Challenge Roth

German full-distance racing

Roth and Frankfurt fill in record time

Lest there be any doubt, full-distance racing is as popular as ever in Germany. Today we learned that the Ironman European Championship reached capacity in just a few days. Last month Challenge Roth filled even faster.

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Finish line celebration

Challenge Roth Pictures: The finish

It is one of the sport's most exciting finish lines, especially for the top finishers who are celebrated in style. Photos from the spectacular finish arena at Challenge Roth.

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Running through Roth

Challenge Roth Pictures: The Run

You bike for show, you run for dough. Andreas Dreitz and Lucy Charles-Barclay backed up great bikes with excellent runs to take Challenge Roth. Photos from the exciting run leg of the 2019 race.

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Blasting through Bavaria

Challenge Roth Pictures: The bike

Cool and wet conditions didn't slow the pros down at all as they pushed the pace throughout the beautiful bike course at Challenge Roth. Photos from the bike course.

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Swimming in the canal

Challenge Roth Pictures: The swim

We begin our photo recap of the exciting day of racing at Challenge Roth with a photo gallery from the swim.

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Dreitz thrills crowd with a win at Challenge Roth

Bavaria's own Andreas Dreitz took a huge win at Challenge Roth, blasting to the front on the bike and then hanging tough on the run to thrill the German Franconian crowd at Challenge Roth and nail the biggest win of his career.

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Charles-Barclay charges in Roth

Lucy Charles-Barclay got the win that eluded her by nine seconds last year, charging away from a strong women's field to take the title at Challenge Roth over Sarah Crowley and Daniela Bleymehl.

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Champ returns

Daniela Bleymehl back to defend title in Roth

After dropping out of the Ironman European Championship in Frankfurt last week, Daniela Bleymehl has entered Challenge Roth, ensuring another showdown with last year's runner up, Lucy Charles.

Cameron Wurf

Aero tuning

Cam Wurf's search for the world-best time

Cameron Wurf wants to chase Jan Frodeno's course record at the Challenge Roth, the current long-distance world-best time of 7:35:39. In search of some valuable seconds on the bike, Wurf dialed in his bike position in Germany.

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Bavarian spectacle

The stars line up at Challenge Roth

In addition to the incredible atmosphere the event is renowned for, there's always a stacked field at Challenge Roth. Photos and videos from today's press conference.

Matt Russell

Comeback extraordinaire

Matt Russell's amazing comeback continues in Frankfurt

After a horrific accident at the 2017 Ironman World Championship, Matt Russell has made a dramatic return to racing over the last year, including a sixth-place finish in Kona and a sixth-place finish at the Ironman European Championship in Frankfurt.

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Fast field

Deep field lines up at Challenge Roth

Six of the top-10 finishers at last year's Ironman World Championship are set to race in the men's race, while the women's field is likely to feature another great race as Lucy Charles and Laura Philipp highlight the women's field.

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They said it

The challenge of making Challenge Roth even better

For Felix Walchshöfer there is no better job on the planet - he's the CEO of Challenge Roth, considered by many to be one of the best triathlon races in the world. But keeping the race at the pinnacle of the sport is no easy task.

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Iconic German race

Challenge Roth recap

TriathlonWorld.com presents our video recap of the exciting day of racing at Challenge Roth, the 35th anniversary of triathlon racing in the Bavarian village that hosts one of the sport's most epic events.

Lucy Charles

They said it

Lucy Charles looks back on a "tough day at the office" at Challenge Roth

Despite a "tough day at the office" that saw her finish just nine seconds out of first, Lucy Charles takes a lot of positives out of her race at Challenge Roth.

Sebastian Kienle

They said it

Sebastian Kienle looks back at a great day at Challenge Roth

Sebastian Kienle isn't used to arriving at races as the prohibitive favorite, but he handled the pressure at Challenge Roth in style. A Q and A with the champion after his impressive race.

Daniela Saemmler

They said it

Saemmler's win at Challenge Roth a dream come true

Daniela Saemmler stepped out of her comfort zone when she declared she would go after the German full-distance record at Challenge Roth. Not only did she get that, she won the race.

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35th Anniversary

Challenge Roth celebrates 35 years in style

For 35 years they've celebrated the sport in Roth, Germany - the big anniversary lived up to all expectations with a convincing win by Sebastian Kienle and a thrilling duel between Daniela Saemmler and Lucy Charles. The day in pictures.

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Kienle and Saemmler capture Challenge Roth

Sebastian Kienle was unstoppable while Daniela Saemmler thrilled the crowd with a nine-second win over Lucy Charles.

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Fast rides

Bikes in T1 at Challenge Roth

The night before the big day, some speedy looking rides are set up in transition for Challenge Roth.

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Fun gear

Photos and news from the Challenge Roth Expo

A look at some of the interesting gear on display at the Challenge Roth expo leading into the big race.

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They said it

The press conference at Challenge Roth

With three days to go before Challenge Roth, the pros are on deck at the press conference.

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Pro field announced

Sebastian Kienle and Lucy Charles to race Roth

The challenge team unveils the start list for the 35th anniversary event which is highlighted by 2014 Ironman world champion Sebastian Kienle and last year's Kona runner-up Lucy Charles.

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35th Anniversary

Challenge Roth announces new run course

A new run course with considerably less climbing has been announced for the 2018 Challenge Roth event.

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Saturday at the movies

Challenge Roth recap

We recap the exciting day of racing at Challenge Roth, won by Bart Aernouts and Daniela Ryf and featuring the epic crowds we've come to expect at the German race.

Yvonne van Vlerken

Commentary

Yvonne Van Vlerken calls out Daniela Ryf

In a newsletter posted after this weekend's Challenge Roth, Yvonne Van Vlerken had some harsh words for champion Daniela Ryf.

Joe Skipper

Roth runner up

Skipper runs his way to second again

Great Britain's Joe Skipper repeated his runner-up finish from a year ago at Challenge Roth, pushing himself to the limit in the process.

Timo Bracht

Retiring in Roth

Timo Bracht calls it a career at Challenge Roth

One of Germany's all-time greats, Timo Bracht made Challenge Roth his final professional race.

Bart Aernouts

Roth champion

Aernouts rips the run in Roth

Bart Aernouts used his experience and impressive running talent to take the biggest win of his career at Challenge Roth. TriathlonWorld catches up with the champ.

The Crank

Weekend commentary

Class shown in Roth, Crowley on the rise and draft issues from the Crank

The Crank is impressed by Challenge Roth's classy move, liked what he saw from the speedy racing in Frankfurt and applauds Michelle Vesterby speaking out.