ITU World Championship Series 2018

date place O S. M. 2nd March 2018 Abu Dhabi x April 28-29, 2018 Bermuda x May 12-13, 2018 Yokohama x June 7th - 8th 2018 Nottingham x June 9-10, 2018 Leeds x July 14-15, 2018 Hamburg x x July 27-29, 2018 Edmonton x x Aug 25-26, 2018 Montreal x September 12-16, 2018 Gold coast x O: Olympic distance, S: sprint distance, M: mixed relay

10th ITU World Championship Series 2018
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The ITU World Championship Series 2018 (also World Triathlon Series , WTS) 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

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 twelve meters from the athlete in front on the bike course.

In the 2018 season, there will be seven races and the final in September in Australia. The first race in Abu Dhabi had to be shortened from the Olympic distance to the sprint distance on March 2nd due to the weather conditions. The June races in the UK were split into Nottingham (mixed relay) and Leeds (Olympic distance).

Rating

In addition to these eight races of the world series, the other races of the ITU World Cup are also taken into account for the annual ranking of the World Championship:

• 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 finals in Australia 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.

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).

Results

Elite men

date	place	gold	time	silver	time	bronze	time
02nd Mar 2018	Abu Dhabi	Henri Schoeman	00:57:03	Mario Mola	00:57:09	Vincent Luis	00:57:25
April 28, 2018	Bermuda	Casper Stornes	01:54:47	Kristian Blummenfelt	01:55:08	Gustav Iden	01:55:10
May 12, 2018	Yokohama	Mario Mola	01:44:59	Jacob Birtwhistle	01:45:40	Fernando Alarza	01:45:51
June 10, 2018	Leeds	Richard Murray	01:45:52	Mario Mola	01:46:01	Vincent Luis	01:46:14
July 14, 2018	Hamburg	Mario Mola -2-	00:53:24	Vincent Luis	00:53:29	Richard Murray	00:53:32
July 27, 2018	Edmonton	Mario Mola -3-	00:51:15	Kristian Blummenfelt	00:51:18	Jacob Birtwhistle	00:51:22
26 Aug 2018	Montreal	Mario Mola -4-	01:47:46	Kristian Blummenfelt	01:48:02	Jacob Birtwhistle	01:48:28
16 Sep 2018	Gold coast	Vincent Luis	01:44:34	Mario Mola	01:44:48	Richard Murray	01:44:56

Elite women

date	place	gold	time	silver	time	bronze	time
02nd Mar 2018	Abu Dhabi	Rachel Klamer	01:00:43	Jessica Learmonth	01:00:57	Natalie Van Coevorden	01:01:00
April 28, 2018	Bermuda	Flora Duffy	02:01:39	Vicky Holland	02:03:25	Katie Zaferes	02:03:25
May 12, 2018	Yokohama	Flora Duffy -2-	01:53:25	Katie Zaferes	01:53:58	Non Stanford	01:54:41
0June 9, 2018	Leeds	Vicky Holland	01:56:32	Georgia Taylor-Brown	01:56:49	Katie Zaferes	01:57:02
July 14, 2018	Hamburg	Cassandre Beaugrand	00:58:06	Laura Lindemann	00:58:36	Katie Zaferes	00:58:37
July 27, 2018	Edmonton	Vicky Holland -2-	01:56:51	Ashleigh Gentle	00:57:02	Georgia Taylor-Brown	01:57:08
25 Aug 2018	Montreal	Vicky Holland -3-	01:59:29	Katie Zaferes	01:59:51	Georgia Taylor-Brown	02:00:23
Sep 15 2018	Gold coast	Ashleigh Gentle	01:52:00	Vicky Holland	01:52:02	Katie Zaferes	01:52:33

Mixed relay

date	place	gold	time	silver	time	bronze	time
07th June 2018	Nottingham	Kirsten Kasper , Eli Hemming , Katie Zaferes , Matthew McElroy	01:21:16	Non Stanford , Thomas Bishop , Vicky Holland , Jonathan Brownlee	01:21:45	Cassandre Beaugrand , Pierre Le Corre , Mathilde Gautier , Léo Bergere	01:21:57
15th July 2018	Hamburg	Léonie Périault , Dorian Coninx , Cassandre Beaugrand , Vincent Luis	01:20:06	Natalie Van Coevorden , Aaron Royle , Ashleigh Gentle , Jacob Birtwhistle	01:20:49	Kirsten Kasper , Ben Kanute , Katie Zaferes , Kevin McDowell	01:20:51
29th July 2018	Edmonton	Natalie Van Coevorden , Aaron Royle , Ashleigh Gentle , Jacob Birtwhistle	01:19:29	Kirsten Kasper , Taylor Spivey , Seth Rider , Matthew McElroy	01:19:31	Andrea Hewitt , Tayler Reid , Nicole Van Der Kaay , Hayden Wilde	01:19:39

Overall rating 2018

Men

Mario Mola - world champion on the short distance triathlon in 2016, 2017 and 2018

space	country	athlete	Points
1	ESP	Mario Mola	6081
2	FRA	Vincent Luis	5060
3	OUT	Jacob Birtwhistle	4884
4th	RSA	Richard Murray	4792
5	NOR	Kristian Blummenfelt	3936
6th	ESP	Fernando Alarza	3520
7th	RSA	Henri Schoeman	3438
8th	FRA	Pierre Le Corre	3215
9	CAN	Tyler Mislawchuk	3194
10	BEL	Marten Van Riel	2960
11	GBR	Jonathan Brownlee	2873
13	FRA	Dorian Coninx	2422
15th	POR	João Silva	2204
16	NOR	Casper Stornes	2108
18th	AUT	Alois Knabl	1889
20th	FRA	Léo Bergere	1860
22nd	OUT	Ryan Bailie	1658
24	NOR	Gustav Iden	1602
36	CHE	Andrea Salvisberg	888
40	DEU	Justus Nieschlag	724
42	CHE	Sylvain Fridelance	695
43	AUT	Lukas Hollaus	694
47	CHE	Adrien Briffod	579
48	DEU	Let Lührs	537
58	United States	Ben Canoe	322
61	DEU	Jonas Schomburg	268
76	DEU	Maximilian Schwetz	76
77	AUT	Lukas Pertl	71

(As of September 16, 2018)

Women

Vicky Holland - World Champion on the 2018 short distance triathlon

space	country	Athlete	Points
1	GBR	Vicky Holland	5540
2	United States	Katie Zaferes	5488
3	GBR	Georgia Taylor-Brown	4183
4th	United States	Kirsten Kasper	3887
5	GBR	Jessica Learmonth	3810
6th	OUT	Ashleigh Gentle	3750
7th	GBR	Jodie Stimpson	3658
8th	United States	Taylor Spivey	3603
9	DEU	Laura Lindemann	3423
10	NED	Rachel Klamer	3306
11	OUT	Natalie Van Coevorden	2690
12	JPN	Yuko Takahashi	2543
13	BER	Flora Duffy	2496
14th	JPN	Yuka Sato	2456
15th	GBR	Non Stanford	2374
16	FRA	Léonie Périault	2330
23	CZE	Vendula Frintová	1924
24	ITA	Alice Betto	1847
26th	FRA	Cassandre Beaugrand	1692
27	CHE	Nicola Spirig	1523
28	AUT	Lisa Perterer	1456
36	AUT	Julia Hauser	843
50	ESP	Carolina Routier	287
51	AUT	Therese Feuersinger	271
53	AUT	Sara Vilic	265
61	DEU	Sophia Saller	184
64	CHE	Julie Derron	167
71	CHE	Lisa Berger	96
71	ITA	Annamaria Mazzetti	96
76	DEU	Bianca bow	41

(As of October 12, 2018)

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 .