On the coast of Emilia-Romagna—one of the most famous Italian regions in the world for nature, art, and food just 20 km from Ravenna—sits Cervia. This ancient fishing village, nicknamed the City of Salt, became known during the Roman Empire for its fine sand and wide centuries-old pinewood. In the 1800s, Cervia became an important tourist destination, and in 1912, the garden city of Milano Maritttima was created, quickly becoming one of the most glamorous seaside towns in Italy. For all these reasons and more, Cervia has been selected to host the first ever "made in Italy" IRONMAN event.
The adventure will start in the calm waters of Romagna, where athletes will take on the first 3.8 kilometers of the swim course. They will pass through the Natural Park of Salt Pens of Cervia, the natural habitat of pink flamingos, and cycle for 180 km surrounded by history and nature. Finally, the marathon will take them through Cervia and Milano Maritime’s most prominent landmarks, leading all athletes to the finish line to become Italy’s first IRONMAN finishers.
IRONMAN Emilia-Romagna offers 40 AG slots to the 2019 IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Professionals compete for 1/1 Kona slots plus $40,000 prize purse
MALE PRO:
1 Boecherer Andi DEU (Germany)
2 Casadei Alberto ITA (Italy)
3 Passuello Domenico ITA (Italy)
4 Arroyo Bugallo Victor ESP (Spain)
5 Banke Morten DNK (Denmark)
6 Barclay Reece GBR (United Kingdom)
7 Birngruber Christian AUT (Austria)
8 Ceccarelli Mattia ITA (Italy)
9 Dekker Martijn NLD (Netherlands)
10 Gaugl Sebastian AUT (Austria)
11 Gomes Pedro PRT (Portugal)
12 Hanko David HUN (Hungary)
13 Holmberg Erik SWE (Sweden)
14 Ivanco Michal SVK (Slovakia)
15 Krivanek Josef CZE (Czech Republic)
16 Liebelt Markus DEU (Germany)
17 Loeschke Franz DEU (Germany)
18 Müller Urs CHE (Switzerland)
19 Niedrig Andreas DEU (Germany)
20 Nybo Riis Jesper DNK (Denmark)
21 Overmars Stefan NLD (Netherlands)
22 Polan Lukas CZE (Czech Republic)
23 Portmann Kevin FRA (France)
24 Risti Ivan ITA (Italy)
25 Rossetti Davide ITA (Italy)
26 Schifferle Mike CHE (Switzerland)
27 Simko Pavel SVK (Slovakia)
29 Wojt Lukasz DEU (Germany)
30 Hultgren Marcus SWE (Sweden)
31 Herbst Marcus DEU (Germany)
32 Ruenz MIchael DEU (Germany)
33 Fahrenholz Philipp DEU (Germany)
34 Svensson Jesper SWE (Sweden)
35 Petsuk Zoltán HUN (Hungary)
36 Blokhin Anton BLR (Belarus)
37 Bosch Thomas DEU (Germany)
38 Parienko Artem RUS (Russian Federation)
39 Louys Michael BEL (Belgium)
40 Molinari Giulio ITA (Italy)
41 Ciavattella Jonathan ITA (Italy)
42 Bouin Charles FRA (France)
43 Mutterer Julian DEU (Germany)
44 Jais Christian DEU (Germany)
45 Nemcik Marek SVK (Slovakia)
46 Chmura Maciej POL (Poland)
47 Recagno Andrea ITA (Italy)
48 Christensen Bekim DNK (Denmark)
49 Alonso McKernan Michael Patrick ESP (Spain)
50 Hindkjaer Kristian DNK (Denmark)
51 Hoegenhaug Kristian DNK (Denmark)
52 Fontana Daniel ITA (Italy)
53 Hentschel Felix DEU (Germany)
54 Leukermoser Markus AUT (Austria)
FEMALE PRO:
61 Saemmler Daniela DEU (Germany)
62 Bartlett Nikki GBR (United Kingdom)
63 Coletto Irene ITA (Italy)
64 Hartikainen Heini FIN (Finland)
65 Huse Sue CAN (Canada)
66 Koistinen Minna FIN (Finland)
67 Krivankova Simona CZE (Czech Republic)
68 Lehrieder Carolin DEU (Germany)
69 Mitchell Jessica AUS (Australia)
70 Schaerer Celine CHE (Switzerland)
71 Schultheiss Karen CHE (Switzerland)
72 Schulz Jenny DEU (Germany)
74 De Nicola Federica ITA (Italy)
75 Saban Milicic Zeljka HRV (Croatia)
76 Lie Kristin NOR (Norway)
77 Pedersen Camilla DNK (Denmark)
78 Zelinka Gabriella HUN (Hungary)
79 Kiley Renee AUS (Australia)
80 Weiß Beatrice AUT (Austria)
81 Thoes Svenja DEU (Germany)
82 Steurer Bianca AUT (Austria)
83 Wassner Laurel USA (United States of America)