Challenge Roth is a triathlon race organised by in and around Roth, Bavaria, Germany. It is held annually in July.

The Ironman distance (140.6 miles / 226.2 kilometers) version of the race has been held since 1990, and the short distance version since 1984. It was part of the Ironman series until 2001. It has been held independently from WTC since 2002. The number of participants is around 3500 individuals and 650 relay teams.

Course The first part of the race, the 3.86 km swim event, takes place in the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal around 10 km outside Roth.

The 178.5 km bike ride uses a two-lap course on the countryside, mostly south of Roth. The southernmost point is Greding. The course is mostly relatively flat with a tougher hill once per lap.

The final marathon run goes once around a course with several turning points. Mostly the course goes on the same road after each turning points, so competitors meet each other. A major part of the course is along the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal. The finish is in central Roth.Challenge Roth . Triathlon.com. Accessed March 24, 2012.

Course Conditions

In 2021 there were changes in the course which make comparing the results to other years difficult. Because of road construction, the bike portion of the race was shortened from 180km to roughly 170km.

World records set in Challenge Roth

Men's record: Sam Laidlow, 2026 - 7:21:04 Women's record: Anne Haug 2024 - 8:02:35

Results

Men's results

YearAthlete NameCountrySwimBikeRunWinning Time2026Sam Laidlow France46:573:54:582:36:537:21:042025Sam Laidlow France46:344:03:112:37:197:29:352024Magnus Ditlev Denmark46:233:59:252:34:187:23:242023Magnus Ditlev Denmark46:473:57:452:37:097:24:402022Magnus Ditlev Denmark50:444:01:562:40:227:35:482021Patrick Lange Germany47:283:50:322:38:307:19:192019Andreas Dreitz Germany51:284:13:122:51:117:59:022018Sebastian Kienle Germany47:594:07:292:47:457:46:232017Bart Aernouts Belgium52:554:19:022:44:107:59:072016Jan Frodeno Germany45:224:08:072:39:187:35:392015Nils Frommhold Germany 47:33 4:09:30 2:51:47 7:51:282014Timo Bracht Germany 48:58 4:19:59 2:44:32 7:56:002013Dirk Bockel Luxembourg 46:05 4:15:05 2:48:41 7:52:012012James Cunnama South Africa 47:41 4:29:34 2:40:06 7:59:592011Andreas Raelert Germany 46:18 4:11:43 2:40:52 7:41:332010Rasmus Henning Denmark 46:57 4:23:25 2:39:43 7:52:362009Michael Göhner Germany 50:30 4:21:25 2:41:17 7:55:532008Patrick Vernay France 48:47 4:30:28 2:47:36 8:09:352007Chris McCormack Australia 49:45 4:16:31 2:45:12 7:54:232006Chris McCormack Australia 46:53 4:26:25 2:44:54 8:00:522005Chris McCormack Australia 47:33 4:23:07 2:45:33 7:58:45

Women's results

YearAthlete NameCountrySwimBikeRunWinning Time2026Alanis Siffert Switzerland52:034:29:192:45:008:09:092025Laura Philipp Germany58:154:33:272:43:178:18:182024Anne Haug Germany52:374:27:482:38:558:02:382023Daniela Ryf Switzerland50:154:22:562:51:558:08:212022Anne Haug Germany58:464:33:452:46:048:22:422021Anne Haug Germany52:114:14:142:43:547:53:482019Lucy Charles Great Britain49:014:39:202:59:428:31:092018Daniela Sämmler Germany54:434:41:443:04:108:43:422017Daniela Ryf Switzerland52:344:37:343:06:468:40:032016Daniela Ryf Switzerland 49:10 4:31:29 2:57:40 8:22:042015Yvonne van Vlerken Netherlands 54:46 4:47:34 3:05:43 8:50:532014Mirinda Carfrae Australia 55:24 4:46:48 2:53:27 8:38:532013Caroline Steffen Switzerland 51:45 4:42:21 3:03:07 8:40:352012Rachel Joyce Great Britain 47:37 4:54:37 2:59:53 8:45:042011Chrissie Wellington Great Britain 49:49 4:40:39 2:44:35 8:18:132010Chrissie Wellington Great Britain 50:28 4:36:33 2:48:54 8:19:132009Chrissie Wellington Great Britain 50:28 4:40:28 2:57:32 8:31:592008Yvonne van Vlerken Netherlands 53:47 4:54:11 2:54:22 8:45:492007Yvonne van Vlerken Netherlands 57:55 4:51:48 2:58:55 8:51:552006Joanna Lawn New Zealand 50:56 4:55:59 3:11:21 9:01:172005Belinda Granger Australia 54:07 4:55:31 3:21:06 9:14:06

References

External links

Challenge Roth's bicycle route at Openstreetmap