The 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition that was held in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada on September 7, 2014 and won by Javier Gomez of Spain and Daniela Ryf of Switzerland. The championship was organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) and was the culmination of the Ironman 70.3 series of events that occurred from August 16, 2013 through July 27, 2014. Athletes, both professional and amateur, earned a spot in the championship race by qualifying in races throughout the 70.3 series. A prize purse of $250,000 was distributed to the top 10 male and female professional athletes, a $50,000 increase from the previous year.

This was the first year of the championship event being held in a non-recurring location. Previously, the last eight annual races had been held in only two locations, the Las Vegas area for the prior three races, and Clearwater, Florida before that. In 2014, the championship race began changing locations each year.

Championship results

Men Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 Run3:41:30Javier Gomez22:092:442:06:180:541:09:273:42:11Jan Frodeno22:102:452:05:490:531:10:373:44:38Tim Don22:412:532:05:181:031:12:4543:46:03Lionel Sanders26:422:512:04:140:561:11:2253:46:25Nils Frommhold22:392:572:05:110:541:14:4563:46:34Joe Gambles22:582:522:04:550:561:14:5673:47:07Tim Reed23:022:572:04:531:041:15:1383:48:05Bart Aernouts24:383:032:06:081:001:13:1893:48:20Terenzo Bozzone23:022:462:05:010:471:16:47103:48:44Will Clarke23:022:472:07:130:561:14:48Source:

Women Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 Run4:09:19Daniela Ryf24:043:102:16:460:501:24:314:11:43Jodie Swallow23:593:102:19:280:581:24:114:14:55Heather Wurtele26:243:222:21:540:571:22:2044:16:03Meredith Kessler24:363:342:22:321:101:24:1354:17:03Mary Beth Ellis24:013:092:20:041:051:28:4664:17:47Radka Vodičková24:323:052:25:430:561:23:3474:18:16Lisa Hütthaler26:263:082:25:250:551:22:2484:18:48Svenja Bazlen24:343:162:25:350:541:24:3194:19:52Rachel McBride26:333:242:22:300:471:26:40104:20:38Magali Tisseyre24:373:082:25:320:521:26:31Source:

Qualification The 2014 Ironman 70.3 Series featured 59 events that enabled qualification to the 2014 World Championship event. Professional triathletes qualified for the championship race by competing in races during the qualifying period, earning points towards their pro rankings. An athlete's five highest scoring races were counted toward their pro rankings. The top 50 males and top 35 females in the pro rankings qualified for the championship race. The previous five 70.3 champions, as well as last year's Ironman World Champions and Hy-Vee Triathlon winners received an automatic qualifying spot. Professional athletes were also eligible for prize purses at each qualifying event, which ranged in total size from $15,000 to $250,000.

Amateur triathletes could qualify for the championship race by earning a qualifying slot at one of the qualifying events. At qualifying events, slots were allocated to each age group category, male and female, with the number of slots given out based on that category's proportional representation of the overall field. Each age group category was tentatively allocated one qualifying spot in each qualifying event. Some 70.3 events also served as qualifiers for the full Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. However, the 2014 qualifying year would be the final year for the current five, non-hand cycle, qualifying races in this capacity. This was to accommodate for the increased number of qualifying slots created from the newly added full Ironman events.

Qualifying Ironman 70.3 events Date Event LocationIronman 70.3 Timberman Gilford, New HampshireIronman 70.3 Yeppoon Yeppoon, AustraliaIronman 70.3 Brazil Brasília, BrazilIronman 70.3 Zell am See-Kaprun Kaprun, AustriaIronman 70.3 Ireland Galway, IrelandIronman 70.3 Luxembourg‡ Luxembourg, LuxembourgIronman 70.3 Muskoka Huntsville, Ontario, CanadaIronman 70.3 World Championship Las Vegas, NevadaIronman 70.3 Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast, AustraliaIronman 70.3 Pays d'Aix Aix-en-Provence, FranceIronman 70.3 Cozumel Cozumel, MexicoIronman 70.3 Augusta Augusta, GeorgiaIronman 70.3 Lanzarote Lanzarote, SpainIronman 70.3 Miami Miami, FloridaIronman 70.3 Austin Austin, TexasIronman 70.3 Taiwan Hengchun, TaiwanIronman 70.3 Australian Pro Championship† Mandurah, AustraliaIronman 70.3 Shepparton Shepparton, AustraliaIronman 70.3 Canberra Canberra, AustraliaIronman 70.3 Pucón Pucón, ChileIronman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship† Auckland, New ZealandIronman 70.3 South Africa Buffalo City, South AfricaIronman 70.3 Geelong Geelong, AustraliaIronman 70.3 Latin American Championship Panama City, PanamaIronman 70.3 Monterrey Monterrey, MexicoIronman 70.3 California Oceanside, CaliforniaIronman 70.3 Brazil Brasília, BrazilIronman 70.3 Texas Galveston, TexasIronman 70.3 Putrajaya Putrajaya, MalaysiaIronman 70.3 Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto RicoIronman 70.3 Florida Haines City, FloridaIronman 70.3 New Orleans New Orleans, LouisianaIronman 70.3 Busselton Busselton, AustraliaIronman 70.3 U.S. Pro Championship St. George, Utah Ironman 70.3 St Croix† Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin IslandsIronman 70.3 Mallorca Alcudia, SpainIronman 70.3 Pays d'Aix Aix-en-Provence, FranceIronman 70.3 Austria St. Pölten/Vienna, AustriaIronman 70.3 Hawaii† Kohala, HawaiiIronman 70.3 Switzerland Rapperswil-Jona, SwitzerlandIronman 70.3 Raleigh Raleigh, North CarolinaIronman 70.3 Japan Tokoname JapanIronman 70.3 Boise Boise, IdahoIronman 70.3 Cairns Cairns, AustraliaIronman 70.3 Italy Pescara, ItalyIronman 70.3 Eagleman† Cambridge, MarylandIronman 70.3 Kansas Lawrence, KansasIronman 70.3 Boulder Boulder, ColoradoIronman 70.3 U.K. Wimbleball Lake, United KingdomIronman 70.3 Luxembourg Luxembourg, LuxembourgIronman 70.3 Aarhus Aarhus, DenmarkIronman 70.3 Mont Tremblant Mont-Tremblant, CanadaIronman 70.3 Syracuse Syracuse, New YorkIronman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake‡ Lubbock, TexasIronman 70.3 Norway Haugesund, NorwayIronman 70.3 Muncie Muncie, IndianaIronman 70.3 Vineman Sonoma County, CaliforniaIronman 70.3 Racine Racine, WisconsinIronman 70.3 Calgary Calgary, Canada † ‡

The Ironman 70.3 Berlin race, scheduled to take place on July 13, 2014, was canceled on April 30, 2014. Ironman cited that the race licensee, SCC Events, was unable to get the city of Berlin to approve a bike course route.

Qualifying pro men Qualifying slots into the championship race were awarded to the top 50 men in points. Slots that were not accepted by an athlete were rolled down to the next highest eligible qualifier in points.

+ Championship participantsPoints rank Name Country Races Points total1 Terenzo Bozzone 5 66753 Tim Reed 5 47854 Sebastian Kienle† 4 45455 Joe Gambles 4 45356 Tim Don 5 38657 Jan Frodeno 3 37509 Richie Cunningham 5 363510 Will Clarke 5 358511 Leon Griffin 5 353012 Andrew Starykowicz 5 324513 Brad Kahlefeldt 5 321514 Kevin Collington 5 306515 Matt Chrabot 5 303516 Samuel Appleton 5 299517 Tim Van Berkel 5 281018 Brent Mcmahon 5 274519 Lionel Sanders 5 255020 Callum Millward 5 223521 Ruedi Wild 4 217022 Jeremy Jurkiewicz 3 207023 Ben Hoffman 5 204024 Trevor Wurtele 5 198526 Igor Amorelli 4 194027 Andreas Dreitz 5 194028 Filip Ospalý 3 189030 Josh Amberger 5 182031 Bevan Docherty 3 167532 Nils Frommhold 4 166035 James Cunnama 3 151036 Javier Gómez† 1 150037 Craig Alexander† 3 146038 Clayton Fettell 3 132540 Albert Moreno 5 129041 Stuart Marais 4 127542 Ben Collins 5 126543 James Seear 5 126545 Alex Reithmeier 5 124547 Boris Stein 3 119548 Bart Aernouts 3 119049 Domenico Passuello 4 118051 John Polson 5 115052 Iván Raña 3 113053 Jesse Thomas 4 110956 Jordan Rapp* 5 107561 Peter Robertson* 3 99565 Patrick Lange* 4 91069 Ronnie Schildknecht* 2 88077 Johannes Moldan* 5 75079 Andreas Raelert* 2 72087 Victor Debil-Caux* 5 635†Previous champion qualifier. *Additional roll down slot awarded.

+ Qualified but declined participationPoints rank Name Country Races Points total2 Andy Potts 5 48608 Timothy O'Donnell 5 374525 Casey Munro 5 197029 Bertrand Billard 3 182533 Victor Morales 4 156534 Paul Matthews 5 153039 Tyler Butterfield 1 129044 Marino Vanhoenacker 3 125046 Axel Zeebroek 3 122050 Todd Skipworth 3 1160173 Frederik Van Lierde† 1 240†Previous champion qualifier

Qualifying pro women Qualifying slots were awarded to the top 35 women in points. Slots that were not accepted by an athlete were rolled down to the next highest eligible qualifier in points.

+ Championship participantsPoints rank Name Country Races Points total1 Melissa Hauschildt† 5 66402 Annabel Luxford 4 57303 Catriona Morrison 4 56004 Heather Wurtele 5 45005 Heather Jackson 3 42606 Svenja Bazlen 3 35957 Lisa Hütthaler 4 33458 Meredith Kessler 4 32909 Jodie Swallow† 4 321010 Daniela Ryf 3 281011 Helle Frederiksen 4 278012 Radka Vodickova 4 277015 Angela Naeth 4 261017 Melanie McQuaid 5 244018 Margaret Shapiro 5 244020 Rachel McBride 5 238021 Susie Hignett 5 237022 Ruth Brennan Morrey 5 214027 Valentina Carvallo 5 193028 Laura Bennett 5 193029 Emma-Kate Lidbury 5 191032 Camilla Pedersen 3 175033 Mary Beth Ellis 3 174035 Lauren Barnett 4 168044 Amber Ferreira* 5 140547 Magali Tisseyre* 4 135051 Laura Siddall* 4 121553 Hallie Blunck* 4 114057 Lisa Mensink* 3 98562 Rebeccah Wassner* 3 88063 Astrid Ganzow* 3 87084 Andrea Forrest* 2 640†Previous champion qualifier. *Additional roll down slot awarded.

+ Qualified but declined participationPoints rank Name Country Races Points total13 Amanda Stevens 5 265014 Gina Crawford 5 264516 Rebekah Keat 5 256019 Lisa Marangon 5 241523 Leanda Cave† 4 207524 Sophie Goos 4 204025 Rebecca Hoschke 4 203026 Caitlin Snow 4 202530 Amy Marsh 4 181531 Sarah Piampiano 5 176034 Mirinda Carfrae† 3 168536 Julie Dibens† 3 162037 Candice Hammond 3 161538 Kate Bevilaqua 5 156039 Mandy Mclane 5 1550†Previous champion qualifier

References

External links Ironman 70.3 Series website