IRONMAN Vitoria Gasteiz ESP Pro Preview

Friday 12 July 2024
The IRONMAN Pro Series remains in Europe for its next stop, with the Basque Country of Spain hosting IRONMAN® Vitoria-Gasteiz, the 11th race, and fourth full distance IRONMAN® triathlon of the series Approximately 80 of the top male and female triathletes are currently expected to race next Sunday 14 July, and will be battling it out for a maximum of 5,000 IRONMAN Pro Series points, a prize purse of $125,000 and 3 slots per gender for the VinFast IRONMAN World Championship triathlons in Nice, France (women), or Kona, Hawai`i (men). 
 
As with all IRONMAN Pro Series events, the race can be seen live in person and will be broadcast for free across multiple platforms for viewers around the world including?proseries.ironman.com, YouTube, Outside TV, DAZN and Équipe in France, among others.  
 
In the men’s professional field, wearing bib #1, and making his IRONMAN Pro Series debut, will be the reigning IRONMAN World Champion, Sam Laidlow (FRA). Laidlow has made no secret that this race will be his attempt to validate his start at the 2024 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona this October. Joining Sam will be Kristian Høgenhaug (DNK) who came fifth at 2024 Zafiro IRONMAN® 70.3®Alcúdia-Mallorca back in May, and Mathias Lyngsø Petersen (DNK) who came second at the IRONMAN African Championship South Africa triathlon earlier this year. Lyngsø Petersen, who did not finish at this past weekend’s IRONMAN 70.3 Les Sables d’Olonne-Vendée triathlon has said that this has given him ‘more fuel to the fire’ for IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz (quote, Instagram). 
 
Making their IRONMAN Pro Series debuts will be David McNamee (GBR), Antonio Benito-Lopez (ESP), and Arthur Horseau (FRA) amongst others. 
 
In the women’s field, 2023 IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz champion, Gurutze Frades Larralde (ESP), will wear bib #1. Frades Larralde currently sits in 58th place in the IRONMAN Pro Series, after two top 10 finishes at the Intermountain Health IRONMAN 70.3 North American Championship St. Geroge and Athletic Brewing IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside.  
 
Her main rival will be Great Britain’s Kat Matthews, who announced on Instagram this week that her aim is to win. Matthews 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.  
 
Daniela Bleymehl (DEU), who currently sits in 13th in the IRONMAN Pro Standings, following a third-place finish at the IRONMAN European Championship Hamburg triathlon, and ninth position at this past weekend’s IRONMAN 70.3 Les Sables d’Olonne-Vendée is also due to race. A win, or a strong performance from Bleymehl, could catapult her to the top of the IRONMAN Pro Series standings. 
 
Els Visser (NLD), who came third in the 2023 edition of the race, will also be looking to repeat a strong performance. Following a fifth place position at the IRONMAN European Championship Hamburg triathlon, Visser currently sits in 27th place in the IRONMAN Pro Series standings with 4,189 points. 
 
Ruth Astle (GBR) who has been battling injury since the start of the year will also take to the start in her IRONMAN Pro Series debut.  
 
Joining the professional athletes, will be 1,700 registered age-group participants, who will be competing with the hope of securing one of the age-group qualifying slots to the 2024 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship triathlons in Nice, France (women), or Kona, Hawai`i (men). 
 
The race, which takes place in the cultural capital of northern Spain’s Basque Country offers beautiful natural landscapes, rich Basque culture and gastronomy and one of the most passionate and lively crowds on the circuit. Athletes will take on a 3.8km (2.4 mile) long ROKA swim course?in beautiful Ulibarri-Gamboa lake, located in the Landa Provincial Park, just outside Vitoria-Gasteiz. Following a short run into transition, athletes will then embark on the 190km (112 mile) bike course, which consists of three loops, passing by some of most scenic towns of the Álava region and even shares a section with the "Camino de Santiago" - the famous ancient pilgrim route. The four-loop 42.2 km (26.2 mile) HOKA run course?is a flat course along the wonderful city centre of Vitoria-Gasteiz, completely crowded with triathlon fans cheering on every athlete. The finish line is located in Plaza España (central square in Vitoria).   
 
The full professional start lists are below (subject to change): 
PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S START LIST
BIB 
LAST 
FIRST 
COUNTRY REP 
F1 
Frades Larralde 
Gurutze 
ESP (Spain) 
F2 
Matthews 
Kat 
GBR (United Kingdom
F3 
Visser 
Els 
NLD (Netherlands) 
F4 
Bleymehl 
Daniela 
DEU (Germany) 
F5 
Mathieux 
Justine 
FRA (France) 
F7 
Riveros 
Barbara 
CHL (Chile) 
F8 
Mitchell 
Simone 
GBR (United Kingdom) 
F9 
Astle 
Ruth 
GBR (United Kingdom
F10 
Derron 
Nina 
CHE (Switzerland) 
F12 
Kiley 
Renee 
AUS (Australia) 
F14 
Curridori 
Elisabetta 
ITA (Italy) 
F15 
Hartikainen 
Heini 
FIN (Finland) 
F17 
Lane 
Chloe 
AUS (Australia) 
F19 
Anderbury 
Rebecca 
GBR (United Kingdom
F20 
Brito Curbelo 
Ruth 
ESP (Spain) 
F21 
Komander 
Ewa 
POL (Poland) 
F22 
Tondeur 
Alexandra 
BEL (Belgium) 
F23 
Wolff 
Katharina 
DEU (Germany) 
F24 
Clutterbuck 
Stephanie 
GBR (United Kingdom
F25 
Uderstadt 
Jana 
DEU (Germany) 
F26 
Rooney 
Tara 
USA (United States
F27 
Diaz Philippi 
Maria Florencia 
ARG (Argentina) 
F28 
Besse 
Jamie 
CHE (Switzerland) 
F29 
Reng 
Franziska 
DEU (Germany) 
F30 
Lothaller 
Dominique 
AUT (Austria) 
F32 
Toscas 
Siliva 
ESP (Spain) 
 
 
 PROFESSIONAL MEN'S START LIST
BIB 
LAST 
FIRST 
COUNTRY REP 
M1 
Laidlow 
Sam 
FRA (France) 
M2 
Wilkowiecki 
Robert 
POL (Poland) 
M3 
Høgenhaug 
Kristian 
DNK (Denmark) 
M4 
Benito López 
Antonio 
ESP (Spain) 
M5 
Mcnamee 
David 
GBR (United Kingdom
M6 
Lyngsø Petersen 
Mathias 
DNK (Denmark) 
M7 
Horseau 
Arthur 
FRA (France) 
M8 
Costes 
Antony 
FRA (France) 
M9 
Svensson 
Jesper 
SWE (Sweden) 
M10 
Wurf 
Cameron 
AUS (Australia) 
M11 
Weiss 
Bradley 
ZAF (South Africa) 
M13 
Loeschke 
Franz 
DEU (Germany) 
M14 
Dreitz 
Andreas 
DEU (Germany) 
M15 
Teagle 
James 
GBR (United Kingdom
M16 
Ferreira 
João 
PRT (Portugal) 
M17 
Zepuntke 
Ruben 
DEU (Germany) 
M19 
Davis 
Thomas 
GBR (United Kingdom
M20 
Aguayo Muñoz 
Emilio 
ESP (Spain) 
M21 
Stahl 
Lukas 
DEU (Germany) 
M22 
Goetstouwers 
Stenn 
BEL (Belgium) 
M23 
Sneberger 
Jan 
CZE (Czech Republic) 
M24 
Arentz 
Finn 
GBR (United Kingdom) 
M25 
Jarrige 
Yvan 
FRA (France) 
M26 
Kallin 
Robert 
SWE (Sweden) 
M27 
Varga 
Richard 
SVK (Slovakia) 
M28 
Toldi 
Fernando 
BRA (Brazil) 
M29 
Grue 
Kristian 
NOR (Norway) 
M30 
Bermejo Yanguas 
Ion 
ESP (Spain) 
M31 
Villarruel Curra 
Juan Ignacio 
ESP (Spain) 
M32 
Brembor 
Tomasz 
POL (Poland) 
M33 
Loewen 
Garrick 
CAN (Canada) 
M34 
Díez Rodríguez 
Julen 
ESP (Spain) 
M35 
Mendes Mercado 
David 
ESP (Spain) 
M36 
Philippe 
Paulin 
FRA (France) 
M37 
Arroyo Bugallo 
Victor 
ESP (Spain) 
M38 
Besse 
Jean-Claude 
CHE (Switzerland) 
M39 
Vinhal 
Thiago 
BRA (Brazil) 
M40 
Gondra Etxebarria 
Gotzon 
ESP (Spain) 
M41 
Chouvelon 
Corentin 
FRA (France) 
M42 
Irigoyen Egia 
Ander 
ESP (Spain) 
M43 
Munch 
Adam 
DNK (Denmark) 
M44 
Sowieja 
Dominik 
DEU (Germany) 
M45 
Weitz 
Matti 
DEU (Germany) 
M46 
Elischer 
Renning 
DEU (Germany) 
M47 
Colino Calomarde 
Joan 
ESP (Spain) 
M48 
Deuel 
Drake 
USA (United States
M49 
Lloyd 
Liam 
GBR (United Kingdom) 
M50 
Txopitea 
Mikel 
PSE (Palestine) 
M51 
Pareyn 
Pamphiel 
BEL (Belgium) 
M52 
Palmer 
Harry 
GBR (United Kingdom) 
M53 
van Diemen 
Pim 
NLD (Netherlands) 
M54 
Jacobi 
Erwan 
FRA (France) 
M55 
Wies 
Sven 
DEU (Germany) 
M56 
Loiseaux 
Paul 
FRA (France) 
M57 
Askengren 
Albert 
SWE (Sweden) 
M58 
Grabowski 
Michal 
POL (Poland) 
M59 
Huckestein 
Simon 
DEU (Germany) 
M60 
Manyà 
Roger 
ESP (Spain) 
M61 
Lawicki 
Piotr 
POL (Poland) 
 ? 
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