2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship

Ironman 70.3 World Championship
Location	Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada
Date	September 7, 2014
Champions
Men	Javier Gomez
Women	Daniela Ryf

The 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition that was held in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada on September 7, 2014 and won by Javier Gomez of Spain and Daniela Ryf of Switzerland. The championship was organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) and was the culmination of the Ironman 70.3 series of events that occurred from August 16, 2013 through July 27, 2014. Athletes, both professional and amateur, earned a spot in the championship race by qualifying in races throughout the 70.3 series.^[1] A prize purse of $250,000 was distributed to the top 10 male and female professional athletes, a $50,000 increase from the previous year.^[2]

This was the first year of the championship event being held in a non-recurring location. Previously, the last eight annual races had been held in only two locations, the Las Vegas area for the prior three races, and Clearwater, Florida before that. In 2014, the championship race began changing locations each year.^[3]

Championship results

Men

Pos.	Time (h:mm:ss)	Name	Country	Split times (h:mm:ss)
				Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run
	3:41:30	Javier Gomez	Spain	22:09	2:44	2:06:18	0:54	1:09:27
	3:42:11	Jan Frodeno	Germany	22:10	2:45	2:05:49	0:53	1:10:37
	3:44:38	Tim Don	Great Britain	22:41	2:53	2:05:18	1:03	1:12:45
4	3:46:03	Lionel Sanders	Canada	26:42	2:51	2:04:14	0:56	1:11:22
5	3:46:25	Nils Frommhold	Germany	22:39	2:57	2:05:11	0:54	1:14:45
6	3:46:34	Joe Gambles	Australia	22:58	2:52	2:04:55	0:56	1:14:56
7	3:47:07	Tim Reed	Australia	23:02	2:57	2:04:53	1:04	1:15:13
8	3:48:05	Bart Aernouts	Belgium	24:38	3:03	2:06:08	1:00	1:13:18
9	3:48:20	Terenzo Bozzone	New Zealand	23:02	2:46	2:05:01	0:47	1:16:47
10	3:48:44	Will Clarke	Great Britain	23:02	2:47	2:07:13	0:56	1:14:48
Source:[4][5]

Women

Pos.	Time (h:mm:ss)	Name	Country	Split times (h:mm:ss)
				Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run
	4:09:19	Daniela Ryf	Switzerland	24:04	3:10	2:16:46	0:50	1:24:31
	4:11:43	Jodie Swallow	Great Britain	23:59	3:10	2:19:28	0:58	1:24:11
	4:14:55	Heather Wurtele	Canada	26:24	3:22	2:21:54	0:57	1:22:20
4	4:16:03	Meredith Kessler	United States	24:36	3:34	2:22:32	1:10	1:24:13
5	4:17:03	Mary Beth Ellis	United States	24:01	3:09	2:20:04	1:05	1:28:46
6	4:17:47	Radka Vodičková	Czech Republic	24:32	3:05	2:25:43	0:56	1:23:34
7	4:18:16	Lisa Hütthaler	Austria	26:26	3:08	2:25:25	0:55	1:22:24
8	4:18:48	Svenja Bazlen	Germany	24:34	3:16	2:25:35	0:54	1:24:31
9	4:19:52	Rachel McBride	Canada	26:33	3:24	2:22:30	0:47	1:26:40
10	4:20:38	Magali Tisseyre	Canada	24:37	3:08	2:25:32	0:52	1:26:31
Source:[4][5]

Qualification

The 2014 Ironman 70.3 Series featured 59 events that enabled qualification to the 2014 World Championship event. Professional triathletes qualified for the championship race by competing in races during the qualifying period, earning points towards their pro rankings. An athlete’s five highest scoring races were counted toward their pro rankings. The top 50 males and top 35 females in the pro rankings qualified for the championship race. The previous five 70.3 champions, as well as last year's Ironman World Championa and Hy-Vee Triathlon winners received an automatic qualifying spot.^[1] Professional athletes were also eligible for prize purses at each qualifying event, which ranged in total size from $15,000 to $250,000.^[1]

Amateur triathletes could qualify for the championship race by earning a qualifying slot at one of the qualifying events. At qualifying events, slots were allocated to each age group category, male and female, with the number of slots given out based on that category's proportional representation of the overall field. Each age group category was tentatively allocated one qualifying spot in each qualifying event. Some 70.3 events also served as qualifiers for the full Ironman World Championships in Hawaii.^[6] However, the 2014 qualifying year would be the final year for the current five, non-hand cycle, qualifying races in this capacity. This was to accommodate for the increased number of qualifying slots created from the newly added full Ironman events.^[7]

Qualifying Ironman 70.3 events

Date	Event	Location[8]
Aug 18, 2013	Ironman 70.3 Timberman	Gilford, New Hampshire
Aug 18, 2013	Ironman 70.3 Yeppoon	Yeppoon, Queensland
Aug 24, 2013	Ironman 70.3 Brazil	Brasilia, Brazil
Sep 1, 2013	Ironman 70.3 Zell am See-Kaprun	Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria
Sep 1, 2013	Ironman 70.3 Ireland	Galway, Ireland
Sep 8, 2013	Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg^‡	Luxembourg
Sep 8, 2013	Ironman 70.3 Muskoka	Huntsville, Ontario, Canada
Sep 8, 2013	Ironman 70.3 World Championship	Las Vegas, Nevada
Sep 15, 2013	Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast	Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Sep 22, 2013	Ironman 70.3 Pays d'Aix	Aix-en-Provence, France
Sep 22, 2013	Ironman 70.3 Cozumel	Cozumel, Mexico
Sep 29, 2013	Ironman 70.3 Augusta	Augusta, Georgia
Oct 5, 2013	Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote	Lanzarote, Spain
Oct 27, 2013	Ironman 70.3 Miami	Miami, Florida
Oct 27, 2013	Ironman 70.3 Austin	Austin, Texas
Nov 2, 2013	Ironman 70.3 Taiwan	Hengchun, Taiwan
Nov 10, 2013	Ironman 70.3 Australian Pro Championship^†	Mandurah, Australia
Nov 17, 2013	Ironman 70.3 Shepparton	Shepparton, Victoria
Dec 15, 2013	Ironman 70.3 Canberra	Canberra, ACT
Jan 12, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Pucón	Pucón, Chile
Jan 19, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship^†	Auckland, New Zealand
Jan 26, 2014	Ironman 70.3 South Africa	Buffalo City, South Africa
Feb 9, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Geelong	Geelong, Victoria
Feb 16, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Latin American Championship	Panama City, Panama
Mar 16, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Monterrey	Monterrey, Mexico
Mar 29, 2014	Ironman 70.3 California	Oceanside, California
Apr 6, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Brazil	Brasilia, Brazil
Apr 6, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Texas	Galveston, Texas
Apr 13, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Putrajaya	Putrajaya, Malaysia
Apr 13, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Apr 13, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Florida	Haines City, Florida
Apr 13, 2014	Ironman 70.3 New Orleans	New Orleans, Louisiana
May 3, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Busselton	Busselton, Western Australia
May 3, 2014	Ironman 70.3 U.S. Pro Championship	St. George, Utah
May 4, 2014	Ironman 70.3 St Croix^†	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
May 10, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Mallorca	Alcudia, Mallorca, Spain
May 18, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Pays d'Aix	Aix-en-Provence, France
May 25, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Austria	St. Pölten/Vienna, Austria
May 31, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Hawaii^†	Kohala, Hawaii
Jun 1, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Switzerland	Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
Jun 1, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Raleigh	Raleigh, North Carolina
Jun 1, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Japan	Tokoname, Aichi, Japan
Jun 7, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Boise	Boise, Idaho
Jun 8, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Cairns	Cairns, Queensland
Jun 8, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Italy	Pescara,Italy
Jun 8, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Eagleman^†	Cambridge, Maryland
Jun 8, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Kansas	Lawrence, Kansas
Jun 15, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Boulder	Boulder, Colorado
Jun 15, 2014	Ironman 70.3 U.K.	Wimbleball, Exmoor, UK
Jun 21, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg
Jun 22, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Aarhus	Aarhus, Denmark
Jun 22, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Mont Tremblant	Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
Jun 22, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Syracuse	Syracuse, New York
Jun 29, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake^‡	Lubbock, Texas
Jul 6, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Norway	Haugesund, Norway
Jul 12, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Muncie	Muncie, Indiana
Jul 13, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Vineman	Sonoma County, California
Jul 20, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Racine	Racine, Wisconsin
Jul 27, 2014	Ironman 70.3 Calgary	Calgary, Canada

^†Also serves as a 2014 Ironman World Championship qualifier.
^‡Also serves as the handcycle championships and as 2014 Ironman World Championship handcycle qualifier

The Ironman 70.3 Berlin race, scheduled to take place on July 13, 2014, was canceled on April 30, 2014. Ironman cited that the race licensee, SCC Events, was unable to get the city of Berlin to approve a bike course route.^[9]

Qualifying pro men

Qualifying slots into the championship race were awarded to the top 50 men in points. Slots that were not accepted by an athlete were rolled down to the next highest eligible qualifier in points.^[10][11][12]

Championship participants Points rank Name Country Races Points total 1 Terenzo Bozzone 5 6675 3 Tim Reed 5 4785 4 Sebastian Kienle^† 4 4545 5 Joe Gambles 4 4535 6 Tim Don 5 3865 7 Jan Frodeno 3 3750 9 Richie Cunningham 5 3635 10 Will Clarke 5 3585 11 Leon Griffin 5 3530 12 Andrew Starykowicz 5 3245 13 Brad Kahlefeldt 5 3215 14 Kevin Collington 5 3065 15 Matt Chrabot 5 3035 16 Samuel Appleton 5 2995 17 Tim Van Berkel 5 2810 18 Brent Mcmahon 5 2745 19 Lionel Sanders 5 2550 20 Callum Millward 5 2235 21 Ruedi Wild 4 2170 22 Jeremy Jurkiewicz 3 2070 23 Ben Hoffman 5 2040 24 Trevor Wurtele 5 1985 26 Igor Amorelli 4 1940 27 Andreas Dreitz 5 1940 28 Filip Ospalý 3 1890 30 Josh Amberger 5 1820 31 Bevan Docherty 3 1675 32 Nils Frommhold 4 1660 35 James Cunnama 3 1510 36 Javier Gómez^† 1 1500 37 Craig Alexander^† 3 1460 38 Clayton Fettell 3 1325 40 Albert Moreno 5 1290 41 Stuart Marais 4 1275 42 Ben Collins 5 1265 43 James Seear 5 1265 45 Alex Reithmeier 5 1245 47 Boris Stein 3 1195 48 Bart Aernouts 3 1190 49 Domenico Passuello 4 1180 51 John Polson 5 1150 52 Iván Raña 3 1130 53 Jesse Thomas 4 1109 56 Jordan Rapp^* 5 1075 61 Peter Robertson^* 3 995 65 Patrick Lange^* 4 910 69 Ronnie Schildknecht^* 2 880 77 Johannes Moldan^* 5 750 79 Andreas Raelert^* 2 720 87 Victor Debil-Caux^* 5 635 ^†Previous champion qualifier. ^*Additional roll down slot awarded.

Qualified but declined participation Points rank Name Country Races Points total 2 Andy Potts 5 4860 8 Timothy O'Donnell 5 3745 25 Casey Munro 5 1970 29 Bertrand Billard 3 1825 33 Victor Morales 4 1565 34 Paul Matthews 5 1530 39 Tyler Butterfield 1 1290 44 Marino Vanhoenacker 3 1250 46 Axel Zeebroek 3 1220 50 Todd Skipworth 3 1160 173 Frederik Van Lierde^† 1 240 ^†Previous champion qualifier

Qualifying pro women

Qualifying slots were awarded to the top 35 women in points. Slots that were not accepted by an athlete were rolled down to the next highest eligible qualifier in points.^[13][14]

Championship participants Points rank Name Country Races Points total 1 Melissa Hauschildt^† 5 6640 2 Annabel Luxford 4 5730 3 Catriona Morrison 4 5600 4 Heather Wurtele 5 4500 5 Heather Jackson 3 4260 6 Svenja Bazlen 3 3595 7 Lisa Hütthaler 4 3345 8 Meredith Kessler 4 3290 9 Jodie Swallow^† 4 3210 10 Daniela Ryf 3 2810 11 Helle Frederiksen 4 2780 12 Radka Vodickova 4 2770 15 Angela Naeth 4 2610 17 Melanie McQuaid 5 2440 18 Margaret Shapiro 5 2440 20 Rachel McBride 5 2380 21 Susie Hignett 5 2370 22 Ruth Brennan Morrey 5 2140 27 Valentina Carvallo 5 1930 28 Laura Bennett 5 1930 29 Emma-Kate Lidbury 5 1910 32 Camilla Pedersen 3 1750 33 Mary Beth Ellis 3 1740 35 Lauren Barnett 4 1680 44 Amber Ferreira^* 5 1405 47 Magali Tisseyre^* 4 1350 51 Laura Siddall^* 4 1215 53 Hallie Blunck^* 4 1140 57 Lisa Mensink^* 3 985 62 Rebeccah Wassner^* 3 880 63 Astrid Ganzow^* 3 870 84 Andrea Forrest^* 2 640 ^†Previous champion qualifier. ^*Additional roll down slot awarded.

Qualified but declined participation Points rank Name Country Races Points total 13 Amanda Stevens 5 2650 14 Gina Crawford 5 2645 16 Rebekah Keat 5 2560 19 Lisa Marangon 5 2415 23 Leanda Cave^† 4 2075 24 Sophie Goos 4 2040 25 Rebecca Hoschke 4 2030 26 Caitlin Snow 4 2025 30 Amy Marsh 4 1815 31 Sarah Piampiano 5 1760 34 Mirinda Carfrae^† 3 1685 36 Julie Dibens^† 3 1620 37 Candice Hammond 3 1615 38 Kate Bevilaqua 5 1560 39 Mandy Mclane 5 1550 ^†Previous champion qualifier

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External links

• Ironman 70.3 Series website