2009 Challenge Roth

July 11, 2009 · Roth, Germany

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
43
29 men · 14 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Michael Goehner won in 7:55:53 with a +6:08 margin. Michael Goehner had the fastest run (2:41:17).

Women: Chrissie Wellington won in 8:31:59 with a +7:25 margin. Rebekah Keat had the fastest run (2:55:28).

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Race summary

2009 Challenge Roth 2009 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Michael Goehner in 7:55:53

Margin: +6:08

Fastest bike: Normann Stadler - 4:14:42

Fastest run: Michael Goehner - 2:41:17

Top points: Michael Goehner - 75.15 pts

Field: 29/29 finishers

Race summary

2009 Challenge Roth 2009 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Chrissie Wellington in 8:31:59

Margin: +7:25

Fastest bike: Chrissie Wellington - 4:40:28

Fastest run: Rebekah Keat - 2:55:28

Top points: Chrissie Wellington - 103.39 pts

Field: 14/14 finishers

Men race summary

29 finishers from 29 starters

Winner
Michael Goehner
7:55:53
Winning margin
+6:08
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Pete Jacobs · 45:57
Fastest bike
Normann Stadler · 4:14:42
Fastest run
Michael Goehner · 2:41:17
Top points
Michael Goehner
75.15 pts

Women race summary

14 finishers from 14 starters

Winner
Chrissie Wellington
8:31:59
Winning margin
+7:25
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Leanda Cave · 47:37
Fastest bike
Chrissie Wellington · 4:40:28
Fastest run
Rebekah Keat · 2:55:28
Top points
Chrissie Wellington
103.39 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Pete Jacobs
    Finish 2
    45:57
  2. 2
    Martin Wagner
    Finish 15
    47:27
  3. 47:34

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 4:14:42
  2. 2
    4:21:01
  3. 4:21:25

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 2:41:17
  2. 2:46:58
  3. 3
    2:47:33
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
    Leanda Cave
    Finish 9
    47:37
  2. 2
    Rebekah Keat
    Finish 2
    50:21
  3. 50:28

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 4:40:28
  2. 4:48:26
  3. 4:48:55

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Rebekah Keat
    Finish 2
    2:55:28
  2. 2:57:32
  3. 3:03:57
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: 7:55:53
🥇#1
DE
Michael Goehner
7:55:53
75.15 pts
🥈#2
AU
Pete Jacobs
8:02:01
66.24 pts
🥉#3
NZ
Richard Ussher
8:02:15
65.90 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 8:31:59
🥇#1
GB
Chrissie Wellington
8:31:59
103.39 pts
🥈#2
AU
Rebekah Keat
8:39:24
93.78 pts
🥉#3
GB
Catriona Morrison
8:48:11
82.40 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

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

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

29 participants

7:55:53
Swim
50:30
Bike
4:21:25
Run
2:41:17
8:02:01
Swim
45:57
Bike
4:23:47
Run
2:49:13
8:02:15
Swim
50:31
Bike
4:22:02
Run
2:46:58
8:03:43
Swim
48:56
Bike
4:14:42
Run
2:56:51
8:03:46
Swim
47:44
Bike
4:25:08
Run
2:48:05
8:06:01
Swim
50:31
Bike
4:22:21
Run
2:50:22
8:07:18
Swim
47:34
Bike
4:24:16
Run
2:52:38
8:07:50
Swim
50:27
Bike
4:21:48
Run
2:53:10
8:13:51
Swim
49:02
Bike
4:24:05
Run
2:58:10
8:15:03
Swim
53:13
Bike
4:30:30
Run
2:47:33
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Michael GoehnerDE7:55:53Winner50:304:21:252:41:1775.15
2Pete JacobsAU8:02:0145:574:23:472:49:1366.24
3Richard UssherNZ8:02:1550:314:22:022:46:5865.90
4Normann StadlerDE8:03:4348:564:14:422:56:5163.77
5Patrick VernayNC8:03:4647:444:25:082:48:0563.70
6Olaf SabatschusDE8:06:0150:314:22:212:50:2260.43
7Raynard TissinkZA8:07:1847:344:24:162:52:3858.56
8Swen SundbergDE8:07:5050:274:21:482:53:1057.79
9Luke DragstraCA8:13:5149:024:24:052:58:1049.04
10Petr VabrousekCZ8:15:0353:134:30:302:47:3347.30
11Chris McDonaldAU8:17:3950:304:22:313:01:3943.52
12Graeme StewartGB8:23:3950:304:34:142:55:5834.80
13David BardiFR8:23:5547:404:25:313:06:3934.42
14Jose JeulandFR8:26:5151:514:35:012:54:4330.15
15Martin WagnerDE8:27:3947:274:37:412:59:0628.99
16Benjamin RossmannDE8:28:2359:574:35:212:49:5927.93
17Clemens CoenenDE8:31:3750:554:21:013:16:4523.23
18Marcus OrnellasBR8:32:3347:354:35:353:06:1321.87
19Kai HundertmarckDE8:37:4654:564:32:213:06:0514.29
20Jozsef MajorHU8:38:3754:474:31:283:08:5413.06
21Bernd EichhornDE8:38:5850:264:40:203:05:0712.55
22Margus TammEE8:43:0055:464:43:573:00:036.69
23Hywel DaviesGB8:44:3456:144:39:063:05:304.41
24Marco SchreckDE8:47:3554:514:54:202:54:140.03
25Bernd HagenDE8:50:1553:504:53:072:59:45
26Ain-Alar JuhansonEE8:54:1553:584:27:123:28:39
27Justin GrangerAU8:55:0250:204:44:503:16:28
28Paul WestwoodNZ9:00:1754:524:59:283:02:24
29Kim JensenDK10:05:201:12:185:22:233:25:09

Female Pro Results

14 participants

Swim
50:28
Bike
4:40:28
Run
2:57:32
8:39:24
Swim
50:21
Bike
4:50:10
Run
2:55:28
Swim
51:46
Bike
4:48:55
Run
3:03:57
8:59:42
Swim
53:16
Bike
4:54:37
Run
3:08:29
9:12:12
Swim
51:48
Bike
4:48:26
Run
3:28:14
9:25:24
Swim
1:02:27
Bike
5:06:56
Run
3:11:00
9:25:43
Swim
53:15
Bike
5:16:45
Run
3:12:51
9:31:02
Swim
55:54
Bike
5:14:04
Run
3:18:10
9:46:49
Swim
47:37
Bike
5:12:11
Run
3:41:55
9:53:04
Swim
56:09
Bike
5:15:26
Run
3:37:11
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Chrissie WellingtonGB8:31:59Winner50:284:40:282:57:32103.39
2Rebekah KeatAU8:39:2450:214:50:102:55:2893.78
3Catriona MorrisonGB8:48:1151:464:48:553:03:5782.40
4Erika CsomorHU8:59:4253:164:54:373:08:2967.48
5Belinda GrangerAU9:12:1251:484:48:263:28:1451.29
6Jessica JacobsUS9:25:241:02:275:06:563:11:0034.19
7Katja RabeDE9:25:4353:155:16:453:12:5133.78
8Nicole BestDE9:31:0255:545:14:043:18:1026.89
9Leanda CaveGB9:46:4947:375:12:113:41:556.44
10Charlotte PaulAU9:53:0456:095:15:263:37:11
11Celia KuchDE10:08:0459:245:20:513:42:47
12Lucy Haywood10:15:091:02:245:35:173:33:49
13Rita CorreiaBR10:36:3059:265:45:583:43:43
14Kristina WiegandDE10:40:251:02:185:42:593:50:41