2023 Challenge "The Championship" Samorin

May 20, 2023 · Samorin, Slovakia

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Half-Iron
Field size
38
22 men · 16 women
Men SOF
86.06
Women SOF
82.71

Race story in the data

Men: Mathis Margirier won in 3:31:29 with a +1:22 margin. Alessandro Fabian had the fastest run (1:10:36).

Women: India Lee won in 3:58:29 with a +1:48 margin. Amelia Watkinson had the fastest run (1:18:33).

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Race summary

2023 Challenge "The Championship" Samorin 2023 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Mathis Margirier in 3:31:29

Margin: +1:22

Fastest bike: Frederic Funk - 1:51:44

Fastest run: Alessandro Fabian - 1:10:36

Top points: Mathis Margirier - 89.48 pts

Field: 22/22 finishers, SOF 86.06

Race summary

2023 Challenge "The Championship" Samorin 2023 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: India Lee in 3:58:29

Margin: +1:48

Fastest bike: India Lee - 2:05:48

Fastest run: Amelia Watkinson - 1:18:33

Top points: India Lee - 87.85 pts

Field: 16/16 finishers, SOF 82.71

Men race summary

22 finishers from 22 starters · SOF 86.06

Winner
Mathis Margirier
3:31:29
Winning margin
+1:22
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Aaron Royle · 21:40
Fastest bike
Frederic Funk · 1:51:44
Fastest run
Alessandro Fabian · 1:10:36
Top points
Mathis Margirier
89.48 pts

Women race summary

16 finishers from 16 starters · SOF 82.71

Winner
India Lee
3:58:29
Winning margin
+1:48
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Fenella Langridge · 24:02
Fastest bike
India Lee · 2:05:48
Fastest run
Amelia Watkinson · 1:18:33
Top points
India Lee
87.85 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Aaron Royle
    Finish 2 · split rank #1
    21:40
  2. 2
    Sven OliverThalmann
    Finish 16 · split rank #3
    21:49
  3. 3
    Alessandro Fabian
    Finish 9 · split rank #4
    22:19

T1

  1. 1
    Antony Costes
    Finish 17
    1:54
  2. 1:55
  3. 1:58

Bike

  1. 1
    Frederic Funk
    Finish 3 · split rank #2
    1:51:44
  2. 2
    Mathis Margirier
    Finish 1 · split rank #3
    1:51:56
  3. 3
    Thomas Bishop
    Finish 5 · split rank #4
    1:52:02

T2

  1. 1
    Piotr Lawicki
    Finish 20
    2:00
  2. 2:02
  3. 3
    Aaron Royle
    Finish 2
    2:11

Run

  1. 1
    Alessandro Fabian
    Finish 9 · split rank #1
    1:10:36
  2. 2
    Pieter Heemeryck
    Finish 4 · split rank #2
    1:10:55
  3. 3
    Simon Viain
    Finish 10 · split rank #3
    1:11:02
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
    Fenella Langridge
    Finish 7 · split rank #1
    24:02
  2. 2
    Rebecca Clarke
    Finish 13 · split rank #2
    24:03
  3. 3
    SaraPerez Sala
    Finish 3 · split rank #3
    24:06

T1

  1. 1
    Lucy Byram
    Finish 6
    2:02
  2. 2:06
  3. 2:06

Bike

  1. 1
    India Lee
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    2:05:48
  2. 2
    SaraPerez Sala
    Finish 3 · split rank #2
    2:06:42
  3. 3
    Fenella Langridge
    Finish 7 · split rank #3
    2:07:15

T2

  1. 2:08
  2. 2:08
  3. 3
    India Lee
    Finish 1
    2:14

Run

  1. 1
    Amelia Watkinson
    Finish 4 · split rank #1
    1:18:33
  2. 2
    Grace Thek
    Finish 5 · split rank #2
    1:19:19
  3. 3
    Margie Santimaria
    Finish 8 · split rank #3
    1:22:09
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: 3:31:29
🥇#1
FR
Mathis Margirier
3:31:29
89.48 pts
🥈#2
AU
Aaron Royle
3:32:51
86.53 pts
🥉#3
DE
Frederic Funk
3:32:55
84.76 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 3:58:29
🥇#1
GB
India Lee
3:58:29
87.85 pts
🥈#2
DE
Caroline Pohle
4:00:17
84.70 pts
🥉#3
ES
SaraPerez Sala
4:00:24
82.90 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#11#21SwimBikeRunFinish#16#3#7#1#1#5#10#2#17#2#11#3#20#6#2#4#6#4#12#5#9#8#5#6#21#7#4#7#13#11#6#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#7#13SwimBikeRunFinish#6#1#6#1#4#6#7#2#3#2#10#3#13#8#1#4#10#12#2#5#9#5#9#6#1#3#12#7#8#10#3#8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

22 participants

Swim
22:35
Bike
1:51:56
Run
1:12:43
3:32:51
Swim
21:40
Bike
1:52:51
Run
1:14:02
3:32:55
Swim
22:37
Bike
1:51:44
Run
1:14:10
Swim
22:46
Bike
1:55:32
Run
1:10:55
3:34:05
Swim
22:21
Bike
1:52:02
Run
1:14:58
3:34:35
Swim
22:28
Bike
1:55:38
Run
1:12:00
3:34:56
Swim
23:12
Bike
1:55:35
Run
1:11:24
3:35:53
Swim
22:33
Bike
1:56:16
Run
1:12:38
Swim
22:19
Bike
1:59:16
Run
1:10:36
3:37:27
Swim
22:33
Bike
1:58:55
Run
1:11:02
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Mathis MargirierFR3:31:29Winner22:35#161:581:51:56#32:191:12:43#789.48
2Aaron RoyleAU3:32:5121:40#12:091:52:51#52:111:14:02#1086.53
3Frederic FunkDE3:32:5522:37#172:101:51:44#22:161:14:10#1184.76
4Pieter HeemeryckBE3:33:2822:46#201:551:55:32#62:221:10:55#282.67
5Thomas BishopGB3:34:0522:21#62:131:52:02#42:321:14:58#1280.61
6David McNameeGB3:34:3522:28#92:121:55:38#82:191:12:00#578.72
7Youri KeulenNL3:34:5623:12#212:111:55:35#72:351:11:24#477.03
8Kieran LindarsGB3:35:5322:33#132:101:56:16#112:181:12:38#674.90
9Alessandro FabianIT3:36:2022:19#42:081:59:16#172:021:10:36#173.26
10Simon ViainFR3:37:2722:33#142:471:58:55#152:131:11:02#371.13
11Ognjen StojanovićRS3:38:1022:19#52:181:57:25#132:281:13:42#869.39
12Harry PalmerGB3:38:5022:44#192:101:56:09#102:331:15:15#1367.74
13Kacper StepniakPL3:40:1122:21#72:081:56:32#122:181:16:53#1765.58
14Ondrej KuboSK3:40:2824:42#242:031:57:27#142:301:13:49#964.37
15Thomas DavisGB3:42:2722:31#112:281:59:18#182:141:15:58#1561.77
16Sven OliverThalmannCH3:43:3921:49#32:072:00:19#202:161:17:11#1859.88
17Antony CostesFR3:43:4422:29#101:541:55:56#92:151:21:12#2058.97
18Leonard ArnoldDE3:45:4622:43#182:301:59:06#162:221:19:08#1956.46
19Matt HansonUS3:46:5324:36#222:252:01:27#222:131:16:14#1654.76
20Piotr LawickiPL3:47:2926:24#262:232:00:53#212:001:15:51#1453.54
21Joshua LewisGB3:57:2522:24#82:072:00:02#194:321:28:22#2244.47
22Tomas RencCZ3:58:3424:38#232:182:04:26#232:421:24:31#2142.85

Female Pro Results

16 participants

3:58:29
Swim
24:27
Bike
2:05:48
Run
1:23:23
4:00:17
Swim
24:08
Bike
2:08:00
Run
1:23:37
4:00:24
Swim
24:06
Bike
2:06:42
Run
1:24:55
Swim
27:37
Bike
2:10:02
Run
1:18:33
4:01:28
Swim
25:26
Bike
2:12:06
Run
1:19:19
4:02:00
Swim
25:23
Bike
2:07:46
Run
1:24:30
Swim
24:02
Bike
2:07:15
Run
1:27:47
Swim
25:21
Bike
2:11:41
Run
1:22:09
4:04:15
Swim
27:49
Bike
2:09:39
Run
1:22:19
Swim
26:39
Bike
2:12:02
Run
1:22:58
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1India LeeGB3:58:29Winner24:27#62:392:05:48#12:141:23:23#687.85
2Caroline PohleDE4:00:1724:08#42:062:08:00#62:281:23:37#784.70
3SaraPerez SalaES4:00:2424:06#32:152:06:42#22:291:24:55#1082.90
4Amelia WatkinsonNZ4:00:4427:37#132:152:10:02#82:201:18:33#181.02
5Grace ThekAU4:01:2825:26#102:092:12:06#122:301:19:19#278.93
6Lucy ByramGB4:02:0025:23#92:022:07:46#52:201:24:30#977.07
7Fenella LangridgeGB4:03:3224:02#12:062:07:15#32:241:27:47#1274.52
8Margie SantimariaIT4:03:3625:21#82:202:11:41#102:081:22:09#373.15
9Diede DiederiksNL4:04:1527:49#152:222:09:39#72:081:22:19#471.40
10Marjolaine PierréFR4:06:1826:39#112:122:12:02#112:291:22:58#568.67
11Elisabetta CurridoriIT4:07:2126:39#122:152:11:30#92:341:24:25#866.75
12Imogen SimmondsCH4:07:4425:03#72:282:07:35#42:451:29:55#1465.38
13Rebecca ClarkeNZ4:09:2724:03#22:112:13:37#132:361:27:02#1163.07
14Valentina D'AngeliIT4:25:1632:31#163:172:17:52#142:391:28:59#1350.24
15Rachele BottiCH4:28:0727:42#142:202:18:09#152:451:37:12#1547.18
16Rosie WestonGB4:36:3424:13#52:202:25:46#163:191:40:58#1641.49