Super League Triathlon

Super League Triathlon

Sport	Triathlon
Founded	2017
Most recent champion(s)	Alex Yee (GBR) Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR)
Official website	https://www.superleaguetriathlon.com/

Super League Triathlon is a league of nonstandard triathlon-based races held in the traditional off-season of the sport. Every race involves a swim, bike and run element but all contain additional rules in an aim to test athletic ability, increase viewer excitement and increase the popularity of triathlon more globally.

Structure

The league's season lasts from around September to April. Over the course of the season, Rounds are held at locations around the world; a Round will normally cover a weekend with multiple races occurring for both the men's and women's competition.

Contracts

Being a closed league, only athletes who have a contract with the league for the current season may compete, most athletes that are considered to be the current best in the world are invited to sign contracts with additional contracts won in preseason qualifier events and others awarded to local athletes. The current split is the top ten from the previous season are awarded contracts with ten more split between the best placed at the two qualifying events and the final five being wild card invites currently favouring young or local athletes. This gives a total of 25 athletes for both the men's and women's competitions.

Jerseys

All athletes wear the same yellow jersey with the leagues sponsorship on it, however there is also space for personal or national sponsors. Each jersey is adorned with the athletes national flag for men on the left shoulder and for women on the side panelling under both arms. Special coloured jerseys are awarded to athletes to distinguish them, and each colour has a specific meaning:

• blue-fastest swim split from the previous round
• green-fastest bike split from the previous round
• red-fastest run split from the previous round
• white-athletes under 21
• pink-overall points lead

A jersey of each colour is awarded to the relevant men and women before the start of the next round, except the white jersey which is awarded to all of the athletes under 21.

The women's jerseys are currently a more revealing design than that of the men. This continues to draw criticism from female triathlon participants across the sport with regards to objectification of female athletes and safety/health implications of a lack of breast tissue support and skin cancer risk, due to their open back design. Coloured jerseys, for discipline leaders, were discontinued in 2021, along with the introduction of teams, however discipline and team leader boards, along with the overall series title, are still contested.

Points

During every Round each race awards points towards an athlete's Round score then at the end of a Round athletes are ranked based on their total Round points and awarded League points based on placement, the athlete with the most League points at the end of the season is crowned the overall winner. Point distributions for Round and League points are the same using the following spread.

Place	1st	2nd	3rd	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12-15	16-20	>21	DNS
Points	25	21	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1	0	-3

Any athlete that gets pulled from a race due to a time cut will have Round points removed, if they are pulled in the first stage of a race the lose two points if they are pulled during the second stage they lose one point and if they are pulled in the third stage they are awarded 0 points for that race.

Championship Series Races

Super league triathlon was created with the aim of testing athletes abilities in each discipline of a triathlon (swim, bike, run) but not in the usual way. To do this the league consists exclusively of races that do not follow this convention. Each race is designed to test different aspects of an athlete's ability and racing nous. All races are based on short loops; this leads to fast and aggressive styles of racing. This also means that the race can be based in a city, giving easy access for spectators and allowing spectators to repeatedly see athletes pass, while causing minimal inconvenience to the host.

At every location a short loop for each race element (swim, bike and run) is set around a central transition area, then each race will use those loops but in different variations depending on the race.

The current five race formats are:

• Triple Mix- Three short triathlons are raced but in each triathlon the order of the disciplines is changed: the first is a traditional swim-bike-run; the second is a run-bike-swim; and the third is a bike-swim-run, with a ten minute break between each stage to rest and reset their equipment ready for the next one. The first two stages are mass starts with the third being a pursuit with start times based on the sum of the previous two meaning the first over the line of third stage wins the Triple Mix.
• Eliminator -Three short triathlons are raced but at the end of each triathlon the slowest are removed and do not start the next stage. After the first stage the 15 fastest race again then the top ten from the second stage advance to the third stage where the order over the line is the given order of the Eliminator.
• Enduro - Three short triathlons are concatenated into one long swim-bike-run-swim-bike-run-swim-bike-run race with the added punishment that last two into transition after each discipline are eliminated.
• Sprint Enduro - The field is split in two by random draw, each half races a short triathlon with the first five from each half advancing along with the two fastest finishers not to automatically qualify. Those who advance race a shorter enduro race consisting of two short triathlons i.e. a swim-bike-run-swim-bike-run race.
• Equalizer - A two-stage race comprising an individual cycling time trial in for the first stage then the second stage a swim-run-swim-bike-run is raced with the stage started pursuit style with the time gaps from the previous time trial.

Also if an athlete is at any point 90 seconds down from first place they are pulled from the event. This is to keep the focus of the race at the front and to avoid athletes getting lapped and interfering with the race due to the short loops used for the course.

In all instances the swim is open-water and the cycling will be draft-legal.

2022 Championship Season

Teams

The SLT Teams returned for the 2022 Season, with the new additions of Bahrain Victorious as a sponsor for Team Scorpions and the Fan Team Cheetahs. The Fan Team concept allows fans to pay a subscription and become a 'Fan Team Owner'. Fan Team owners then get the opportunity to vote on key strategic decisions within the Championship Series such as who will take any Short Chutes that the Cheetahs win, or where the Cheetahs will line up on the start pontoon. The Cheetahs are still coached by Annie Emmerson, as well as the Fan Team decisions.

The teams for the 2022 season are:

Fan Team Cheetahs, Coached by Annie Emmerson: Sophie Coldwell, Miriam Casillas Garcia, Rachel Klamer, Verena Steinhauser, Jonny Brownlee, Marten Van Riel, Max Stapley, Shachar Sagiv

Team SLT Rhinos, Coached by Ronnie Schildknecht: Taylor Spivey, Natalie Van Coevorden, Jeanne Lehair, Hanne De Vet, Vasco Vilaca, Sergio Baxter Cabrera, Joao Silva, Valentin Wernz

Team SLT Eagles, Coached by Tim Don: Non Stanford, Sian Rainsley, Sara Roel, Sophia Green, Matthew Hauser, Jamie Riddle, Emil Holm, Dan Dixon

Team SLT Sharks, Coached by Michelle Dillon: Beth Potter, Kate Waugh, Nicole Van Der Kaay, Jule Behrens, Hayden Wilde, Tayler Reid, Chase McQueen, Panagiotis Bitados

Bahrain Victorious Scorpions, Coached by Chris McCormack: Cassandre Beaugrand, Georgia Taylor Brown, Cathia Schar, Emma Jeffcoat, Vincent Luis, Tyler Mislawchuk, Kenji Nener, Christopher Perham

2022 Wildcards and Replacements: Richard Murray (Cheetahs), Ryan Fisher (Scorpions), Alex Yee (Rhinos), Laura Lindermann (Cheetahs/ Rhinos), Cameron Wurf (Scorpions), Jessica Fullagar (Scorpions), Davis Bove (Sharks), Summer Rappaport (Cheetahs/ Eagles), Gina Sereno (Cheetahs) Maxamilion Sperl (Rhinos), Donian Coninx (Eagles), Nathan Lessmann (Scorpions)

Results

Men's Results

Round	Race	First	Second	Third
Great Britain	Triple Mix	Hayden Wilde (NZ)	Matthew Hauser (AUS)	Alex Yee (GBR)
Germany	Enduro	Matthew Hauser (AUS)	Vasco Vilaça (POR)	Hayden Wilde (NZ)
United States	Eliminator	Hayden Wilde (NZ)	Shachar Sagiv (ISR)	Vasco Vilaça (POR)
France	Triple Mix	Hayden Wilde (NZ)	Dorian Coninx (FRA)	Kenji Nener (JPN)
Saudi Arabia	Enduro

Women's Results

Round	Race	First	Second	Third
Great Britain	Triple Mix	Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA)	Taylor Spivey (USA)	Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR)
Germany	Enduro	Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR)	Sophie Coldwell (GBR)	Taylor Spivey (USA)
United States	Eliminator	Taylor Spivey (USA)	Miriam Casillas (ESP)	Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR)
France	Triple Mix	Georgia Taylor-Brown (GB)	Taylor Spivey (US)	Sophie Coldwell (GB)
Saudi Arabia	Enduro

2021 Championship Season

Teams

Before the 2021 season, it was announced that for the first time Super League Triathlon athletes would be competing as representatives of teams as well as individually. Each team would be picked and coached by a triathlon legend. Following the draft on 26th August 2021, the teams for the 2021 season were as follows:

Cheetahs, coached by Annie Emmerson: Sophie Coldwell, Maya Kingma, Léonie Périault, Anna Godoy, Jonny Brownlee, Tyler Mislawchuk, Tamas Toth, Aaron Royle

Rhinos, coached by Ronnie Schildknecht: Katie Zaferes, Rachel Klamer, Yuko Takahashi, Valerie Barthelemy, Marten Van Riel, Jacob Birtwhistle, Jannik Schaufler, Kenji Nener

Eagles, coached by Tim Don: Jess Learmonth, Taylor Spivey, Vicky Holland, Vittoria Lopes, Alex Yee, Jelle Geens, Max Studer, Marco van der Stel

Sharks, coached by Michelle Dillon: Beth Potter, Non Stanford, Carolina Routier, Simone Ackermann, Hayden Wilde, Jonas Schomburg, Vasco Vilaça, Tayler Reid

Scorpions, coached by Chris McCormack: Cassandre Beaugrand, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Ilaria Zane, Emilie Morier, Vincent Luis, Matthew Hauser, Mario Mola, Shachar Sagiv

Results

Men's Results

Round	Race	First	Second	Third
Great Britain	Triple Mix	Hayden Wilde (NZ)	Vincent Luis (FRA)	Jonathan Brownlee (GBR)
Germany	Equalizer	Vincent Luis (FRA)	Jonathan Brownlee (GBR)	Alex Yee (GBR)
Jersey	Enduro	Alex Yee (GBR)	Jonathan Brownlee (GBR)	Hayden Wilde (NZ)
United States	Eliminator	Alex Yee (GBR)	Marten Van Riel (BEL)	Vasco Vilaça (POR)

Women's Results

Round	Race	First	Second	Third
Great Britain	Triple Mix	Jessica Learmonth (GBR)	Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR)	Vicky Holland (GBR)
Germany	Equalizer	Jessica Learmonth (GBR)	Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR)	Beth Potter (GBR)
Jersey	Enduro	Jessica Learmonth (GBR)	Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR)	Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA)
United States	Eliminator	Flora Duffy (BER)	Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR)	Katie Zaferes (USA)

Rankings

Men's Rankings

Rank	Athlete	Team	Points
C	Alex Yee	Eagles	59
2	Hayden Wilde	Sharks	54
3	Jonny Brownlee	Cheetahs	50
4	Vasco Vilaça	Sharks	49
5	Vincent Luis	Scorpions	47
6	Marten Van Riel	Rhinos	39
7	Seth Rider	Eagles	26
8	Kenji Nener	Rhinos	21
9	Matthew Hauser	Scorpions	19
10	Tayler Reid	Sharks	17
11	Alessandro Fabian	Cheetahs	16
12	Shachar Sagiv	Scorpions	16
13	Aaron Royle	Cheetahs	15
14	Max Studer	Eagles	14
15	Kristian Blummenfelt	Rhinos	12
16	Jacob Birtwhistle	Rhinos	12
17	Gustav Iden	Eagles	7
18	Jannik Schaufler	Rhinos	5
19	Tamás Tóth	Cheetahs	4
20	Simon Henseleit	Rhinos	4
21	Gordon Benson	Rhinos	4
22	Jonas Schomburg	Sharks	3
23	Mario Mola	Scorpions	2
24	Oliver Turner	Sharks	0
25	Henri Schoeman	Sharks	0
26	Marco Van Der Stel	Eagles	0
27	Joshua Lewis	Eagles	0	As of 26 September 2021.

  This athlete was the Run winner, meaning they accrued the most points during the Run legs across the season

  This athlete was the Swim winner, meaning they accrued the most points during the Swim legs across the season

  This athlete was the Bike winner, meaning they accrued the most points during the Bike legs across the season

  This athlete only competed in London, after being given a wildcard

  This athlete only competed in Munich, after being given a wildcard

  This athlete only competed in Jersey, after being given a wildcard

  This athlete only competed in Malibu, after being given a wildcard

Women's Rankings

Rank	Athlete	Team	Points
C	Georgia Taylor-Brown	Scorpions	60
2	Jess Learmonth	Eagles	59
3	Katie Zaferes	Rhinos	49
4	Beth Potter	Sharks	39
5	Vicky Holland	Eagles	38
6	Taylor Spivey	Eagles	37
7	Léonie Périault	Cheetahs	34
8	Cassandre Beaugrand	Scorpions	33
9	Sophie Coldwell	Cheetahs	30
10	Rachel Klamer	Rhinos	25
11	Non Stanford	Sharks	24
12	Flora Duffy	Cheetahs	20
13	Maya Kingma	Cheetahs	15
14	Emilie Morier	Scorpions	11
15	Yuko Takahashi	Rhinos	11
16	Anabel Knoll	Rhinos	3
17	Valerie Barthelemy	Rhinos	3
18	Lucy Charles-Barclay	Sharks	2
19	Vittoria Lopes	Eagles	19
20	Anna Godoy	Cheetahs	0
21	Ilaria Zane	Scorpions	0
22	Gillian Sanders	Sharks	0
23	Alice Betto	Scorpions	0
24	Simone Ackermann	Sharks	0
25	Carolina Routier	Sharks	0	As of 26 September 2021.

  This athlete was the Run winner, meaning they accrued the most points during the Run legs across the season

  This athlete was the Bike winner, meaning they accrued the most points during the Bike legs across the season

  This athlete was the Swim winner, meaning they accrued the most points during the Swim legs across the season

  This athlete only competed in London, after being given a wildcard

  This athlete only competed in Munich, after being given a wildcard

  This athlete only competed in Malibu, after being given a wildcard

Team Rankings

Rank	Team	Race 1 - Great Britain	Race 2 - Germany	Race 3 - Jersey	Race 4 - United States	Total Points
C	Eagles	93	89	91	89	362
2	Scorpions	71	68	70	68	277
3	Sharks	66	63	58	71	258
4	Cheetahs	61	45	55	71	232
5	Rhinos	35	58	53	53	199	As of 26 September 2021.

2018–2019 Championship Series Season

Results

Men's Results

Round	Race	First	Second	Third
Jersey	Triple Mix	Vincent Luis (FRA)	Henri Schoeman (RSA)	Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR)
	Enduro	Vincent Luis (FRA)	Henri Schoeman (RSA)	Richard Murray (RSA)
Malta	Eliminator	Richard Murray (RSA)	Vincent Luis (FRA)	Henri Schoeman (RSA)
	Equalizer	Vincent Luis (FRA)	Henri Schoeman (RSA)	Tyler Mislawchuk (CAN)
Mallorca	Triple Mix	Henri Schoeman (RSA)	Vincent Luis (FRA)	Jonathan Brownlee (GBR)
	Sprint Enduro	Vincent Luis (FRA)	Jonathan Brownlee (GBR)	Henri Schoeman (RSA)
Singapore	Eliminator	Jonathan Brownlee (GBR)	Tyler Mislawchuk (CAN)	Hayden Wilde (NZ)
	Enduro	Vincent Luis (FRA)	Jonathan Brownlee (GBR)	Henri Schoeman (RSA)

Women's Results

Round	Race	First	Second	Third
Jersey	Triple Mix	Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA)	Katie Zaferes (USA)	Ashleigh Gentle (AUS)
	Enduro	Katie Zaferes (USA)	Kirsten Kasper (USA)	Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA)
Malta	Eliminator	Katie Zaferes (USA)	Rachel Klamer (NED)	Joanna Brown (CAN)
	Equalizer	Katie Zaferes (USA)	Kirsten Kasper (USA)	Summer Cook (USA)
Mallorca	Triple Mix	Katie Zaferes (USA)	Taylor Spivey (USA)	Kirsten Kasper (USA)
	Sprint Enduro	Taylor Spivey (USA)	Kirsten Kasper (USA)	Katie Zaferes (USA)
Singapore	Eliminator	Katie Zaferes (USA)	Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA)	Ashleigh Gentle (AUS)
	Enduro	Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA)	Katie Zaferes (USA)	Rachel Klamer (NED)

2017

The 2017 season consisted of a test event that was held on Hamilton Island, Australia in order to gauge popularity as well as test many of the unique factors about super league i.e the unique race formats). After the success of the test event, another event now also hosting a woman's competition was held on Jersey; this event refined many of the original ideas and allowed for further testing.

Announcement

Although it had been a somewhat open secret in the triathlon media, on 10 February Super league triathlon was officially announced and its website launched. During the announcement one of the founders Chris McCormack declared it to be the future of triathlon with 25 of the best professional men competing in action-packed, innovative race formats competing for 200,000 US dollars. It was stated that although this was a test event there were already plans to include an equal woman's event as well as age group races and a total prize purse of 1.5 million US dollars. The series was to be broadcast on television locally by Australia's Fox Sports and in Europe by Eurosport the series also stated that the races would be available to stream live on their own website.

Championship Series Hosts

Super league locations

Country	Location	Year
		2017	2018-19	2021	2022
Australia	Hamilton Island	•
Jersey	Saint Helier	•	•	•
Singapore			•
Malta	Bormla		•
Spain	Mallorca, Porto Cristo		•
Great Britain	London			•	•
Germany	Munich			•	•
United States	Malibu, California			•	•
France	Toulouse				•
Saudi Arabia	Neom				•

Arena Games Triathlon

Arena Games Triathlon Race Format

Arena Games Triathlon* is a form of Super League Triathlon that blends real life racing and virtual racing. The swim portions of the race take place in an Olympic standard pool, while the bike and run sections take place on the pool deck or pool's surrounding area, utilizing static bikes and self propelled treadmills. The bike and run sections of the race are then brought to life by use of in-your-face cameras, capturing the athlete's reactions and emotions as the race unfolds, and through utilizing the training platform Zwift. This includes athletes each having their own race avatar (so that spectators can see the athlete's positions, in relation to each other, on the route selected on Zwift) and real time displays of power output and heartrate data.

At the Arena Games Triathlon, each swim is 200 m, each bike is 4 km, and each run is 1 km. AGT events are competed over heats and a final. Heats see two stages of swim-bike-run, which determine which athletes proceed to the final. 10 athletes qualify for each event final. The final in competed of a over AGT race format. This means 3 back to back stages of swim, bike, run with minimal rest between each stage. A pursuit style start is adopted for the final stage, and the second stage takes the form reversed triathlon (run, bike, swim).

*Arena Games Triathlon not included as part of the Championship Series. As of 2022 Arena Games Triathlon events will form the Arena Games Triathlon World Championship Series powered by Zwift. Points from the series will also contribute points to the World Triathlon rankings.

2020 Season

The Super League Triathlon (SLT) Arena Games was developed as a way of blending virtual and real life racing to create the ultimate spectator experience. The Arena Games debuted in 2020, and provided a way for live professional triathlon to continue, behind closed doors, throughout the global COVID-19 pandemic. The inaugural Arena Games event was held in Rotterdam on 23 August 2020. The Men's event was won by Justus Nieschlag, while Jess Learmonth won the women's race.

Men's Results

Venue	First	Second	Third
Rotterdam	Justus Nieschlag (GER)	Vasco Vilaça (POR)	Javier Gomez (ESP)

Women's Results

Venue	First	Second	Third
Rotterdam	Jess Learmonth (GBR)	Rachel Klamer (NED)	Valerie Barthelemy (BEL)

2021 Season

In 2021 the SLT Arena Games saw further expansion, with a second event in Rotterdam, held 18 April 2021, and an inaugural Arena Games London event, held 27 March 2021. The 2021 SLT Arena Games season was the second season of Arena Games racing to be held behind closed doors. Belgium's Marten Van Riel won both of the Men's events, while in the women's races Sophie Coldwell and Beth Potter, both of Great Britain, won the Rotterdam and London events respectively. The 2021 Arena Games season also featured paratriathlon racing.

Men's Results

Venue	First	Second	Third
Rotterdam	Marten Van Riel (BEL)	Alex Yee (GBR)	Aurélien Raphaël (FRA)
London	Marten Van Riel (BEL)	Justus Nieschlag (GER)	Alex Yee (GBR)

Women's Results

Venue	First	Second	Third
Rotterdam	Sophie Coldwell (GBR)	Beth Potter (GBR)	Anna Godoy Contreras (ESP)
London	Beth Potter (GBR)	Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR)	Sophie Coldwell (GBR)

Arena Games Triathlon Esport World Championship

2022 Season & Inclusion of World Championship

In November 2021, Super League Triathlon announced a new Championship Series, in partnership with World Triathlon. This series, known as Arena Games Triathlon Powered by Zwift would go on to crown the world's first Esports Triathlon World Champion, at the series final, in Singapore.

The line up for the 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Powered by Zwift series is as follows:

• April 9 2022: Munich, Germany at Olympia-Schwimmhalle
• April 23 2022: London, UK at London Aquatics Centre
• May 7 2022: Singapore Grand Final at venue tbc

2022 World Championship Final Standings

Men's Results

First	Second	Third
Alex Yee (GBR)	Justus Nieschlag (GER)	Aurélien Raphaël (FRA)

Women's Results

First	Second	Third
Beth Potter (GBR)	Zsanett Bragmeyer (HUN)	Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR)

Arena Games Triathlon Powered by Zwift, Munich

Arena Games Triathlon Powered by Zwift, Munich 2022 was held in Olympia-Schwimmhalle at Olympiapark, Munich, on 9th April 2022. The event consisted of heats and finals for both the male and the female athletes, with the top 3 athletes from each heat, plus the 2 fastest losers overall progressing to the final.

In the Ladies Final, Beth Potter put on a dominant display, taking the win by over a minute after the disqualification of fellow frontrunner Petra Kurikova in the heats. German athletes Lena Meißner and Anabel Knoll completed the podium, in front of a home crowd. France's Aurelien Raphael took the Men's overall win, in a shock victory over highly favoured Alex Yee and Belgium's Marten Van Riel. New comer Max Stapley of Australia finished in second, while 2020 Rotterdam Champion and 2021 London Runner up, Justus Nieschlag continued his strong tradition at Arena Games by completing the podium.

Results

Heats Results

Women Heat 1

Rank	Name	Notes
1	Beth Potter (GBR)	Q
2	Lena Meißner (GER)	Q
3	Gina Sereno (USA)	Q
4	Ilaria Zane (ITA)	q
5	Luisa Iogna-Prat (ITA)	q
6	Barbara De Koning (NED)
7	Iria Rodriguez (ESP)

Women Heat 2

Rank	Name	Notes
1	Zsanett Bragmayer (HUN)	Q
2	Anabel Knoll (GER)	Q
3	Anna Godoy (ESP)	Q
4	Romana Gajdošová (SVK)
5	Alissa Konig (CHE)
-	Petra Kurikova (CZE)	DQ

Men Heat 1

Rank	Name	Notes
1	Aurelien Raphael (FRA)	Q
2	Marten Van Riel (BEL)	Q
3	Gianluca Pozzatti (ITA)	Q
4	Chase McQueen (USA)	q
5	Max Stapley (AUS)	q
6	Russell White (IRL)
7	Alois Knabl (AUT)
8	Simon Henseleit (GER)

Men Heat 2

Rank	Name	Notes
1	Alex Yee (GBR)	Q
2	Gordon Benson (GBR)	Q
3	Justus Nieschlag (GER)	Q
4	Darr Smith (USA)
5	Joao Silva (POR)
6	Jannik Schaufler (GER)
7	Tjebbe Kaindl (AUT)
8	Donald Hillebregt (NED)	Reinstated Following DQ

Finals Results

Women Final

Rank	Name
	Beth Potter (GBR)
	Lena Meißner (GER)
	Anabel Knoll (GER)
4	Anna Godoy (ESP)
5	Ilaria Zane (ITA)
6	Gina Sereno (USA)
7	Luisa Iogna - Prat (ITA)
8	Zsanett Bragmayer (HUN)

Men Final

Rank	Name
	Aurelien Raphael (FRA)
	Max Stapley (AUS)
	Justus Nieschlag (GER)
4	Chase McQueen (USA)
5	Gianluca Pozzatti (ITA)
6	Alex Yee (GBR)
7	Gordon Benson (GBR)
8	Marten Van Riel (BEL)

Arena Games Triathlon Powered by Zwift London

Arena Games Triathlon Powered by Zwift, London 2022 was held at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London on 23rd April 2022. As with Munich, event consisted of heats and finals for both the male and the female athletes, this time with the top 4 athletes from each heat, plus the 2 fastest losers overall progressing to the final. In a departure from previous Arena Games events, the drafting feature, on the Zwift platform, was deactivated for the event. Thus athletes could no longer gain an advantage by riding in a pack or with others within Zwift while racing.

In the Ladies Final, France's Cassandre Beaugrand set an Arena Games run record of 2:45/km on route to victory ahead of favourites Georgia Taylor Brown, Jess Learmonth, and Munich victor Beth Potter., German athlete Justus Nieschlag took the Men's overall win, in a shock victory over home favourite Alex Yee. Yee finished in second, while Arena Games debutant Nicolo Strada of Italy finished third. The victory made Nieschlag the most successful athlete in Arena Games history, with four podium finishes to his name. He had previously won the inaugural Arena Games in Rotterdam 2020, finished second at Arena Games London 2021, and finished in 3rd at the opening event of the 2022 Arena Games Triathlon series in Munich.

Results

Heats Results

Women Heat 1

Rank	Name	Notes
1	Beth Potter (GBR)	Q
2	Cassanre Beaugrand (FRA)	Q
3	Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR)	Q
4	Audrey Merle (FRA)	Q
5	Anabel Knoll (GER)	q
6	Sophia Green (GBR)
7	Holly Elliott (GBR)
8	Zuzana Michalickova (SVK)
9	Iona Miller (GBR)

Women Heat 2

Rank	Name	Notes
1	Jess Learmonth (GBR)	Q
2	Sian Rainsley (GBR)	Q
3	Zsanett Bragmeyer (HUN)	Q
4	Kate Waugh (GBR)	Q
5	Petra Kurikova (CZE)	q
6	Anna Godoy (ESP)
7	Iria Rodriguez (ESP)
8	Barbara De Koning (NED)

Men Heat 1

Rank	Name	Notes
1	Alex Yee (GBR)	Q
2	Justus Nieschlag (GER)	Q
3	Maxime Hueber - Moosbrugger (FRA)	Q
4	Jeremy Briand (CAN)	Q
5	Joao Silva (POR)
6	James Edgar (IRL)
7	Ricardo Batista (POR)
8	Antoine Duval (FRA)
9	Keller Norland (USA)
10	Philip Pertl (AUT)

Men Heat 2

Rank	Name	Notes
1	Max Stapley (AUS)	Q
2	Nicolo Strada (ITA)	Q
3	Takumi Hojo (JPN)	Q
4	Gordon Benson (GBR)	Q
5	Simon Henseleit (GER)	q
6	Harry Leleu (GBR)	q
7	Dries Matthys (BEL)
8	Darr Smith (USA)
9	Lukas Pertl (AUT)
10	Aurelien Raphael (FRA)

Finals Results

Women Final

Rank	Name
	Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA)
	Beth Potter (GBR)
	Jess Learmonth(GBR)
4	Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR)
5	Audrey Merle (FRA)
6	Sian Rainsley (GBR)
7	Petra Kurikova (CZE)
8	Kate Waugh(GBR)
9	Anabel Knoll (GER)
10	Zsanett Bragmayer (HUN)

Men Final

Rank	Name
	Justus Nieschlag (GER)
	Alex Yee (GBR)
	Nicolo Strada (ITA)
4	Maxime Hueber-Moosbrugger (FRA)
5	Simon Henseleit (GER)
6	Max Stapley (AUS)
7	Takumi Hojo (JPN)
8	Jeremy Briand (CAN)
9	Gordon Benson (GBR)
10	Harry Leleu (GBR)

External links

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• International Triathlon Union (ITU)