Cologne triathlon
The Cologne Triathlon is a loose series of competition events in the sport of triathlon . These have been taking place in Cologne city area since 1984 .
organization
With one exception in 1986, the starting point and event center was always the rowing island in Fühlinger See , a recreational area completed in 1978 and part of the Seeberg district of Cologne. The 2000 meter long regatta course of the rowers served as a swimming area . Most of the running routes led around or along the lake district, whereas for the bike routes the surrounding streets and paths, especially those of the Fühlinger Heide, were used by the participants. Districts outside of Cologne were only crossed in the beginning.
In a few years there was no event for various reasons. From 2007 onwards, the finish line for the main race was moved to downtown Cologne. Sports clubs from Cologne and North Rhine-Westphalia were involved in most of the events, and the organizers in particular changed frequently.
With over 4,000 starters, the “Cologne Triathlon Weekend” is the second largest triathlon event in Germany. Only at the triathlon in Hamburg are there more athletes with over 9000 participants.
history
1984 to 1999
1984
The kick-off event was hosted and organized by Günter Kissler from Koblenz. He was at the same time co-founder and chairman of one of the first two German triathlon associations, the German Triathlon Association (DTrB). The following year the association merged with the competing association DTV to form the German Triathlon Union (DTU), which still exists today . The various competitions took place on September 15th and 16th with around 1500 participants. The main race was the 1st European Triathlon Championship announced by the organizer . The route lengths combined to form the “ultra distance” corresponded to the Ironman distance, known since 1978, of 3.8 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 42.195 km running. The bike course comprised a single lap, which included districts northwest of Cologne and stretched as far as the Dutch border. It was actually only about 160 km long. The three other races were the long triathlon European championship (2.5-110-30), the Cup de Cologne with the NRW state championship (0.7-50-15) and the short triathlon (0.35-35 -8th).
Due to the very low water temperature of around 15 ° C, the swimming distances for the two long races had to be significantly shortened to 2.5 and 1.5 km. Special cold protection suits made of chloroprene rubber for triathletes did not exist back then.
The men's European champions were Risto Hietanoro from Finland in the ultra distance and Dirk Aschmoneit from Neumünster in the long distance. The women’s ranking of the Cup de Cologne triathlon was won by the American Julie Moss , who won the Triathlon de Nice (unofficial professional long-distance world championship over 4 km swimming, 120 km cycling and 30 km running in Nice) behind her compatriot Colleen Cannon finished second. Nonstop Cologne chairman WH Reichel had invited Julie Moss (from 1989 together with her future husband Mark Allen honorary members of Nonstop Cologne) to Cologne in Nice and motivated them to participate in the Cup de Cologne .
1985
Various triathlon competitions were held as part of the "International Triathlon Games" from September 7th to 8th. The 1st International Ultra-Triathlon for the Deutschland Cup (3.8 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 42.195 km running), the Grand Prix of North Rhine-Westphalia (1.5-75-21.1), the Cup de Cologne with the NRW state championship (0.7-50-5) as well as a people's and everyone's triathlon (0.35-35-8).
The organizer was the organizing committee for major international triathlon events and SC Triathlon Koblenz with its members Günter Kissler and Peter Wolny .
1986
An official triathlon competition took place in the northernmost Cologne district of Worringen in the summer of that year . Günter Kissler was the organization manager for the last time. They swam in the 25 m pool of the municipal indoor pool. The running route led through the Worringer Bruch .
1989
Allgäu triathlon winner Gordon Nowak from DSW Nike Darmstadt and Sonja Mero from Nonstop Cologne were the winners of the NRW state championships. These were held on August 6th over the middle distance (2-78-21). The organizer was the Triathlon Association of North Rhine-Westphalia (TVNRW), founded three years earlier.
1990
On July 28th and 29th, the NRW clubs LLG Nordpark Köln, SG EC / Bayer Worringen , Post SV Köln and SV Triathlon Bergisch Gladbach judged the West German championships over the middle distance (2 km swimming, 80 km cycling and 21 km Run out of. Further competitions within the framework of the event were the crown triathlon for the Grand Prix of West Germany (1 km swimming, 36 km cycling and 10.5 km running) as well as the 3rd Cologne city championship and a everyone's triathlon (0.5-18- 5.25). Michael Fieberg from the TVNRW regional association based in Bergisch Gladbach and Wolfram Kastorp, who was responsible for the organization, were the organizers. The event was overshadowed by a smoldering fire in its business premises, which started on the night of July 29th.
West German champions were the GDR triathlete Thomas Rungenhagen , who competed for the PV Triathlon Witten , and defending champion Sonja Mero from TSV Solingen. The middle distance cycle route almost exclusively led through the northern Cologne city area with the exception of short sections within the southern area of Dormagen , which belongs to the Neuss district.
1991
The 3rd West German Championship over the middle distance took place on August 3rd, in the men’s Olaf Sabatschus from Kerpen won . The organizer was again called TVNRW under its managing director Michael Fieberg. Co-organizers were the associations LLG Nordpark 80 Cologne, the Post SV Cologne and the disaster control of the Deutsche Bundespost. The remaining competitions corresponded to those of the previous year, but the quality of the bike course suffered from a shortening of the lap length from 40 to only 18 km. In order to attract more spectators, the organizer signed prominent sports greats from the 1980s. Ex-soccer players like Tony Woodcock and Herbert Zimmermann and decathlete Siggi Wentz took part in the Everyman's Triathlon.
1992
The highlight of 1992 were the German championships over the short distance (1.5 km swimming, 39 km cycling and 10.5 km running). The DTU, as the umbrella organization and organizer, had awarded the organization to the TVNRW, which implemented it on August 16 with some of the state's triathlon clubs and the Cologne volunteer fire service . For the first time, the cycle route, which mainly ran along the Alte Römerstrasse parallel to the Rhine, was completely closed to private traffic.
Since the lap length of the previous year was a bit too short, contrary to the applicable sporting regulations, a parking lot at the nearby Ford works had to be included. The drafting was the main race with athletes like Jürgen Zäck , Dirk Aschmoneit , Wolfgang Dittrich and Stephan Vuckovic , unlike later following championships still prohibited. Thomas Hellriegel from Baden from TV Bretten and Franziska Lilienfein from Kulmbach won the titles. In addition, the title holders of the youth and juniors as well as those of the seniors were sought. The only competition without qualification hurdles remained the Cologne city championships over the Jedermann distance, which were held on the same day.
1993–1995
After the WTV break in 1993, two independent events took place in the following two years, 94 and 95. On the one hand, the TVNRW: On June 12, 1994 with Ralf Eggert and Sonja Krolik on the top podium and on July 30, 1995, the latter as a closed event only for club teams starting in the NRW League. The effort compared to 1992 was again greatly reduced. The cycle route only led on a total of around 4.5 km long turning point route over the connection to the Ruderinsel and on an adjacent, four-lane industrial road. This was advertised by the organizer as a city motorway due to the full closure. At the start, each also was Mark Allen , the current record-winner of the Ironman Hawaii .
The second event in 1993, 1994 and 1995 took place on almost the same routes in September. The Triathlon Nonstop Cologne e. V. as well as the company Non Plus Ultra of its chairman Wilfried Reichel judged the 6th (1993), 7th (1994) and 8th (1995) Cologne City Championships over the short distance (1.5 km swimming ), which is now officially known as the “Olympic distance” , 40 km cycling and 10 km running). At its general assembly in 1994, the IOC had decided whether the sport of triathlon should join the Olympic sports . It was to see its premiere at the 2000 Sydney Games . The Open Cologne Fire Brigade Championship was held over a people's and sprint distance (0.5-20-5) .
1996
This year the event was presented for the first time under the name "Cologne Triathlon". After the 1st Cologne Triathlon Club Nonstop e. V. as the organizer and its event partner “Non Plus Ultra” had withdrawn, the North Rhine-Westphalian state association now appeared on its own again. In the meantime, to the suspicion of the DTU and some state associations, this had been renamed the West German Triathlon Association (WTV). The main competition was again the West German championships, but now over the short distance (1.5 km swimming, 38.5 km cycling and 9 km running) followed by the city championships and the 3rd Cologne fire brigade championships over the people's distance (0.5-22 -4.5). The day of the competition was June 30th, the bike course of the two previous years was essentially retained. The only organizing triathlon club besides the WTV was now the Post SV Köln together with the municipal fire brigade facilities and the Cologne Technical Relief Organization. Klaus Mallorny was in charge of the organization.
West German champion was Ingo Sabatschus who started for Germania Leer . Silke Hamacher from PV Triathlon Witten won the women's ranking .
1997/98
In the two years that followed, the main content and the protagonists of the previous year were retained, as were the competition courses. Both events took place in mid-June as part of the triathlon league that was installed in North Rhine-Westphalia in 1992 and was financially supported by the Kronen Brewery in Dortmund for several years .
In the second year, the West German championships were no longer held in Cologne, but the tradition of the Cologne city championship races as well as the fire brigade championships could be continued. After a classic individual triathlon over the short distance was the main competition in 1997, this was replaced a year later by a closed team race (1-27-6.75).
1999
In the middle of the year the WTV was expelled from the DTU during an extraordinary meeting of the regional associations in Fritzlar . The reason was claims for payment from the umbrella organization due to alleged financial irregularities. Because of the meeting of the European Council and the World Economic Summit (G8) taking place in Cologne in June , the WTV had not planned its own triathlon event at Fühlinger See anyway.
The reason given was the lack of resources in the Cologne authorities involved in the organization. In late summer, the WTV finally dissolved. A new regional association called NRWTV, which had been constituted shortly before, stepped into the gap. On the other hand, the BSG of the city administration of Cologne planned an endurance weekend including a people's triathlon at Fühlinger See for the end of August and had commissioned the private company M&F Sportevent GmbH with the overall management. The company belonged to the two organizers from previous years. Due to their interim bankruptcy , the event had to be canceled in the end.
New start from 2001
After the effort and importance of the Cologne Triathlon had gradually decreased in the course of the 1990s, the gradual expansion began in 2001 and the return to the event calendar.
2001-2003
During these three years, the event management was at Pulheimer SC. The competitions offered again included a middle distance (2.5 km swimming, 80 km cycling and 20 km running) and a people's distance (0.5-20-7, later 0.7-30-7). The 1st German Fire Brigade Championship was held in 2001, followed by the NRW Fire Brigade Championship in the two following years and the Cologne City Championship. The days of the event were always at the beginning of September, with around 800 athletes at the start. With a length of 18 km, then 16 km, the cycle lap corresponded to the old course of the years 1991 and 1992. Karsten Fischer from the BF Kassel was German fire brigade master (people's distance)
2005/06
From 2005, the commercial host Jeschke & Friends took over the event and organization management from Pulheimer SC. The concept was the same as in previous years, but for 2006 the closed cycle route was extended from 16 to 25 km. In 2005 the competitions took place on July 31, 2006 again at the beginning of September. The clubs ASV Köln and Pulheimer SC were involved in the organization and implementation of both events . NRW state championships of fire brigades were held again.
2007/08
The event was extended to two days of competition in the two years. This had become necessary because the program was extended to include a long distance (3.8 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 42.195 km running). This race, known as Cologne226 (226 km as the addition of the total distance covered), was held as the NRW championship. The number of participants rose significantly in the four-digit range. As a result, the bike route had to be extended again and ran for the long and medium distance CologneClassic on a 45 km lap completely within the city of Cologne. Whereas the swim start and transition area remained on and on the rowing island in Fühlinger See, the finish line was moved to downtown Cologne. This was in 2007 in Rheinauhafen and in 2008 on the right bank of the Rhine in Deutz . The last 15 km of the running route ran from Fühlinger See through the northern districts of Seeberg, Niehl and Riehl towards the old town .
2009
As part of the Cologne Triathlon Weekend , as the event is now called and which took place on September 5th and 6th, the competition program was expanded to include a school triathlon and a square hlon . All athletes swam again in Fühlinger See, but the changes from cycling to running for the Cologne 226 and the middle distance Cologne 226 Half were made in a second transition area in Deutz . The bike routes have again been adapted. A new 17 km long section of the route, which was closed to private traffic, now led from the southernmost point at the Cologne Ford factory in the direction of the city center via Rheinuferstraße and Rheinufertunnel under the old town and finally over the Deutz bridge to the LVR building . There was also the goal of both races. The running routes led south on the right bank of the Rhine towards Poller Wiesen and back.
2010
Because of a major construction site in Deutz , the second transition area and the destination had to be relocated to the left bank of the Rhine. As another classic triathlon competition, an Olympic distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) under the name CologneOlympic was added to the program on September 4th and 5th. The competition tracks remained largely the same as last year. The running routes now started on Rheinuferstraße south of the Deutz bridge and the finish line was in front of the equestrian monument on the edge of the Heumarkt . In 2011, 4200 starters took part in the seven different distances.
2011
As part of Cologne226, the German long distance championships were held in Cologne for the first time, after the Challenge Roth had last provided the framework for eight years. German champions were Georg Potrebitsch from Gladbeck and Diana Riesler from Merseburg . By moving the children's triathlon to Friday afternoon, the entire event was extended to three days. The running lap for the long and middle distance led this time over the Hohenzollern Bridge , then later to Niehl and back over the Deutz Bridge . The destination was again on the Deutz bank of the Rhine.
2014 In
2014, the “Cologne Hawaii Special” introduced a new distance with a significantly shorter running distance: 3.8 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 14 km running
2015
Till Schramm won the long distance in his “home race” and the women’s winner was the Czech Lenka Kralová . The titles in the middle distance went to Tine Deckers and Martijn Dekker .
2018
2018 there were 3026 athletes at the Cologne Triathlon Weekend .
2019
On the day before the competitions with a total of seven different distances, which were announced and planned for August 31 and September 1, 2019, the event had to be canceled by the host. Jeschke & Friends cited the lack of a permit from the city of Cologne for swimming as the main reason . The requested rescue personnel in the form of divers could not be confirmed by a deadline that ended at noon on August 30th. After a short time, the organizer rejected the offer of the responsible authorities to switch to duathlon races instead.
New start from 2020
After the Cologne Triathlon was canceled in 2019, the Cologne Triathlon Club ASV Köln, the Cologne Triathlon Team and TriCologne have initiated a new edition under the name Cologne City Triathlon together with the Cologne Marathon Veranstaltungsund Werbe GmbH, which organizes the Cologne Marathon . The routes have been reduced to the sprint distance (individual and relay), the Olympic distance and the middle distance. The Cologne City Triathlon and the distances mentioned have been approved by the North Rhine-Westphalian Triathlon Association under the approval number 10-20-01-03473.
Results
Cologne Smart (sprint distance)
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Cologne Hawaii Special
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Other endurance combinations
In November 1990 as well as in the spring of 1991 to 1993 and 1996, duathlon events took place at Fühlinger See , alternately organized by Nonstop Cologne / Non Plus Ultra and the TVNRW and WTV. From 1996 to 1998 the BSG City of Cologne organized three Ambathlon events with various combined swimming and running distances including ratings for Cologne city championships. A swim & run event has been organized by Jeschke & Friends on the rowing island since 2008 .
Web links
- Homepage of the current organizer
- Homepage of the organizer from 2005 - 2019
- Homepage of the NRW regional association and WTV successor
- Website of the Pulheimer SC
Individual evidence
- ↑ Seven tough competitions - The Cologne Triathlon bike course "is an asshole" (August 6, 2012)
- ^ DM long distance: title fight 2011 in Cologne (from May 31, 2010)
- ↑ Discussions about the Cologne Triathlon Weekend (27 August 2019)
- ↑ Cologne Triathlon Weekend completely canceled (30 August 2019)
- ↑ Peter Berger: After the debacle in the summer: New triathlon for Cologne. October 31, 2019, accessed on January 27, 2020 (German).
- ↑ New triathlon planned in Cologne. In: tri-mag.de. October 30, 2019, accessed on January 27, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Approved triathlon events DTU. Retrieved January 27, 2020 .