2018 Challenge "The Championship" Samorin

June 2, 2018 · Samorin, Slovenia

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
39
22 men · 17 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Lionel Sanders won in 3:43:28 with a +1:05 margin. Adam Bowden had the fastest run (1:09:54).

Women: Lucy Charles-Barclay won in 4:06:10 with a +1:49 margin. Anne Haug had the fastest run (1:15:59).

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Race summary

2018 Challenge "The Championship" Samorin 2018 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Lionel Sanders in 3:43:28

Margin: +1:05

Fastest bike: Lionel Sanders - 1:58:17

Fastest run: Adam Bowden - 1:09:54

Top points: Lionel Sanders - 98.75 pts

Field: 18/22 finishers

Race summary

2018 Challenge "The Championship" Samorin 2018 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Lucy Charles-Barclay in 4:06:10

Margin: +1:49

Fastest bike: Kimberley Morrison - 2:12:38

Fastest run: Anne Haug - 1:15:59

Top points: Lucy Charles-Barclay - 111.71 pts

Field: 14/17 finishers

Men race summary

18 finishers from 22 starters

Winner
Lionel Sanders
3:43:28
Winning margin
+1:05
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Florian Angert · 25:22
Fastest bike
Lionel Sanders · 1:58:17
Fastest run
Adam Bowden · 1:09:54
Top points
Lionel Sanders
98.75 pts

Women race summary

14 finishers from 17 starters

Winner
Lucy Charles-Barclay
4:06:10
Winning margin
+1:49
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Lucy Charles-Barclay · 26:11
Fastest bike
Kimberley Morrison · 2:12:38
Fastest run
Anne Haug · 1:15:59
Top points
Lucy Charles-Barclay
111.71 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 25:22
  2. 2
    Sam Appleton
    Finish 13
    25:33
  3. 3
    Adam Bowden
    Finish 8
    25:36

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1:58:17
  2. 2
    1:58:50
  3. 1:58:53

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Adam Bowden
    Finish 8
    1:09:54
  2. 1:10:49
  3. 1:13:00
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. 26:11
  2. 28:19
  3. 3
    28:22

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 2:12:38
  2. 2:13:00
  3. 2:14:06

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Anne Haug
    Finish 2
    1:15:59
  2. 1:21:01
  3. 3
    Kaisa Sali
    Finish 5
    1:21:28
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: 3:43:28
🥇#1
CA
Lionel Sanders
3:43:28
98.75 pts
🥈#2
DE
Sebastian Kienle
3:44:33
95.52 pts
🥉#3
DE
Florian Angert
3:47:23
87.05 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:06:10
🥇#1
GB
Lucy Charles-Barclay
4:06:10
111.71 pts
🥈#2
DE
Anne Haug
4:07:59
106.87 pts
🥉#3
AU
Radka Kahlefeldt
4:11:42
96.98 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

22 participants

3:43:28
Swim
29:05
Bike
1:58:17
Run
1:10:49
Swim
27:37
Bike
1:58:53
Run
1:13:00
3:47:23
Swim
25:22
Bike
1:59:10
Run
1:17:58
Swim
25:52
Bike
2:01:32
Run
1:16:58
3:49:51
Swim
25:41
Bike
2:01:13
Run
1:18:09
3:50:45
Swim
27:37
Bike
1:58:50
Run
1:18:46
3:51:17
Swim
27:14
Bike
2:01:55
Run
1:18:03
3:51:29
Swim
25:36
Bike
2:10:08
Run
1:09:54
3:54:09
Swim
29:04
Bike
2:02:37
Run
1:16:33
3:54:41
Swim
25:48
Bike
2:07:03
Run
1:16:45
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Lionel SandersCA3:43:28Winner29:051:58:171:10:4998.75
2Sebastian KienleDE3:44:3327:371:58:531:13:0095.52
3Florian AngertDE3:47:2325:221:59:101:17:5887.05
4Pieter HeemeryckBE3:48:5025:522:01:321:16:5882.71
5Maurice ClavelDE3:49:5125:412:01:131:18:0979.68
6Antony CostesFR3:50:4527:371:58:501:18:4676.99
7Michael RaelertDE3:51:1727:142:01:551:18:0375.39
8Adam BowdenGB3:51:2925:362:10:081:09:5474.79
9Andreas DreitzDE3:54:0929:042:02:371:16:3366.82
10Ivan KalashnikovRU3:54:4125:482:07:031:16:4565.23
11Bart AernoutsBE3:56:1930:182:03:341:17:1660.35
12Patrick DirksmeierDE3:57:2025:442:06:521:19:5257.31
13Sam AppletonAU4:00:0325:332:01:001:28:0149.19
14Marc UngerDE4:03:4430:532:04:301:22:3838.18
15Simon Joern HansenDK4:05:1529:342:14:121:16:3133.65
16Christian BraderDE4:08:0629:442:13:241:18:5925.13
17Hannes CoolBE4:09:4929:122:11:111:22:3720.00
18Max NeumannAU4:43:0625:402:53:131:18:07
DNFJames CunnamaZADNF27:352:09:32
DNFTrevor WurteleCADNF31:552:08:15
DNFRichard VargaSKDNF24:42
DNFMauricio Mendez CruzMXDNF25:46

Female Pro Results

17 participants

Swim
26:11
Bike
2:13:00
Run
1:21:35
4:07:59
Swim
29:44
Bike
2:16:17
Run
1:15:59
Swim
28:19
Bike
2:15:54
Run
1:22:23
Swim
30:11
Bike
2:16:37
Run
1:21:01
4:13:59
Swim
30:15
Bike
2:16:26
Run
1:21:28
4:15:15
Swim
29:48
Bike
2:14:06
Run
1:25:51
Swim
28:54
Bike
2:12:38
Run
1:32:26
Swim
29:40
Bike
2:21:56
Run
1:28:44
4:27:36
Swim
29:46
Bike
2:25:23
Run
1:25:56
4:28:40
Swim
28:22
Bike
2:24:16
Run
1:30:08
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Lucy Charles-BarclayGB4:06:10Winner26:112:13:001:21:35111.71
2Anne HaugDE4:07:5929:442:16:171:15:59106.87
3Radka KahlefeldtAU4:11:4228:192:15:541:22:2396.98
4Emma Pallant-BrowneGB4:12:5030:112:16:371:21:0193.97
5Kaisa SaliFI4:13:5930:152:16:261:21:2890.91
6Heather WurteleCA4:15:1529:482:14:061:25:5187.54
7Kimberley MorrisonGB4:19:1928:542:12:381:32:2676.72
8Katrien VerstuyftBE4:25:5329:402:21:561:28:4459.25
9Sarah LewisGB4:27:3629:462:25:231:25:5654.68
10Ellie SalthouseAU4:28:4028:222:24:161:30:0851.84
11Corina HengartnerCH4:31:3034:232:25:111:25:1644.30
12Anna EberhardtHU4:40:2236:422:27:141:30:2520.71
13Isabella Boyer MoulinFR4:52:5033:452:28:571:43:41
14Nikola CorbovaSK5:04:0234:162:32:061:48:55
DNFAlice HectorGBDNF29:412:48:49
DNFAnnabel LuxfordAUDNF28:242:26:48
DNFErika CsomorHUDNF34:312:30:53