38:47—3:42:27—