Taking place in the western portion of Chongming Island, IRONMAN 70.3 Shanghai Chongming race will begin with a 1.2-mile (1.9-km) swim in freshwater Mingzhu Lake. The swim will be a single-loop rolling start format with expected water temperature to be mid-60 degrees Fahrenheit. Athletes will then embark on a generally flat two-loop 56-mile (90-km) bike course that finishes at Mingzhu Lake Park. Finally, athletes will take on a three-loop 13.1-mile (21-km) run course circling the lake in Mingzhu Lake Park that features plenty of shade. The swim-to-bike and bike-to-run transitions are both lakeside in Mingzhu Lake Park, with the finish line located near the entrance to the park.
Chongming Island in Shanghai is the third largest island in China. As the largest alluvial island at the estuary of a river and the largest sand island in the world, Chongming Island is also acclaimed as the "Door to the Yangtze River.
The 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 Shanghai will have 30 qualifying slots for the 2019 IRONMAN World Championship and 50 qualifying slots for the 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship available.
Professionals compete for $25,000 prize purse plus 70.3 WC Slot.
MALE PRO:
1 Dellow David AUS (Australia)
2 Betten Sam AUS (Australia)
3 Passuello Domenico ITA (Italy)
4 Metzler Justin USA (United States of America)
5 Trautman Matt ZAF (South Africa)
6 Reid Taylor CAN (Canada)
7 McNeice Dylan NIC (Nicaragua)
8 Robins Mitchell AUS (Australia)
9 Tohara Kaito JPN (Japan)
10 Azevedo Filipe PRT (Portugal)
11 Beck Henry DEU (Germany)
12 Campos Muglia Guilherme ITA (Italy)
15 Fenske Norman DEU (Germany)
16 Fleischmann Brian USA (United States of America)
17 Huelgas Nikko PHL (Philippines)
18 Kerin Lachlan AUS (Australia)
19 Lawry Lindsey AUS (Australia)
20 Libin Alex USA (United States of America)
21 Melo Breno USA (United States of America)
22 Salvisberg Andrea CHE (Switzerland)
FEMALE PRO:
31 Seymour Jeanni ZAF (South Africa)
32 Steffen Caroline CHE (Switzerland)
33 Simmonds Imogen CHE (Switzerland)
34 Bugdol Ewa POL (Poland)
35 Davis Claire AUS (Australia)
36 Eberhardt Anna HUN (Hungary)
37 Iijima Manami GUM (Guam)
39 O'Mara Kelly USA (United States of America)
40 Szeto Leanne HKG (Hong Kong)
41 Thoes Svenja DEU (Germany)
42 Weiß Beatrice AUT (Austria)