IRONMAN Lake Placid Pro Start List

Friday 19 July 2024

A robust field featuring many of the world’s best professional triathletes will toe the start line at the Athletic Brewing IRONMAN® Lake Placid triathlon, part of the VinFast IRONMAN North America Series, when the IRONMAN Pro Series™ returns to the U.S. on Sunday, July 21. The 2024 Athletic Brewing IRONMAN Lake Placid triathlon will offer professionals a maximum of 5,000 points towards IRONMAN Pro Series standings, a $125,000 event total pro prize purse, and four qualifying slots for each gender to the 2024 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship triathlons in Nice, France (women), or Kona, Hawai`i (men).
 
With a field that includes five of the top 10 professional women and six of the Top 10 professional men in the current IRONMAN Pro Series standings set to compete, the event can be seen live in person and will be broadcast for free across multiple platforms for global viewers including proseries.ironman.com, Outside TV, DAZN and L'Equipe in France, and YouTube among others.
 
Returning to defend her title will be Alice Alberts (USA) who currently sits in 8th place in the standings after three IRONMAN Pro Series race appearances. Australian Kylie Simpson, who currently sits 2nd in the standings, enters her third full-distance IRONMAN of the year and fifth IRONMAN Pro Series race just over a month after a podium finish at the Cairns Airport IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship Cairns. Jackie Hering (USA), who sits 4th in the standings comes in fresh off an inspiring victory at the IRONMAN European Championship Hamburg and will make her first appearance in Lake Placid in over ten years. Dutch professional, Lotte Wilms, currently sitting in 5th place in the standings, will look to add to her podium finishes this year following a 2nd place finish in Cairns and a 3rd place finish in Texas. Danielle Lewis (USA), who currently sits 7th in the standings, is primed for another good result following four top ten finishes in four IRONMAN Pro Series races.
 
Other challengers include Penny Slater (AUS) (22nd in the standings); Erin Schenkels (CAN) (14th in the standings); Lesley Smith (USA) (15th in the standings); and 2022 IRONMAN Lake Placid Champion Sarah True (USA) who will return to the Adirondacks looking for her first victory of the year and to improve on her 33rd place standing in the IRONMAN Pro Series.
 
Scheduled to make their IRONMAN Pro Series debut will be Ruth Astle (GBR); Jodie Robertson (USA) and Regan Hollioake (AUS) who is one to watch after winning the IRONMAN Australia race in May in her rookie year as a professional triathlete.
 
In the highly competitive men’s professional fields, Joe Skipper (GBR) will return to defend his 2023 title while also looking to improve on his 16th place standing following four appearances in the IRONMAN Pro Series this year. Among others to watch will be Matt Hanson (USA) who currently sits atop the IRONMAN Pro Series standings and whose best result in Lake Placid came as a third-place finish in 2023; Jackson Laundry (CAN) will be stepping up to undertake only his 2nd full-distance IRONMAN race across his 8 years and currently sits 2nd in standings, while Lionel Sanders (CAN) will be making the Athletic Brewing IRONMAN Lake Placid race his first full-distance IRONMAN race of the year, currently sitting 21st in the standings.
 
Other top contenders include Chris Leiferman (USA) (6th in the standings); Justin Riele (USA) (7th in the standings); Matthew Marquardt (USA) (10th in the standings); Braden Currie (NZL) (13th in the standings); Colin Szuch (USA) (3rd in the standings); and Arnaud Guilloux (FRA) (12th in the standings). Scheduled to make their IRONMAN Pro Series debut will be Bart Aernouts (BEL), and Ben Stern (USA)
 
Celebrating 25 years, the 2024 Athletic Brewing IRONMAN Lake Placid triathlon, part of the VinFast IRONMAN North America Series, will see athletes kick off their 140.6-mile journey with a 2.4-mile swim in the Mirror Lake before athletes embark on the 112-mile bike course with great views of the Adirondacks passing through the towns of Keene, Jay, Wilmington and Lake Placid. The 26.2-mile run course takes athletes through the city center to picturesque Mirror Lake before the culmination of their day at the historic Lake Placid Olympic Oval.
 
Marking a quarter-century of unforgettable moments and incredible achievements at the iconic North American event, the Athletic Brewing IRONMAN Lake Placid triathlon will celebrate its 25th anniversary this July. In addition, approximately 2,600 registered athletes are expected to toe the start line at Mirror Lake and are in for a special treat as the “Voice of IRONMAN,” Mike Reilly, who retired at the end of the 2022 season, will return for a special occasion to call the 25th anniversary of the event bringing yet another exciting element to this year’s celebration.
 
Below are the pro start lists (subject to change):
 

FEMALE PRO LIST
Bib Number First Name Last Name Country Representing
F1 Alice Alberts USA (UNITED STATES)
F2 Kylie Simpson AUS (AUSTRALIA)
F3 Jackie Hering USA (UNITED STATES)
F4 Lotte Wilms NLD (NETHERLANDS)
F5 Sarah True USA (UNITED STATES)
F6 Danielle Lewis USA (UNITED STATES)
F7 Erin Schenkels CAN (CANADA)
F8 Lesley Smith USA (UNITED STATES)
F9 Lauren Brandon USA (UNITED STATES)
F10 Penny Slater AUS (AUSTRALIA)
F11 Giorgia Priarone ITA (ITALY)
F13 Olivia Dietzel USA (UNITED STATES)
F15 Ruth Astle GBR (UNITED KINGDOM)
F17 Nina Derron CHE (SWITZERLAND)
F19 Rachel Zilinskas USA (UNITED STATES)
F20 Jodie Robertson USA (UNITED STATES)
F21 Regan Hollioake AUS (AUSTRALIA)
F22 Diana Castillo Franco COL (COLOMBIA)
F23 Jessica Cullen CAN (CANADA)
F24 Clarice Chastang USA (UNITED STATES)
F25 Danielle Fauteux CAN (CANADA)
F26 Katie Lance USA (UNITED STATES)
F27 Caitlin Alexander USA (UNITED STATES)
F28 Leslie Peterson USA (UNITED STATES)
F29 Gabrielle Suver USA (UNITED STATES)
F30 Deborah Eckhouse CAN (CANADA)
F31 Katie Colville USA (UNITED STATES)
F33 Anne Basso FRA (FRANCE)
F34 Ana Torres ECU (ECUADOR)
F36 Sarah Karpinski USA (UNITED STATES)
F37 Chelsea Bingham USA (UNITED STATES)
F38 Samantha Snukis USA (UNITED STATES)
F39 Brianna Troksa USA (UNITED STATES)
F40 Caroline Martineau CAN (CANADA)

 
 

MALE PRO LIST
Bib Number First Name Last Name Country Representing
M1 Joe Skipper GBR (UNITED KINGDOM)
M2 Jackson Laundry CAN (CANADA)
M3 Matt Hanson USA (UNITED STATES)
M4 Lionel Sanders CAN (CANADA)
M5 Matthew Marquardt USA (UNITED STATES)
M6 Braden Currie NZL (NEW ZEALAND)
M7 Colin Szuch USA (UNITED STATES)
M9 Chris Leiferman USA (UNITED STATES)
M10 Justin Riele USA (UNITED STATES)
M11 Michael Weiss AUT (AUSTRIA)
M12 Justin Metzler USA (UNITED STATES)
M13 Josh Amberger AUS (AUSTRALIA)
M14 Trevor Foley USA (UNITED STATES)
M15 Bart Aernouts BEL (BELGIUM)
M16 Hunter Lussi USA (UNITED STATES)
M17 Sam Appleton AUS (AUSTRALIA)
M18 Arnaud Guilloux FRA (FRANCE)
M19 Dylan Gillespie USA (UNITED STATES)
M20 John Killeen USA (UNITED STATES)
M21 Jan Stepinski USA (UNITED STATES)
M22 Nick Cosman CAN (CANADA)
M23 Ben Stern USA (UNITED STATES)
M24 Thor Bendix Madsen DNK (DENMARK)
M25 Mattia Ceccarelli ITA (ITALY)
M26 Adam Feigh USA (UNITED STATES)
M27 Connor Weaver USA (UNITED STATES)
M28 Nicholas Chase USA (UNITED STATES)
M29 Marty Andrie USA (UNITED STATES)
M30 Robby Webster USA (UNITED STATES)
M31 Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches CAN (CANADA)
M32 John Thelwell GBR (UNITED KINGDOM)
M33 James Hayes USA (UNITED STATES)
M34 Yang Pan USA (UNITED STATES)
M35 Jon Fecik USA (UNITED STATES)
M36 Jason Pohl CAN (CANADA)
M37 Jacob Osswald USA (UNITED STATES)
M38 Ross Baldwin USA (UNITED STATES)
M39 Simon Shi USA (UNITED STATES)
M40 Evan Price USA (UNITED STATES)
M41 Benjamin Ford USA (UNITED STATES)
M42 Aaron Belcher USA (UNITED STATES)
M43 Robert Swan USA (UNITED STATES)
M44 Trevor Delsaut FRA (FRANCE)
M45 Jake Bamforth USA (UNITED STATES)
M46 Levente Lukacs HUN (HUNGARY)
M47 Klodian Mitri USA (UNITED STATES)
M48 Alex Lulka USA (UNITED STATES)
M50 Alexandre Banville CAN (CANADA)
M51 Zachary Harner USA (UNITED STATES)
M52 Matthew Morabito USA (UNITED STATES)
M53 Markus Thomschke DEU (GERMANY)
M54 Cameron Wurf AUS (AUSTRALIA)
M56 Flavio Morandini ARG (ARGENTINA)
M57 Eneko Elosegui ESP (SPAIN)
M58 Yorlliry Moreno VEN (VENEZUELA)
M59 Connor Ford USA (UNITED STATES)
M60 Vinicius Canhedo BRA (BRAZIL)
M61 Jameson Plewes CAN (CANADA)
M62 Francisco de la Paz Fernandez ESP (SPAIN)
M63 Alexander Berggren SWE (SWEDEN)
M64 Vicenç Castellà Serra ESP (SPAIN)
M65 Cody Sahlstrom CAN (CANADA)
M66 Hugo Ruiz COL (Colombia)

 
For more information on the IRONMAN Pro Series visit here.
 
For more information about 2024 Athletic Brewing IRONMAN Lake Placid triathlon, part of the VinFast North America Series please visit www.ironman.com/im-lake-placid. To learn more about the IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 brands and series of events, please visit www.ironman.com

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