Located within a cluster of tropical islands that attract visitors the world over, the race will take athletes on a truly Malaysian cultural journey through tropical, hilly and demanding terrain passing traditional kampungs (villages), mangrove clusters and rainforest vistas.
The ocean swim starts from the picturesque white sandy beach of Pantai Kok with a two-loop triangle out and back course. A two-loop bike course heads out of Pantai Kok on to a clockwise loop from towards the rolling hills of Datai and the fringes of Kuah Town. Athletes will return from the bike into an unique indoor air conditioned transition at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Center (next to the airport) . The 2 lap run course will be an amazing scenic run beside the Langkawi International Airport towards the finish line at the stunning Cenang beach.
There are 50 qualifying slots to the 2018 IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Professionals compete for P-2000 points plus $25,000 prize purse.
MALE PRO:
1 Fredrik Croneborg SWE (SWEDEN)
2 Romain Guillaume FRA (FRANCE)
4 Jens Petersen-Bach DNK (DENMARK)
5 Nicholas Baldwin SYC (SEYCHELLES)
6 Christian Kramer DEU (GERMANY)
8 Carlos Aznar Gallego ESP (SPAIN)
9 Allister Caird AUS (AUSTRALIA)
10 Balazs Csoke HUN (HUNGARY)
11 Roman Deisenhofer DEU (GERMANY)
12 Alain Djouad-Guibert MAR (MOROCCO)
14 Eneko Elosegi ESP (SPAIN)
15 Michael Goehner DEU (GERMANY)
16 Esben Hovgaard DNK (DENMARK)
17 Philipp Koutny CHE (SWITZERLAND)
18 Urs Müller CHE (SWITZERLAND)
19 Marek Nemcik SVK (SLOVAKIA)
20 Young-Hwan Oh KOR (KOREA, REPUBLIC OF)
21 Daniil Sapunov UKR (UKRAINE)
23 Michael Smith Larsen DNK (DENMARK)
24 Kyle Sole ZAF (SOUTH AFRICA)
25 Josef Svoboda CZE (CZECH REPUBLIC)
26 Freddy Lampret AUT (AUSTRIA)
FEMALE PRO:
30 Diana Riesler DEU (GERMANY)
31 Mareen Hufe DEU (GERMANY)
32 Saleta Castro Nogueira ESP (SPAIN)
33 Danielle Mack USA (UNITED STATES)
34 Parys Edwards GBR (UNITED KINGDOM)
35 Shiao-Yu Li TWN (TAIWAN)
36 Laurel Wassner USA (UNITED STATES)
37 Annabel Diawuoh DEU (GERMANY)
39 Manon Genêt FRA (FRANCE)