Langkawi Island, the Jewel of Kedah, is set to host IRONMAN Malaysia again in 2018. Located within a cluster of tropical islands that attract visitors the world over, the race will take athletes on a truly Malaysian cultural journey through tropical, hilly and demanding terrain passing traditional kampungs (villages), mangrove clusters and rainforest vistas.
The ocean swim starts from the picturesque white sandy beach of Pantai Kok with a two-loop triangle out and back course. A two-loop bike course heads out of Pantai Kok on to a clockwise loop from towards the rolling hills of Datai and the fringes of Kuah Town. Athletes will return from the bike into an unique indoor air conditioned transition at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Center (next to the airport) . The 2.5 lap run course will be an amazing scenic run beside the Langkawi International Airport towards the finish line at the stunning Cenang beach.
There are 50 qualifying slots to the 2019 IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Professionals compete for $25,000 prize purse plus WC Slot.
FEMALE PRO:
1 Mareen Hufe DEU (GERMANY)
3 Parys Edwards GBR (UNITED KINGDOM)
4 Els Visser NLD (NETHERLANDS)
5 Simona Krivánková CZE (CZECH REPUBLIC)
6 Federica De Nicola ITA (ITALY)
7 Isabelle Boyer Moulin FRA (FRANCE)
8 Brooke Brown CAN (CANADA)
9 Shannon Chapman AUS (AUSTRALIA)
10 Helena Kotopulu CZE (CZECH REPUBLIC)
12 Jocelyn McCauley USA (UNITED STATES)
MALE PRO:
21 Romain Guillaume FRA (FRANCE)
22 Jens Petersen-Bach DNK (DENMARK)
25 Balazs Csoke HUN (HUNGARY)
26 Alain Djouad-Guibert MAR (MOROCCO)
27 Eneko Elosegui ESP (SPAIN)
28 Andreas Giglamyr AUT (AUSTRIA)
29 Nathan Groch AUS (AUSTRALIA)
30 Josef Krivanek CZE (CZECH REPUBLIC)
31 Freddy Lampret AUT (AUSTRIA)
32 Urs Müller CHE (SWITZERLAND)
33 Marek Nemcik SVK (SLOVAKIA)
34 Cameron Wurf AUS (AUSTRALIA)
35 Gustavo Rodríguez Iglesias ESP (SPAIN)
36 Daniil Sapunov UKR (UKRAINE)
37 Josef Svoboda CZE (CZECH REPUBLIC)
38 Kaito Tohara JPN (JAPAN)
39 Per Van Vlerken DEU (GERMANY)
40 Mihai Baractaru ROU (ROMANIA)