2014 Ironman 70.3 Ruegen

September 13, 2014 · Ruegen, Germany

Data: Ironman™ · Updated 7/7/2025 · Quality: unknownHow data works

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Distance

Half-Iron (70.3 miles)

Middle Distance

Field size

34

26 men · 8 women

Men SOF

Unavailable

Women SOF

Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Michael Raelert won in 3:53:10 with a +3:16 margin. Matthias Knossalla had the fastest run (1:19:38).

Women: Yvonne Van Vlerken won in 4:20:20 with a +0:07 margin. Natascha Schmitt had the fastest run (1:25:58).

Men race summary

21 finishers from 26 starters

Winner

Michael Raelert

3:53:10

Winning margin

+3:16

Gap to second place

Fastest swim

Michael Raelert · 16:38

Fastest bike

Michael Raelert · 2:09:50

Fastest run

Matthias Knossalla · 1:19:38

Top points

Michael Raelert

57.25 pts

Women race summary

6 finishers from 8 starters

Winner

Yvonne Van Vlerken

4:20:20

Winning margin

+0:07

Gap to second place

Fastest swim

Yvonne Van Vlerken · 18:47

Fastest bike

Laura Philipp · 2:28:31

Fastest run

Natascha Schmitt · 1:25:58

Top points

Yvonne Van Vlerken

61.54 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

1
Michael Raelert
Finish 1
16:38
2
Yvan Jarrige
Finish 11
16:38
3
Horst Reichel
Finish 15
16:39

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

1
Michael Raelert
Finish 1
2:09:50
2
Marcus Herbst
Finish 4
2:11:55
3
Edo Van der Meer
Finish 3
2:12:25

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

1
Matthias Knossalla
Finish 2
1:19:38
2
Dennis Devriendt
Finish 5
1:19:57
3
Edo Van der Meer
Finish 3
1:20:44

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
Yvonne Van Vlerken
Finish 1
18:47
2
Laura Philipp
Finish 2
18:48
3
Maja Stage Nielsen
Finish 3
18:48

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

1
Laura Philipp
Finish 2
2:28:31
2
Yvonne Van Vlerken
Finish 1
2:28:34
3
Maja Stage Nielsen
Finish 3
2:31:49

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

1
Natascha Schmitt
Finish 4
1:25:58
2
Yvonne Van Vlerken
Finish 1
1:26:43
3
Laura Philipp
Finish 2
1:27:09

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: 3:53:10

🥇#1

DE

Michael Raelert

3:53:10

57.25 pts

🥈#2

DE

Matthias Knossalla

3:56:26

47.31 pts

🥉#3

NL

Edo Van der Meer

3:57:31

44.02 pts

🥈#2

DE

Matthias Knossalla

3:56:26

47.31 pts

🥇#1

DE

Michael Raelert

3:53:10

57.25 pts

🥉#3

NL

Edo Van der Meer

3:57:31

44.02 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:20:20

🥇#1

NL

Yvonne Van Vlerken

4:20:20

61.54 pts

🥈#2

DE

Laura Philipp

4:20:27

61.22 pts

🥉#3

DK

Maja Stage Nielsen

4:24:33

50.12 pts

🥈#2

DE

Laura Philipp

4:20:27

61.22 pts

🥇#1

NL

Yvonne Van Vlerken

4:20:20

61.54 pts

🥉#3

DK

Maja Stage Nielsen

4:24:33

50.12 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

Michael Raelert1 Matthias Knossalla2 Edo Van der Meer3 Marcus Herbst4 Dennis Devriendt5 Paul Schuster6 Mauro Baertsch7 Nicholas Ward Munoz8

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 6

Yvonne Van Vlerken1 Laura Philipp2 Maja Stage Nielsen3 Natascha Schmitt4 Verena Walter5 Juliane Straub6

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

26 participants

1

Michael Raelert

DE

3:53:10

Swim

16:38

Bike

2:09:50

Run

1:21:02

2

Matthias Knossalla

DE

3:56:26

Swim

17:21

Bike

2:12:48

Run

1:19:38

3

Edo Van der Meer

NL

3:57:31

Swim

17:49

Bike

2:12:25

Run

1:20:44

4

DE

3:57:58

Swim

17:11

Bike

2:11:55

Run

1:23:20

5

Dennis Devriendt

BE

3:59:40

Swim

16:47

Bike

2:16:32

Run

1:19:57

6

DE

4:01:44

Swim

17:12

Bike

2:17:20

Run

1:21:18

7

CH

4:03:45

Swim

17:00

Bike

2:17:23

Run

1:23:00

8

Nicholas Ward Munoz

GB

4:04:38

Swim

17:12

Bike

2:18:31

Run

1:22:20

9

Faris Al-Sultan

DE

4:06:22

Swim

17:06

Bike

2:20:40

Run

1:21:02

10

DE

4:07:44

Swim

17:37

Bike

2:17:49

Run

1:26:13

Pos	Athlete	Time	Gap	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Points
1	Michael RaelertDE	3:53:10	Winner	16:38	—	2:09:50	—	1:21:02	57.25
2	Matthias KnossallaDE	3:56:26	—	17:21	—	2:12:48	—	1:19:38	47.31
3	Edo Van der MeerNL	3:57:31	—	17:49	—	2:12:25	—	1:20:44	44.02
4	Marcus HerbstDE	3:57:58	—	17:11	—	2:11:55	—	1:23:20	42.65
5	Dennis DevriendtBE	3:59:40	—	16:47	—	2:16:32	—	1:19:57	37.48
6	Paul SchusterDE	4:01:44	—	17:12	—	2:17:20	—	1:21:18	31.19
7	Mauro BaertschCH	4:03:45	—	17:00	—	2:17:23	—	1:23:00	25.05
8	Nicholas Ward MunozGB	4:04:38	—	17:12	—	2:18:31	—	1:22:20	22.37
9	Faris Al-SultanDE	4:06:22	—	17:06	—	2:20:40	—	1:21:02	17.09
10	Jens FrommholdDE	4:07:44	—	17:37	—	2:17:49	—	1:26:13	12.93
11	Yvan JarrigeFR	4:08:30	—	16:38	—	2:24:28	—	1:21:17	10.60
12	Guillaume DoreeFR	4:09:19	—	17:52	—	2:20:52	—	1:23:44	8.12
13	Mikolaj LuftPL	4:09:57	—	17:52	—	2:18:01	—	1:27:32	6.19
14	Marcus WoellnerDE	4:11:34	—	17:25	—	2:19:49	—	1:28:10	1.27
15	Horst ReichelDE	4:11:42	—	16:39	—	2:14:08	—	1:35:07	0.86
16	Antonio Jesus Aguilar ConejoES	4:15:58	—	17:50	—	2:26:37	—	1:23:38	—
17	Florian SeifertDE	4:16:32	—	17:51	—	2:18:13	—	1:33:30	—
18	Peter SeidelDE	4:17:41	—	18:19	—	2:27:36	—	1:24:57	—
19	Jan RaphaelDE	4:18:34	—	17:49	—	2:26:36	—	1:26:43	—
20	David JilekCZ	4:24:30	—	19:13	—	2:26:47	—	1:30:25	—
21	Petr ValesCZ	4:47:03	—	20:06	—	2:34:49	—	1:43:01	—
DNF	Per Van VlerkenDE	DNF	—	17:51	—	2:14:55	—	—	—
DNF	Andreas DreitzDE	DNF	—	17:02	—	—	—	—	—
DNF	Christian NitschkeDE	DNF	—	17:20	—	—	—	—	—
DNF	Duo CrookeES	DNF	—	18:38	—	—	—	—	—
DNF	Markus LiebeltDE	DNF	—	17:48	—	—	—	—	—

Female Pro Results

8 participants

1

Yvonne Van Vlerken

NL

4:20:20

Swim

18:47

Bike

2:28:34

Run

1:26:43

2

DE

4:20:27

Swim

18:48

Bike

2:28:31

Run

1:27:09

3

Maja Stage Nielsen

DK

4:24:33

Swim

18:48

Bike

2:31:49

Run

1:27:20

4

Natascha Schmitt

DE

4:27:58

Swim

19:16

Bike

2:35:54

Run

1:25:58

5

DE

4:36:34

Swim

20:22

Bike

2:34:04

Run

1:33:51

6

DE

4:46:47

Swim

20:05

Bike

2:44:54

Run

1:34:37

DNF

Daniela Bleymehl

DE

DNF

Swim

19:22

Bike

—

Run

—

DNF

DE

DNF

Swim

19:42

Bike

2:23:12

Run

—

Pos	Athlete	Time	Gap	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Points
1	Yvonne Van VlerkenNL	4:20:20	Winner	18:47	—	2:28:34	—	1:26:43	61.54
2	Laura PhilippDE	4:20:27	—	18:48	—	2:28:31	—	1:27:09	61.22
3	Maja Stage NielsenDK	4:24:33	—	18:48	—	2:31:49	—	1:27:20	50.12
4	Natascha SchmittDE	4:27:58	—	19:16	—	2:35:54	—	1:25:58	40.86
5	Verena WalterDE	4:36:34	—	20:22	—	2:34:04	—	1:33:51	17.57
6	Juliane StraubDE	4:46:47	—	20:05	—	2:44:54	—	1:34:37	—
DNF	Daniela BleymehlDE	DNF	—	19:22	—	—	—	—	—
DNF	Anja IppachDE	DNF	—	19:42	—	2:23:12	—	—	—