Female Professional Startlist Announced for IRONMAN European Championship Hamburg, The Sixth Race of The IRONMAN Pro Series

May 22, 2024

– The 2024 IRONMAN European Championship Hamburg will be the second full distance IRONMAN triathlon in the IRONMAN Pro Series, offering a maximum of 5,000 points to the winner

– Designated as the IRONMAN European Championship for female professionals, the event offers a $87,500 total pro prize purse, with $28,000 going to the winner

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HAMBURG, GER/LONDON, UK/ TAMPA, Fla. (May 22, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Over 30 of the top professional female triathletes are expected to race in the IRONMAN^® European Championship Hamburg triathlon on Sunday, June 2. The race will be the sixth stop of the IRONMAN Pro Series™, the second full distance IRONMAN triathlon, and the second IRONMAN Pro Series race on European soil. Designated as the IRONMAN European Championship for professional women, the IRONMAN European Championship for professional men will be taking place on 18 August 2024 in Frankfurt.

There will be a total prize purse of $87,500 on offer, with the winner taking home $28,000 and a total of 5,000 points towards the IRONMAN Pro Series standings. Athletes will also be racing for one of six slots to the 2024 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship^® race in Nice, France. The event can be seen live in person and will be broadcast across multiple platforms for viewers around the world for free including proseries.ironman.com, Outside TV, DAZN and L’Equipe in France, among others. Highlights of the race will be shown on German national TV on NDR and ARD.

Wearing bib F1, will be Great Britain’s Kat Matthews, who currently has a total of 5,000 IRONMAN Pro Series points following her win at the 2024 Memorial Hermann IRONMAN North American Championship Texas triathlon. Matthews will be faced by Fenella Langridge who currently sits in 5th place in the IRONMAN Pro Series standings, following two sixth place finishes at Memorial Hermann IRONMAN North American Championship Texas and Athletic Brewing IRONMAN^® 70.3^® Oceanside triathlons.

Making her IRONMAN Pro Series debut will be 2022 Mainova IRONMAN Frankfurt Champion, Daniela Bleymehl (DEU).

Jackie Hering (USA), who currently sits in 8th place in the IRONMAN Pro Series standings after an impressive second place finish at Qatar Airways IRONMAN 70.3 Chattanooga event, will race in her first full-distance IRONMAN race since 2015. Sara Svensk (SWE) who came third at the Zafiro IRONMAN 70.3 Mallorca triathlon; and Maja Stage Nielsen (DNK) and Joanna Ryter (CHE) who both sit in the top 20 in the standings, will also be toeing the line. With 5,000 points on offer and a point declining for every second behind the winner, there’s a strong chance that there will be a lot of movement in the top 10 of the IRONMAN Pro Series standings following Sunday’s race.

The IRONMAN European Championship Hamburg triathlon will also see over 2,800 registered participants compete alongside the professional athletes, in the hope of securing one of the age-group qualifying slots to the 2024 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship triathlon in Nice, France (women), or Kona, Hawai`i (men).

The race, which sold out in record time for this year’s edition, is a fan-favourite thanks to its city-centre location, flat and fast bike and run course and epic spectator support. Athletes will take on a 3.8km (2.4 mile) long ROKA swim course in the Inner and Out Alster lake, which promises calm and smooth conditions. They will then embark on the 178km (110.6 mile) bike course, which consists of two loops, passing by some of the best sights such as the Reeperbahn, the fish market and the UNESCO-listed Speicherstadt out into the idyllic Vier- und Marschlande. The four-loop 42.2 km (26.2 mile) HOKA run course is the crowning finale with an incomparable atmosphere in downtown Hamburg, making it a spectator dream.

Female Professional Start List (subject to change):

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About IRONMAN Pro Series

The IRONMAN Pro Series™ is a year-long performance-based world series that will see professional triathletes earn points at 20 select races in 19 locations globally to vie for the title of IRONMAN Pro Series Champion and a share of the lucrative USD $1.7 million year-end bonus prize pool. Athletes will also continue to battle for each individual event’s prize money equating to over USD $2.5 million and coveted world championship qualifying slots. The IRONMAN Pro Series will consist of six full-distance IRONMAN^® triathlons and 10 half-distance IRONMAN^® 70.3^® triathlons in addition to the split location women’s and men’s VinFast IRONMAN World Championship triathlons and two-day women’s and men’s VinFast IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship triathlons. Open to approximately 1,000 eligible professional triathletes worldwide, the IRONMAN Pro Series will usher in a new era of IRONMAN racing where Every Second Matters™ with every second behind the race winner equating to a point earned or lost. Incorporating iconic distances, challenging courses, and stunning destinations, every IRONMAN Pro Series race will be broadcast live and free to a global audience. An additional 18 events throughout 2024 will also offer IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 professional racing and world championship qualifying opportunities, as well as over USD $1.6 million in prize money to create a total 2024 professional prize purse of nearly USD $6 million. For more information, visit proseries.ironman.com.

About The IRONMAN Group

The IRONMAN Group operates a global portfolio of events that includes the IRONMAN^® Triathlon Series, the IRONMAN^® 70.3^® Triathlon Series, 5150™ Triathlon Series, the Rock ‘n’ Roll^® Running Series, IRONKIDS^®, World Triathlon Championship Series, premier running events including the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon™ and City2Surf^®, UTMB^® World Series trail-running events including the Canyons Endurance Runs™ by UTMB^®, Tarawera Ultra™ by UTMB^® and Ultra-Trail Australia™ by UTMB^®, Epic Series™ mountain bike races including the Absa Cape Epic^®, road cycling events, and other multisport races. The IRONMAN Group is the largest operator of mass participation sports in the world, providing participants the benefits of endurance sports through the company’s vast offerings. Catering to the full athlete experience, the company portfolio also includes FulGaz^® virtual cycling, the most realistic indoor riding experience connected fitness application aimed at preparing athletes for real-world events. Since the inception of the iconic IRONMAN^® brand and its first event in 1978, athletes have proven that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE^® by crossing finish lines around the world. Beginning as a single race, The IRONMAN Group has grown to become a global sensation with hundreds of events across 55+ countries. The IRONMAN Group is owned by Advance, a private, family-owned business, and Orkila Capital, a growth equity firm focused on building great brands. For more information, visit www.ironman.com/about-ironman-group.

About Advance 

Advance is a private, family-held business that owns and invests in companies across media, entertainment, technology, communications, education and other promising growth sectors. Our mission is to build the value of our companies over the long-term by fostering growth and innovation. Advance’s portfolio includes Condé Nast, Advance Local, Stage Entertainment, The IRONMAN Group, American City Business Journals, Leaders Group, Turnitin, and Pop. Together these operating companies employ more than 14,000 people in 29 countries. Advance is also among the largest shareholders in Charter Communications, Warner Bros. Discovery and Reddit. For more information visit www.advance.com.