2016 Challenge Sardinia

October 29, 2016 · Forte Village, Italy

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
31
18 men · 13 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Giulio Molinari won in 4:00:10 with a +1:43 margin. Pieter Heemeryck had the fastest run (1:13:51).

Women: Sara Dossena won in 4:32:37 with a +2:27 margin. Sara Dossena had the fastest run (1:16:30).

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Race summary

2016 Challenge Sardinia 2016 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Giulio Molinari in 4:00:10

Margin: +1:43

Fastest bike: Giulio Molinari - 2:18:08

Fastest run: Pieter Heemeryck - 1:13:51

Top points: Giulio Molinari - 67.44 pts

Field: 18/18 finishers

Race summary

2016 Challenge Sardinia 2016 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Sara Dossena in 4:32:37

Margin: +2:27

Fastest bike: Tine Deckers - 2:33:58

Fastest run: Sara Dossena - 1:16:30

Top points: Sara Dossena - 60.09 pts

Field: 13/13 finishers

Men race summary

18 finishers from 18 starters

Winner
Giulio Molinari
4:00:10
Winning margin
+1:43
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Pieter Heemeryck · 24:00
Fastest bike
Giulio Molinari · 2:18:08
Fastest run
Pieter Heemeryck · 1:13:51
Top points
Giulio Molinari
67.44 pts

Women race summary

13 finishers from 13 starters

Winner
Sara Dossena
4:32:37
Winning margin
+2:27
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Michelle Vesterby · 27:18
Fastest bike
Tine Deckers · 2:33:58
Fastest run
Sara Dossena · 1:16:30
Top points
Sara Dossena
60.09 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 24:00
  2. 2
    24:02
  3. 24:04

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 2:18:08
  2. 2
    Boris Stein
    Finish 3
    2:19:22
  3. 2:21:05

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1:13:51
  2. 2
    Filip Ospaly
    Finish 4
    1:15:28
  3. 1:16:16
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. 27:18
  2. 2
    Nicole Hecht
    Finish 8
    27:20
  3. 28:32

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Tine Deckers
    Finish 2
    2:33:58
  2. 2:39:08
  3. 2:40:03

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Sara Dossena
    Finish 1
    1:16:30
  2. 1:23:36
  3. 3
    Erika Csomor
    Finish 6
    1:23:36
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: 4:00:10
🥇#1
IT
Giulio Molinari
4:00:10
67.44 pts
🥈#2
BE
Pieter Heemeryck
4:01:53
62.44 pts
🥉#3
DE
Boris Stein
4:06:55
47.79 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:32:37
🥇#1
IT
Sara Dossena
4:32:37
60.09 pts
🥈#2
BE
Tine Deckers
4:35:04
53.74 pts
🥉#3
DK
Michelle Vesterby
4:36:02
51.23 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

18 participants

4:00:10
Swim
24:04
Bike
2:18:08
Run
1:16:16
Swim
24:00
Bike
2:22:24
Run
1:13:51
4:06:55
Swim
26:01
Bike
2:19:22
Run
1:19:11
4:07:48
Swim
24:55
Bike
2:25:45
Run
1:15:28
Swim
28:17
Bike
2:21:05
Run
1:16:56
4:09:36
Swim
28:20
Bike
2:22:08
Run
1:17:15
4:13:28
Swim
24:02
Bike
2:29:16
Run
1:17:15
4:14:43
Swim
28:19
Bike
2:26:46
Run
1:17:26
Swim
28:13
Bike
2:29:41
Run
1:16:29
4:17:24
Swim
27:54
Bike
2:28:57
Run
1:18:05
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Giulio MolinariIT4:00:10Winner24:042:18:081:16:1667.44
2Pieter HeemeryckBE4:01:5324:002:22:241:13:5162.44
3Boris SteinDE4:06:5526:012:19:221:19:1147.79
4Filip OspalyCZ4:07:4824:552:25:451:15:2845.22
5Timothy Van HoutemBE4:08:5128:172:21:051:16:5642.16
6Massimo CiganaIT4:09:3628:202:22:081:17:1539.98
7Premysl SvarcCZ4:13:2824:022:29:161:17:1528.72
8Dirk WijnaldaNL4:14:4328:192:26:461:17:2625.08
9Lukasz KalaszczynskiPL4:16:2228:132:29:411:16:2920.28
10Julien MarcqFR4:17:2427:542:28:571:18:0517.27
11Mauro PeraIT4:18:5724:062:31:541:20:4712.75
12Alessio RispoliIT4:22:2425:272:31:021:23:542.71
13Fabrizio BarallaIT4:24:3826:292:31:261:24:53
14Romain GarcinFR4:26:4637:452:23:501:22:35
15Jens FrommholdDE4:27:0628:142:30:391:25:49
16Jim ThijsBE4:29:3227:592:34:151:25:28
17Andrea RecagnoIT4:37:5028:172:41:241:25:55
18Tomas BednarCZ4:48:1028:032:43:481:33:48

Female Pro Results

13 participants

4:32:37
Swim
28:45
Bike
2:45:15
Run
1:16:30
4:35:04
Swim
28:48
Bike
2:33:58
Run
1:30:05
Swim
27:18
Bike
2:39:08
Run
1:27:41
4:39:31
Swim
28:54
Bike
2:45:10
Run
1:23:36
Swim
28:32
Bike
2:40:03
Run
1:30:44
4:45:25
Swim
32:47
Bike
2:46:46
Run
1:23:36
Swim
32:54
Bike
2:47:49
Run
1:23:55
4:50:42
Swim
27:20
Bike
2:42:16
Run
1:39:10
4:51:46
Swim
30:32
Bike
2:48:04
Run
1:30:52
4:53:26
Swim
30:30
Bike
2:52:06
Run
1:27:57
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Sara DossenaIT4:32:37Winner28:452:45:151:16:3060.09
2Tine DeckersBE4:35:0428:482:33:581:30:0553.74
3Michelle VesterbyDK4:36:0227:182:39:081:27:4151.23
4Marta BernardiIT4:39:3128:542:45:101:23:3642.20
5Sarissa De VriesNL4:41:0228:322:40:031:30:4438.27
6Erika CsomorHU4:45:2532:472:46:461:23:3626.91
7Simona KrivankovaCZ4:46:4232:542:47:491:23:5523.58
8Nicole HechtCH4:50:4227:202:42:161:39:1013.22
9Sofie GoosBE4:51:4630:322:48:041:30:5210.45
10Martina DoganaIT4:53:2630:302:52:061:27:576.13
11Sarah BonnerCA4:58:2132:492:52:061:31:10
12Suse WernerDE4:59:2428:412:54:011:34:53
13Elisabetta CurridoriIT5:02:2430:262:56:451:33:10