2026 Ironman 70.3 Valencia

April 18, 2026 · Valencia, Spain

Data: PTO Stats · Updated 5/21/2026 · Quality: partialHow data works

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Half-Iron
Field size
88
62 men · 26 women
Men SOF
81.78
Women SOF
82.13

Race story in the data

Men: Sam Laidlow won in 3:33:56 with a — margin. Simon Viain had the fastest run (1:07:33).

Women: Cathia Schär won in 4:03:39 with a +2:46 margin. Daniela Kleiser had the fastest run (1:14:57).

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Race summary

2026 Ironman 70.3 Valencia 2026 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Sam Laidlow in 3:33:56

Margin: —

Fastest bike: Sam Laidlow - 1:55:54

Fastest run: Simon Viain - 1:07:33

Top points: Sam Laidlow - 83.26 pts

Field: 58/62 finishers, SOF 81.78

Race summary

2026 Ironman 70.3 Valencia 2026 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Cathia Schär in 4:03:39

Margin: +2:46

Fastest bike: Aurelia Boulanger - 2:13:36

Fastest run: Daniela Kleiser - 1:14:57

Top points: Cathia Schär - 83.08 pts

Field: 24/26 finishers, SOF 82.13

Men race summary

58 finishers from 62 starters · SOF 81.78

Winner
Sam Laidlow
3:33:56
Winning margin
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Sven Oliver Thalmann · 22:30
Fastest bike
Sam Laidlow · 1:55:54
Fastest run
Simon Viain · 1:07:33
Top points
Sam Laidlow
83.26 pts

Women race summary

24 finishers from 26 starters · SOF 82.13

Winner
Cathia Schär
4:03:39
Winning margin
+2:46
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Alice Betto · 24:19
Fastest bike
Aurelia Boulanger · 2:13:36
Fastest run
Daniela Kleiser · 1:14:57
Top points
Cathia Schär
83.08 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 22:30
  2. 2
    22:32
  3. 22:34

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Sam Laidlow
    Finish 1
    1:55:54
  2. 2
    2:00:32
  3. 3
    Samuel Studer
    Finish 21
    2:00:39

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Simon Viain
    Finish 4
    1:07:33
  2. 1:08:07
  3. 3
    Fabian Kraft
    Finish 3
    1:08:15
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
    Alice Betto
    Finish 9
    24:19
  2. 2
    Sophie Evans
    Finish 2
    24:23
  3. 3
    24:27

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 2:13:36
  2. 2:15:17
  3. 3
    2:15:57

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1:14:57
  2. 2
    1:16:07
  3. 1:18:22
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: 3:33:56
🥇#1
FR
Sam Laidlow
3:33:56
83.26 pts
🥈#2
DE
Fabian Kraft
3:38:02
74.94 pts
🥉#3
FR
Simon Viain
3:38:37
72.29 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:03:39
🥇#1
CH
Cathia Schär
4:03:39
83.08 pts
🥈#2
GB
Sophie Evans
4:06:25
78.50 pts
🥉#3
DE
Lena Meißner
4:06:58
75.74 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#3#4#5#6#7#8#9

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

62 participants

3:33:56
Swim
22:43
Bike
1:55:54
Run
1:10:17
3:38:02
Swim
23:00
Bike
2:01:06
Run
1:08:15
3:38:37
Swim
22:42
Bike
2:03:17
Run
1:07:33
3:38:52
Swim
23:44
Bike
2:01:52
Run
1:08:07
3:39:35
Swim
23:00
Bike
2:01:17
Run
1:10:18
3:39:54
Swim
22:38
Bike
2:03:02
Run
1:08:56
Swim
22:30
Bike
2:03:25
Run
1:08:48
Swim
22:34
Bike
2:01:50
Run
1:11:13
3:40:58
Swim
23:46
Bike
2:01:44
Run
1:10:16
3:41:04
Swim
23:27
Bike
2:02:38
Run
1:09:34
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Sam LaidlowFR3:33:56Winner22:431:55:541:10:1783.26
3Fabian KraftDE3:38:0223:002:01:061:08:1574.94
4Simon ViainFR3:38:3722:422:03:171:07:3372.29
5Remi DelagardeFR3:38:5223:442:01:521:08:0770.09
6Niek HeldoornNL3:39:3523:002:01:171:10:1867.66
7Jack HutchensGB3:39:5422:382:03:021:08:5665.71
8Sven Oliver ThalmannCH3:40:2122:302:03:251:08:4863.79
9Simon WestermannCH3:40:4122:342:01:501:11:1362.08
10Valentin RouvierFR3:40:5823:462:01:441:10:1660.53
11Gabriel SandoerSE3:41:0423:272:02:381:09:3459.24
12Gábor FaldumHU3:41:1723:272:02:251:10:0257.95
13Will DraperGB3:41:2224:062:01:101:10:0356.85
14Wilhelm HirschDE3:41:4922:342:01:561:12:0755.54
15Rafael LukatschAT3:42:4223:002:02:551:11:4953.95
16Thomas TeofiliFR3:43:0222:562:03:091:11:3152.87
17Louis ButtrickGB3:43:0723:242:02:271:11:4552.07
18Malachi CashmoreGB3:43:3623:352:02:211:12:2051.00
19Cedric OsterholtDE3:43:4322:362:03:271:12:3150.27
20Rostislav PevtsovUA3:44:0522:402:03:261:12:3549.40
21Samuel StuderCH3:44:1723:412:00:391:14:2848.71
22Matthew PalmerDK3:44:5025:582:00:321:12:1947.77
23Neilan KempmannDE3:45:2622:482:02:471:14:1246.83
24Michiel StockmanBE3:45:3525:402:04:071:10:1446.29
25Arne LeissDE3:45:4123:022:03:051:14:0945.83
26Florent LefebvreFR3:46:0325:132:04:331:10:5145.19
27Vincent GroeßerDE3:46:1125:272:01:281:13:4544.75
28Thomas DavisGB3:46:2623:042:05:441:12:2544.26
29Hannes ButtersDE3:46:5322:322:03:071:15:4143.61
30Antonio LimoliIT3:47:2423:042:02:481:15:4742.94
31Will GraceGB3:47:4924:372:06:351:10:3342.36
32Pierre StieremansFR3:48:3925:512:03:321:13:3641.46
33Bastian PeitersenDK3:49:1325:342:05:581:11:5940.80
34Kelvin GomezGB3:49:3225:282:05:391:12:3040.36
35William MennessonFR3:49:4123:582:07:161:12:4040.07
36Nacho Galvez PonceES3:50:3923:322:01:031:21:0439.11
37Filippo CandeoIT3:50:5825:162:05:561:13:5138.72
38Nick EmdeDE3:51:3023:032:01:071:22:0238.15
39Brecht Van VoorenBE3:51:4524:042:05:521:15:4537.82
40Sergio Lopez SantamariaES3:51:5525:252:05:461:15:0937.58
41Nick ThijsBE3:52:3125:312:08:111:12:5436.98
42Maxence Castel GautierFR3:53:1925:292:05:151:16:4036.22
43Ernest MantellUS3:53:4025:272:06:061:15:1435.85
44David Blasco AnoES3:53:5425:252:08:271:14:0935.58
45Robin HermannCH3:54:3625:432:05:411:17:0734.93
46Ivor FeunekesNL3:54:5825:482:09:141:13:2434.56
47William EvenFR3:55:4922:402:07:031:20:2733.79
48Louis HeukemesBE3:56:5123:512:09:471:16:2832.88
49Marek JaniszPL3:57:2426:012:09:051:16:2732.37
50Arthur BerlandFR3:57:4823:202:08:081:20:5831.99
51Frederik WaerBE3:59:4125:212:05:311:22:4830.39
52Ivan CappelliIT4:00:2824:052:13:521:16:5129.70
53Matthias GravendykDE4:02:4025:372:14:561:16:3827.83
54Damian Martinez BazES4:04:0926:012:13:371:18:1826.57
55Patrick BenzCH4:04:5326:142:18:011:14:0925.93
56Gwenael MillotFR4:09:1724:092:15:581:23:2024.86
57Juan David PradaCO4:11:4525:482:19:541:19:4224.83
58Lilian PierreFR4:22:5023:522:40:461:10:5424.81
59Patrik KrelkeDE4:42:5031:252:26:441:38:2524.79
DNFJohannes VogelDEDNF22:372:00:20
DNFQuentin BarreauFRDNF23:322:18:34
DNFMatias ChristiansenDNF32:07
DNFValdemar SolokDKDNF22:372:00:05

Female Pro Results

26 participants

4:03:39
Swim
26:19
Bike
2:15:57
Run
1:16:07
4:06:25
Swim
24:23
Bike
2:17:23
Run
1:18:49
4:06:58
Swim
24:27
Bike
2:17:28
Run
1:19:06
Swim
26:24
Bike
2:15:17
Run
1:20:00
4:08:20
Swim
26:59
Bike
2:17:32
Run
1:18:22
4:10:03
Swim
30:47
Bike
2:18:01
Run
1:14:57
Swim
28:13
Bike
2:13:36
Run
1:24:14
Swim
27:06
Bike
2:18:47
Run
1:23:22
4:15:48
Swim
24:19
Bike
2:22:34
Run
1:22:02
4:15:56
Swim
26:16
Bike
2:20:09
Run
1:23:58
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Cathia SchärCH4:03:39Winner26:192:15:571:16:0783.08
2Sophie EvansGB4:06:2524:232:17:231:18:4978.50
3Lena MeißnerDE4:06:5824:272:17:281:19:0675.74
4Marjolaine PierréFR4:07:2126:242:15:171:20:0073.30
5Marta LagownikPL4:08:2026:592:17:321:18:2270.58
6Daniela KleiserDE4:10:0330:472:18:011:14:5767.50
7Aurelia BoulangerFR4:11:5228:132:13:361:24:1464.48
8Anastacia Damm NielsenDK4:15:2627:062:18:471:23:2260.33
9Alice BettoIT4:15:4824:192:22:341:22:0258.63
10Leana BissigCH4:15:5626:162:20:091:23:5857.22
11Milan AgnewAU4:16:2926:242:21:101:22:5455.61
12Brooke GilliesGB4:19:5026:482:21:291:25:2952.05
13Kaidi KiviojaEE4:21:4028:032:17:461:29:4249.69
14Francesca SmithGB4:21:5427:382:22:571:24:5948.58
15Sophie DelgusteBE4:23:0029:522:26:361:20:2046.91
16Molly SavillGB4:23:1825:442:26:021:24:5145.89
17Larissa JasperDE4:23:5427:002:21:251:28:4444.72
18Mimi CarltonGB4:26:0530:542:25:221:22:5842.45
19Michelle StrattonUS4:28:0427:392:23:381:30:3140.38
20Cindy LefebvreBE4:30:0528:492:27:001:27:1938.34
21Marie LuyckxBE4:32:5327:532:28:361:29:4035.78
22Friedel CuypersBE4:38:0233:062:32:511:24:4531.53
23Sonia Tomegros RegaladoES4:47:1030:482:33:581:35:1529.75
24Laura StrackDE4:47:4732:492:33:481:34:2129.34
DNFRachel BrownGBDNF30:462:34:35
DNFCourtney WeversAUDNF30:332:25:40