ITU World Championship Series 2017

date place O S. M. March 3-4, 2017 Abu Dhabi x April 8, 2017 Gold coast x May 13-14, 2017 Yokohama x June 10-11, 2017 Leeds x July 15-16, 2017 Hamburg x x July 28-29, 2017 Edmonton x Aug 5 - 6, 2017 Montreal x Aug 26-27, 2017 Stockholm x Sep 14-17 2017 Rotterdam x O: Olympic distance, S: sprint distance, M: mixed relay

9th ITU World Championship Series 2017
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The ITU World Championship Series 2017 is a triathlon racing series with competitions over the Olympic distance and the sprint distance as well as a relay competition ( mixed relay ). It is held under the care of the international triathlon association ITU ( International Triathlon Union ). The winner of the series ranking will be honored as triathlon world champion.

organization

Andrea Hewitt - winner of the first and second races of the season (U23 world champion 2005)

Javier Gómez - winner of the first race and five-time world champion in the short distance triathlon (2008, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2015)

This world series has been held annually since 2009 under the watchful eye of the ITU, and from 1989 to 2008 the world champions were determined in a single competition.

At the Olympic distance , the competitions consist of 1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running, while the sprint distance consists of 750 m swimming, 20 km cycling and 5 km running. In elite competitions, drafting (cycling in the slipstream) is generally permitted . In the case of the popular sports competitions organized in the framework program, however, there is a drafting ban, i. H. every athlete must keep a distance of at least 12 m from the athlete in front on the bike course.

In the 2017 season, eight races and the final in September took place in the Netherlands.

Rating

For the annual ranking of the world championship, in addition to the nine races of the world series, the other races of the ITU World Cup are also taken into account:

• The five best results of the world series, the last final race and a maximum of two World Cup races are taken into account for the annual ranking.
• At the final in Rotterdam in September there are 1200 points for a win and in the other eight races of the world series there are 800 points for a win.
• In a normal ITU World Cup, however, there are only 300 points. Every further placement in these races receives a fixed number of points.

qualification

Each national umbrella association can nominate up to six male and female athletes for each competition in the series, the host association up to eight. The notification must be made to the ITU at least 33 days before the competition. Based on the placement of the registered athletes on the ITU Points List, the ITU compiles the starting fields of 60 male and 60 female athletes. In addition, five invitations can be issued.
In contrast to the World Championship Ranking, the ITU Points List also includes other competitions such as B. U23 world championships, continental championships and cup events and student world championships.

Prize money

In total, almost US $ 2.5 million in prize money was paid out in the 2017 World Championship racing series. There was US $ 150,000 per competition, US $ 280,000 for the Grand Final, US $ 140,000 for the World Championship in Mixed Relay and a bonus pool of US $ 755,000 for the World Championship.

The fastest men and women each received US $ 18,000 per competition in the series, US $ 7,500 per World Cup victory and US $ 30,000 at the Grand Final in Rotterdam, the world champion and the world champion a further US $ 83,500. Prize money was paid up to 35th place.

Results

Elite men

date	place	gold	time	silver	time	bronze	time
04th Mar 2017	Abu Dhabi	Javier Gómez -1-	01:52:31	Thomas Bishop	01:52:45	Vincent Luis	01:53:08
08 Apr 2017	Gold coast	Mario Mola -1-	00:52:35	Richard Murray	00:52:39	Fernando Alarza	00:52:44
May 13, 2017	Yokohama	Mario Mola -2-	01:48:15	Fernando Alarza	01:48:23	Kristian Blummenfelt	01:48:26
June 11, 2017	Leeds	Alistair Brownlee	01:46:51	Jonathan Brownlee	01:47:03	Fernando Alarza	01:47:28
15th July 2017	Hamburg	Mario Mola -3-	00:54:08	Jacob Birtwhistle	00:54:20	Ryan Sissons	00:54:23
29th July 2017	Edmonton	Mario Mola -4-	00:54:51	Jacob Birtwhistle	00:55:01	Richard Murray	00:55:06
06 Aug 2017	Montreal	Javier Gómez -2-	01:47:49	Kristian Blummenfelt	01:48:04	Richard Murray	01:48:41
26 Aug 2017	Stockholm	Jonathan Brownlee	01:49:10	Kristian Blummenfelt	01:49:28	Pierre Le Corre	01:49:28
16 Sep 2017	Rotterdam	Vincent Luis	01:51:26	Kristian Blummenfelt	01:51:28	Mario Mola	01:51:36

Elite women

date	place	gold	time	silver	time	bronze	time
03rd Mar 2017	Abu Dhabi	Andrea Hewitt -1-	02:03:46	Jodie Stimpson	02:03:46	Sara Vilic	02:03:53
08 Apr 2017	Gold coast	Andrea Hewitt -2-	00:58:03	Ashleigh Gentle	00:58:07	Yuri Ide	00:58:12
May 13, 2017	Yokohama	Flora Duffy -1-	01:56:18	Katie Zaferes	01:58:09	Kirsten Kaspar	01:58:17
June 11, 2017	Leeds	Flora Duffy -2-	01:57:02	Taylor Spivey	01:58:32	Alice Betto	01:59:36
15th July 2017	Hamburg	Flora Duffy -3-	00:59:00	Ashleigh Gentle	00:59:31	Laura Lindemann	00:59:41
29th July 2017	Edmonton	Flora Duffy -4-	01:00:22	Taylor Knibb	01:01:22	Katie Zaferes	01:01:51
05th Aug 2017	Montreal	Ashleigh Gentle	01:59:04	Flora Duffy	01:59:27	Andrea Hewitt	01:59:48
26 Aug 2017	Stockholm	Flora Duffy -5-	02:00:09	Jessica Learmonth	02:01:30	Ashleigh Gentle	02:01:42
16 Sep 2017	Rotterdam	Flora Duffy -6-	01:58:39	Katie Zaferes	01:59:34	Jessica Learmonth	02:00:57

Mixed relay

date	place	gold	time	silver	time	bronze	time
July 16, 2017	Hamburg	Charlotte McShane , Matthew Hauser , Ashleigh Gentle , Jacob Birtwhistle	01:22:38	Kirsten Kasper , Ben Kanute , Katie Zaferes , Matthew McElroy	01:22:42	Maaike Caelers , Marco Van Der Stel , Rachel Klamer , Jorik Van Egdom	01:22:47

Overall rating

Men

space	country	athlete	Points
1	ESP	Mario Mola	4728
2	ESP	Javier Gomez	4311
3	NOR	Kristian Blummenfelt	4281
4th	RSA	Richard Murray	4010
5	ESP	Fernando Alarza	3722
6th	GBR	Jonathan Brownlee	3685
7th	GBR	Thomas Bishop	3141
8th	FRA	Vincent Luis	3083
10	OUT	Jacob Birtwhistle	2132
13	ESP	Vicente Hernández	2127
15th	RSA	Henri Schoeman	2050
19th	POR	João José Pereira	1634
22nd	MEX	Crisanto Grajales	1541
28	CHE	Adrien Briffod	1280
31	AUT	Lukas Hollaus	1225
34	CHE	Andrea Salvisberg	1144
35	AUT	Alois Knabl	1139
37	GER	Justus Nieschlag	1092
47	GBR	Alistair Brownlee	800
64	AUT	Lukas Pertl	563
78	GER	Let Lührs	427

Women

space	country	Athlete	Points
1	BER	Flora Duffy	5200
2	OUT	Ashleigh Gentle	4320
3	United States	Katie Zaferes	4302
4th	United States	Kirsten Kasper	3819
5	NZL	Andrea Hewitt	3774
8th	NED	Rachel Klamer	3103
9	CHE	Jolanda Annen	2748
11	OUT	Charlotte McShane	2504
12	United States	Taylor Spivey	2475
13	OUT	Gillian Backhouse	2460
15th	JPN	Ai Ueda	2214
16	ITA	Alice Betto	2210
17th	GBR	Jodie Stimpson	1997
24	AUT	Lisa Perterer	1514
26th	GER	Laura Lindemann	1476
29	OUT	Emma Jeffcoat	1270
30th	AUT	Sara Vilic	1243
32	ESP	Carolina Routier	1186
71	RUS	Marija Sergeevna Schorez	314

(As of September 16, 2017)

U23

On the Olympic distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) the world champions in the U23 category are determined annually as part of the race at the last venue of the season (Grand Final).

Men	Women
Date / year venue U23 world champion Second Third Sep 15 2017 Rotterdam Raphaël Montoya Dorian Coninx Luke Willian	year U23 world champion Second third 2017 Tamara Gorman Melanie Santos Sophie Coldwell

Web links

• World Championship Series website
• ITU homepage

Individual evidence

1. ^ ITU Competition Rules. (PDF; 2.21 MB) In: ITU . December 6, 2015, p. 30 , accessed April 8, 2016 (English). 
2. ↑ ITU World Triathlon Series Rankings 2015
3. ↑ International Triathlon Union - ITU Competition Rules - 06-12-2015 ITU World Triathlon Series - RANKING CRITERIA. (PDF; 198 kB) In: ITU . February 26, 2016, accessed April 8, 2016 . 
4. ↑ World Triathlon Series Qualification. (PDF; 203 kB) In: ITU . December 20, 2015, accessed April 8, 2016 . 
5. ^ ITU Points List Criteria. (PDF; 180 kB) In: ITU . December 9, 2015, accessed April 8, 2016 . 
6. ↑ ITU publishes prize money for 2017 (February 24, 2017)
7. ↑ ITU announces 2017 Prize Money (February 22, 2017)
8. ↑ WTS and World Cup Prize Money 2017 (February 13, 2017)