Powerman Zofingen
The Powerman Zofingen is a duathlon event in Zofingen in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland , which has been held as part of the Powerman racing series since 1989.
organization
Duathlon is an endurance sport consisting of an all-around competition between two disciplines: It consists of a running distance, a cycling stage and then again a running distance, which are played one after the other.
This duathlon competition event was launched in 1989 by the Swiss finance manager and sports official Urs Linsi together with Bruno Imfeld : At that time, Zofingen was a stage location for the Tour de Suisse . Both agreed to establish an international sports competition here.
The German Andreas Rudolph was the first winner in 1989 over the distances of 2.5 km running, 120 km cycling and 30.5 km running. In 1991 the bike course led over the Bodenberg for the first time .
In 1992 there was a name change from the previous name “Zofinger Run & Bike” - the event was now called “PowerWoman” for women and “PowerMan” for men.
The internationally successful and well-known winners of the following years, such as Kenny Souza , Scott Molina , Jürgen Zäck , Olaf Sabatschus , Mark Allen , Olivier Bernhard , Paula Newby-Fraser , Erin Baker and Lori Bowden , made the race very popular.
In 1993 the prize money in Zofingen even exceeded that of the Ironman Hawaii at 200,000 US dollars .
In 2000, triathlon was included in the program of the Summer Olympics, many athletes prefer the triathlon and the duathlon lost some of its importance. In 2002 the Powerman Zofingen was moved from May to September.
In 2009, after a nine-year break, the Duathlon World Championship on the long distance was held again by the ITU ( International Triathlon Union ) together with the IPA (International Powerman Association) as part of the Powerman Zofingen.
Competition distances
Duathlon long distance
Zofingen has been the venue for Powerman Zofingen since 1989, where the Duathlon World Championship over the long distance of the International Powerman Association (IPA) is held every September . The route runs through 17 municipalities and three cantons:
- First run, 10 km
- Bike route, 150 km
- Second run, 30 km
In addition to the Powerman racing series, there is also the Duathlon World Championship of the International Triathlon Union (ITU). Over 400 athletes took part in the official Duathlon World Championships of the ITU in September 2011 in Zofingen.
This is the first joint title award of the two world associations IPA and ITU for eleven years.
The Belgian Joerie Vansteelant holds the course record in Zofingen with his winning time from 2011 with 6:07:15 h. In the women’s category, Emma Pooley from Britain set a new course record in 2014 with 6:47:27 h.
The Hungarian Erika Csomor won the Powerman 2010 for the seventh time in a row. It is only surpassed by Olivier Bernhard from Eastern Switzerland , who has already recorded eight wins here.
On September 2, 2018, the race in Zofingen was held for the 30th time.
With Petra Eggenschwiler a Swiss woman was in 2018 the race for choosing (after 16 years again Karin Thürig , winner in 2001 and 2002). In the men's category, the Frenchman Gaël Le Bellec was able to secure the title of world champion in the long distance duathlon for the third time.
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A relay race with three changing participants is also organized over the long distance in Zofingen.
Duathlon short distance
This short distance competition includes the following distances:
- First run, 10 km,
- Bike course, 50 km and
- Second run, 5 km
X-Trail (until 2008)
The trail race was held from 2004 to 2008, but then canceled due to the low number of participants.
- Cross-country run, 5 km
- Mountain bike, 30 km
- Cross-country run, 5 km
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Something of the old glory is back at Powerman Zofingen
- ^ Powerman Zofingen 2010
- ↑ Melanie Burke and Joerie Vansteelant triumph
- ^ Powerman Zofingen
- ↑ Duathlon - Powerman Zopfigen 2011 ( Memento of the original from October 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Film report)
- ↑ Two fantastic premieres at Powerman Zofingen (September 7, 2014)
- ↑ History of the Powerman ( Memento of the original from December 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
