Ironman Germany

This article describes a competition in the Ironman racing series. The Ironman 70.3 Germany is also held in Wiesbaden .

Ironman Germany
venue	Frankfurt am Main Germany
First run	2002
organizer	World Triathlon Corporation
Records
distance	3.86 km 180.2 km 42.195 km
track record	Men: 7:49:48 h, 2015 Jan Frodeno   Women: 8:38:44 h, 2018 Daniela Ryf
Website	Official website

The Ironman Germany with goal in Frankfurt will annually since 2002 taking place between June and August. It also functions as the Ironman European Championship and is a qualifying competition for the Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona . He took over the expired license of the “ Ironman ” trademark from Ironman Europe in Roth , which has since been hosted under the name Challenge Roth . Ironman Germany is operated by Ironman Germany GmbH , a subsidiary of the World Triathlon Corporation .

History of Ironman Germany

Ironman Germany - finish on the Römerberg (2007)

The initiator of Ironman Germany was Kurt Denk, a former alpine skier , passionate windsurfer and trained printing engineer from Frankfurt, who had gained his personal endurance sports experience in 1999 as a participant in the Honolulu Marathon . With his travel company Hawaii Holiday Service , founded in 1986, he organized, among other things, Since 1995, numerous athletes also travel to the Ironman Hawaii every year (e.g. including individual companions for over 400 people in 2000).

With his trademark "Ironman" and "70.3" is the Chinese Wanda Group is part of World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) global market leader among the triathlon organizers

There Kurt Denk was asked in October 2000 by Lew Friedland, then CEO of the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), if he knew anyone in Germany who would have a qualifier instead of Roth - at that time outstanding in terms of participants, audience numbers and world record times Organize events with the Ironman logo.

2002

After a night to think about it, he proposed himself and was able to prevail with his concept against the competitors from the Allgäu Triathlon and IronMönch , and dared to jump into the deep end with the organization of the event starting with the first edition with the Xdream Sports & Events GmbH he founded on August 18, 2002. Since the WTC contracted with Kurt Denk, who had made no secret of his lack of experience as an organizer, agreed to call in a "sponsor", until 2005 50 percent of Xdream belonged to the company BK Sportpromotion , the organizer and Ironman at the time. Licensee at Ironman Switzerland . The necessary political approvals for such an event in the middle of a big city with six to eight-hour traffic closures were made possible because the state of Hesse and the city of Frankfurt hoped that Frankfurt would have chances in the current application for a candidacy to host the 2012 Olympic Games to increase.

2005

Since the end of 2005, the Ironman Germany has been advertised under the name "Ironman European Championship". The naming caused irritation among the other European licensees of the WTC, who complained that they were not involved in the name change, that the participation criteria had nothing to do with the known rules regarding championships and that the sporting value from the point of view of predominantly German participants in Frankfurt is questionable. The name change occurred during a highly conflicted phase between the WTC company, as the rights holder of the "Ironman" brand, and the international sports associations: the WTC terminated its cooperation with the sports associations in June, and the global national triathlon associations then reached an agreement at a congress of the International Triathlon Union ( ITU) to no longer approve any WTC events, and vice versa, Kurt Denk announced that he would no longer work with the German umbrella organization Deutsche Triathlon Union (DTU). In April 2006, the International Court of Justice (CAS) rejected the ITU sanctions: as early as 1982, before there were sports associations in triathlon, the “Ironman World Championship” had been protected as a trademark , and in 1998 the ITU and WTC agreed that the WTC would use it as a Rights holder can use, however, without making the claim to organize a world championship in the sense of a competition regulated by a sporting umbrella organization. The CAS ruled that the same then also applies to a designation "Ironman European Championship". DTU and Xdream came to an agreement later, but a few years passed before the WTC was finally harmonized with the international umbrella organization.

Skye Moench at Ironman Germany 2019 (winner 2019)

Jan Frodeno at Ironman Germany 2019 (Winner 2015, 2018, 2019)

2008

In 2008, Kurt Denk's licensor WTC was taken over by an investment company and then changed its strategy of no longer licensing qualification races, but organizing them itself. In April 2009, Kurt Denk then sold his company to the WTC, but initially remained active as its managing director.
On his sixtieth birthday in December 2009, Kurt Denk announced that he would be transferring responsibility to Kai Walter, a former Bundeswehr officer who has been active in the organization from the start and has been Managing Director of Xdream alongside Denk since 2004. Kurt Denk is still a member of the Deutsche Sporthilfe Board of Trustees and published a book in 2013 about the origins of Ironman Germany and his surviving cancer in the meantime. Kai Walter, unlike Denk himself also a multiple Ironman finisher, remained managing director of the WTC subsidiary, which has since been renamed Ironman Germany GmbH , until March 2014 , his successor being the previous organizer of the Challenge Kraichgau , Björn Steinmetz.

2010

In an Ironman, it is usually possible to cross the finish line up to 16 hours after the start. In Frankfurt, due to complaints about noise pollution, the finish area on the Römerberg must be closed at 10:00 p.m. from 2010 onwards . This then shortens the racing time to 15 hours with the same start time.

2015

In August 2015 it was announced that the organizer had been sold to the Chinese Wanda Group. Record temperatures of more than 35 ° C at the 14th edition in July 2015 meant that only 2063 of the 3064 participants registered made it to the finish. The rest either didn't start at all or ended the race prematurely.
The titles went to the Swiss Daniela Ryf on July 5th and Jan Frodeno with a new track record time of 7:49:48 h .

2017

On July 9, 2017, Ironman Germany and Challenge Roth, the two largest long-distance races in Germany, took place on the same day. The titles went to the Australian Sarah Crowley and the runner-up at the Ironman World Championships 2016 Sebastian Kienle .

2018

In July 2018, the winners of 2015 Daniela Ryf and Jan Frodeno were both able to repeat their title and Ryf was able to improve the course record for women to 8:38:44 h.

2019

The organizers have agreed on a joint date solution for 2019: The race in Frankfurt took place on the last weekend in June and the Challenge Roth will be held one week after the Ironman European Championship. Due to the high temperatures, the race was held on a modified running route with more shaded passages.

2020

The 19th edition, originally planned for June 28, 2020, was canceled in April as the coronavirus pandemic spread . September 27th was named as a possible alternative date, since the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii is to take place on October 10th, 2020. On June 24th, the organizers officially announced that the Ironman will be canceled in 2020.

2021

There were no professional women at the start of the 2021 event in Frankfurt am Main on August 15th - the Women's Ironman European Championship was held the day before, on August 14th, as part of Ironman Finland .

organization

Eight permanent employees, supplemented by thirty freelancers in the immediate preparation, plan and organize the event over ten months. On the day of the event itself, 30 doctors and more than 200 paramedics from the German Red Cross are on duty. At the lake there are two diving teams, ten motor boats and 25 lifeboats. 200 Frankfurt police officers are deployed for the Ironman, supported by the FES subsidiary FFR, which sets up around 3,200 traffic signs for traffic safety measures and secures the bike route with around 144 tons of barrier material. 18 emergency vehicles, each with a crew of two, are located at critical points along the route. For the participants, from 4,300 volunteer helpers who receive a volunteer bag with food and a T-shirt as well as 10 discount on merchandising products of the WTC, 20,000 filled beverage bottles, 15,000 energy bars, 15,000 energy gels on the way and at the finish and 10,000 bananas and 35,000 sponges for cooling.

Ironman Germany has been broadcast live on hr television since 2003 . In 2015, the broadcaster reported that with an average of 120,000 viewers in Hesse and 190,000 at its peak, as well as 210,000 viewers nationwide, the show had a market share of 13.8%. In addition, 55,000 interested people watched the online stream on the Internet. A total of six hours of live TV was broadcast in HR, four other television teams from Sport1 , RTL and rheinmaintv were accredited .

Professional triathletes fighting for the US $ 150,000 prize money in the context of Ironman Germany have been able to qualify for the Ironman Hawaii, which is advertised for a total of US $ 650,000, via the Kona Pro Ranking System (KPR) since 2012 . In Frankfurt, the winners - like the Ironman Melbourne (Asia-Pacific Championship), the Ironman South Africa (African Championship), the Ironman Texas (North American Championship) and the Ironman Brasil (South American Championship) - each receive 4,000 points, further placed a correspondingly reduced number of points. For comparison: The winner in Hawaii receives 6,000 points, the winners of the other Ironman races either 1,000 or 2,000 points. Until 2011, the top 4 male and top 3 female professionals in Frankfurt were directly entitled to purchase a starting place for the Ironman Hawaii, since 2015 at least the winner has been directly qualified again in Frankfurt.

In 2005 the total prize money at Ironman Germany was 50,000 US dollars. With an event budget of 2.4 million euros in 2009, it was 100,000 US dollars, with the prospect of an increase in the prize money to up to 400,000 US dollars in the future. After the press perceived the increasing loss of importance of Ironman Germany in comparison to other triathlon competitions in 2011, the prize money pot was increased to 125,000 US dollars in 2012 and to 150,000 US dollars in 2015.
In addition to the prize money, there may be individual agreements with athletes. B. Chris McCormack for his start in 2008 as the reigning Hawaii winner 100,000 euros entry fee. For the best placed amateurs in the individual age groups, a total of 75 Hawaii starting places have been awarded every year since 2014. In 2013 there were 100 qualification places here and by 2009 there were even 120 qualification places.

At the first edition in 2002, participants in Ironman Germany had to pay an entry fee of 500 DM (255 euros). After the participation fee had risen by 56% to 400 euros within seven years until 2009 and Xdream had been sold to WTC, which had previously been taken over by a financial investor, the organizer named 425 euros as the upper limit for the next five to ten years. In fact, the entry fee in 2015 was 515 euros plus 6% fees. While the expectations of the WTC 2001 for the number of participants were still at an upper limit of 1,800 triathletes, more than 3,000 registrations were accepted in 2015.

In 2015, the organizer estimated the added value brought about by the Ironman Frankfurt in the region at 18.7 million euros, Kai Walter assumed an average annual income of 160,000 US dollars for the financial circumstances of the competition participants.

Route

swim

The opening discipline with 3.8 km swimming takes place in the Langener Waldsee approx. 15 km south of Frankfurt. In the quarry pond, which is used as a bathing lake in addition to the unchanged gravel quarrying, two different laps with a short shore leave are to be covered. Originally it was thought about organizing swimming in the Main in Frankfurt. Even if this would have meant a relief from an organizational point of view through a reduction to a transition zone, this turned out to be critical in addition to the health risk from the water quality, because shipping would have come to a standstill for 48 hours in order to reduce the flow speed over the barrages.

Jan Sibbersen set the course record on the swim course on July 11, 2004 with 42:17 minutes and then led the field up to km 90 on the bike course until the eventual winner Stefan Holzner took the lead. In order to make the course record possible, a boat had driven on an ideal course with a flashlight for orientation for the leading swimmers.

To go biking

The subsequent 180 km long bike course - closed to other traffic during the competition - extends in two laps through the Frankfurt area and the Wetterau . The northernmost point of the route is in Friedberg . Maintal-Hochstadt is one of the highlights of the cycle route with thousands of enthusiastic spectators , especially on the 500 m long cobblestone slope through the historic town center. Likewise, many spectators are traditionally - also because this hotspot can be reached from the terminus of the subway - on the ascent "The Beast" on the Vilbeler Landstrasse to Bergen-Enkheim . The section around the medieval castle and along the Kaiserstrasse in Friedberg also creates goosebumps for the participants .

A trellis with many spectators awaits the participants on the section called "Heartbreak Hill" and a slope that can be reached by S-Bahn (Bad Vilbel-Süd) is on Frankfurter Straße in Bad Vilbel . There are also spectator stands on Mainkai and Eiserner Steg in Frankfurt.

The course record on the bike course is held by the Swiss woman Daniela Ryf - in 2018 she rode a time of 4:40:55 h on a bike course that was 5 km longer. The 2015 winner, Jan Frodeno , set a new course record with 4:08:43 h and achieved the third fastest bike time ever achieved in an Ironman race.

Run

The final marathon runs over a four-time round course on the banks of the Main in Frankfurt, the atmospheric finish is on the historic Römerberg in front of several large grandstands filled with spectators. The moderation in the finish area will be taken over by hr3 with the moderators Marcus Rudolph and Jürgen Rasper.

Winners list

Men

women

N ° Date / year First place Second place third place 19th Aug 15, 2021 Patrik Nilsson Kristian Høgenhaug David McNamee 18th June 30, 2019 Jan Frodeno -3- Sebastian Kienle Franz Löschke 17th July 8, 2018 Jan Frodeno -2- Patrik Nilsson Patrick Lange 16 July 9, 2017 Sebastian Kienle -3- Andreas Böcherer Patrik Nilsson 15th 3rd July 2016 Sebastian Kienle -2- Andreas Böcherer Eneko Llanos 14th 5th July 2015 Jan Frodeno (SR) Sebastian Kienle Andreas Böcherer 13th July 6, 2014 Sebastian Kienle -1- Frederik Van Lierde Jan Frodeno 12th 7th July 2013 Eneko Llanos Jan Raphael Bas Diederen 11 July 8, 2012 Marino Vanhoenacker Sebastian Kienle Clemente Alonso McKernan 10 July 24, 2011 Faris Al-Sultan Jan Raphael Michael Göhner 9 4th July 2010 Andreas Raelert Timo Bracht Chris McCormack 8th July 5, 2009 Timo Bracht -2- Eneko Llanos Chris McCormack 7th July 6, 2008 Chris McCormack Eneko Llanos Timo Bracht 6th July 1, 2007 Timo Bracht Michael Göhner Frank Vytrisal 5 July 23, 2006 Cameron Brown Timo Bracht Frank Vytrisal 4th July 10, 2005 Normann Stadler Cameron Brown Markus Forster 3 July 11, 2004 Stefan Holzner -2- Cameron Brown Tim DeBoom 2 July 13, 2003 Stefan Holzner Cameron Brown Jürgen Zäck 1 Aug 18, 2002 Lothar leather Jürgen Zäck Uwe Widmann

year First place Second place third place 2021 not carried out 2019 Skye Moench Imogen Simmonds Jen Annett 2018 Daniela Ryf -2- (SR) Sarah True Sarah Crowley 2017 Sarah Crowley Lucy Charles Alexandra Tondeur 2016 Melissa Hauschildt Katja Konschak Daniela Sämmler 2015 Daniela Ryf Julia Gajer Caroline Steffen 2014 Corinne Abraham Elizabeth Lyles Gina Crawford 2013 Camilla Pedersen Jodie Swallow Kristin Möller 2012 Caroline Steffen -2- Anja Beranek Corinne Abraham 2011 Caroline Steffen Lucie Reed Sonja Tajsich 2010 Sandra Wallenhorst -2- Caroline Steffen Yvonne van Vlerken 2009 Sandra Wallenhorst Yvonne van Vlerken Nicole leather 2008 Chrissie Wellington Nicole leather Wenke Kujala 2007 Nicole leather Andrea Brede Nina Eggert 2006 Andrea Brede Nina Eggert Lisbeth Kristensen 2005 Lisa Bentley Nina Eggert Imke Schiersch 2004 Nina Kraft -2- Nina Fischer Imke Schiersch 2003 Nina Kraft Lori Bowden Tina Walter 2002 Katja Schumacher Nina Fischer Liz Vitai

SR - course record

statistics

Ironman Germany did not start off as a sure-fire success: while Ironman Europe in Roth at the end of the 1990s - registration forms were still sent in the envelopes by post - recorded over 4,000 registrations for 2,700 starting places, in the first edition in 2002 in Frankfurt only around 90% of the 2000 starting places are sold.

Over the years, however, a real hype developed: in 2005 the event was fully booked five months after the online registration was approved, in 2006 even after five weeks and in 2007 all 2500 starting places were taken after five days. For 2008, “fully booked” was reported just 24 hours after the online registration was opened. In 2009, the option to register online had to be switched off again after 60 minutes. Not least the increased number of Hawaii qualifiers in Europe - in addition to the original races in Lanzarote , Zurich and Klagenfurt , since the premiere of Ironman Germany in 2002 there have been races in France (2002), England (2005), Regensburg (2010) and Sweden ( 2012) - ensured that the onslaught calmed down again over time: For 2012, registration remained open again for eight weeks.

		August 18, 2002			July 10, 2005			July 6, 2008			July 8, 2012			July 6, 2014			5th July 2015
Registrations		1802			1907						2885			3015			3064
started from it		1688			1849			2243
of which in the finish		1502			1730			2138			2318			2396			2063
of which men		1395	92.9%		1539	89.0%		1908	89.2%		2075	89.5%		2167	90.4%		1816	88.0%
	<9 h	5	0.4%		9	0.6%		24	1.3%		21	1.0%		31	1.4%		10	0.6%
	9 am - 10 am	191	13.7%		178	11.6%		296	15.5%		267	12.9%		295	13.6%		112	6.2%
	10 a.m. - 11 a.m.	346	24.8%		366	23.8%		575	30.1%		597	28.8%		506	23.4%		289	15.9%
	11 a.m. - 12 p.m.	316	22.7%		444	28.8%		478	25.1%		505	24.3%		577	26.6%		414	22.8%
	12 p.m. - 2 p.m.	426	30.5%		419	27.2%		446	23.4%		358	17.3%		606	28.0%		739	40.7%
	> 14 h	111	8.0%		123	8.0%		89	4.7%		327	15.8%		152	7.0%		252	13.9%
of which women		107	7.1%		191	11.0%		230	10.8%		243	10.5%		229	9.6%		247	12.0%
	<10 h	6th	5.6%		3	1.6%		13th	5.7%		12th	4.9%		20th	8.7%		10	4.0%
	10 a.m. - 11 a.m.	23	21.5%		24	12.6%		36	15.7%		28	11.5%		33	14.4%		19th	7.7%
	11 a.m. - 12 p.m.	25th	23.4%		44	23.0%		74	32.2%		51	21.0%		40	17.5%		43	17.4%
	12 p.m. - 2 p.m.	44	41.1%		76	39.8%		79	34.3%		72	29.6%		100	43.7%		107	43.3%
	> 14 h	9	8.4%		44	23.0%		28	12.2%		80	32.9%		36	15.7%		68	27.5%

Course records in Frankfurt am Main

Jan Frodeno -	7:49:48 h	(2015)
Daniela Ryf -	8:38:44 h	(2018)

Discipline records in Frankfurt am Main

Swim:			To go biking:			Run:
Jan Sibbersen	42:17 min	(2004)	Sebastian Kienle	4:02:22 h	(2017)	Jan Frodeno	2:39:06 h	(2018)
Jodie Swallow	47:22 min	(2014)	Sarah Crowley	4:40:32 h	(2017)	Sarah True	2:54:58 h	(2018)

Publications on Ironman Germany

• Grab, grab, let go , Kurt Denk and Ulrich Schwaab, ISBN 978-3-7357-1599-9
• News from the Ironman , Thorsten Schröder , spomedis Verlag, September 2013, ISBN 978-3-95590-006-9

Web links

Commons : Ironman Germany  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of Ironman Germany

Individual evidence

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2. ^ Ernst Kindhauser: The heroes sold . In: Weltwoche . 2001, ISSN  0043-2660 ( archive.org ).
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4. ↑ Frank Hellmann: radio silence with the former partners . In: Frankfurter Rundschau . July 22, 2011.
5. ↑ ^{a b} Steffen Gerth: An Ironman as Olympic vanguard . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . August 24, 2001.
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38. ↑ Information for volunteers . In: ironman.de . Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.
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