Challenge Ranking & $'s
Challenge Family have released the latest top 50 Male and Female Athlete Professional Prize Money Rankings and dollars.
Week 15-
There were 2 races that counted over the weekend before Easter- WTS Gold Coast, Australia and Challenge Melbourne (Asia Pacific Championship) also in Australia.
On the Gold Coast Mario Mola (ESP) won in emphatic fashion, running away from the rest of the field to take the win over Richard Murray (RSA) and Fernando Alarza (ESP).
In the women's race, Andrea Hewitt (NZL) took control early on the run and never looked threatened for the win. In second was Ashleigh Gentle (AUS) and in third was Juri Ide (JPN).
In Melbourne not only did the athletes have to contend with stiff competition but also with extremely difficult conditions. Wind, rain and cold tested all of the athlete's limits. Sam Appleton (AUS) was able to grab a small gap coming into T2 and held this all the way to the finish line. In second was Dan Wilson (AUS) and in third, Tim Reed (AUS).
In the women's race Annabel Luxford (AUS) took control from the very start and never looked back, increasing her lead with every discipline. In second was Laura Siddall (GBR) and in third, Penny Hosken (AUS).
Big news for the coming weekend is that current World Ironman Champion, Daniela Ryf (SUI) and current Olympic Gold Medallist from Rio, Alistair Brownlee (GBR) will be lining up to race Challenge Gran Canaria being held on Saturday 22. As this will be Brownlee's first time racing over the Half Distance, all eyes will be on him to see how he goes.
Men
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Prize Money Races |
Total Prize Money |
Last Money Race |
1 |
Richard Murray |
ZAF |
3 |
$ 92.578 |
08 Apr 17 |
2 |
Mario Mola |
ESP |
3 |
$ 58.639 |
08 Apr 17 |
3 |
Javier Gomez |
ESP |
4 |
$ 50.054 |
08 Apr 17 |
4 |
Ben Hoffman |
USA |
2 |
$ 30.750 |
02 Apr 17 |
5 |
Jake Birtwhistle |
AUS |
1 |
$ 22.703 |
19 Mar 17 |
6 |
Lionel Sanders |
CAN |
3 |
$ 20.000 |
01 Apr 17 |
7 |
Braden Currie |
NZL |
1 |
$ 15.000 |
04 Mar 17 |
7 |
Tim Don |
GBR |
2 |
$ 15.000 |
01 Apr 17 |
7 |
Nils Frommhold |
GER |
1 |
$ 15.000 |
02 Apr 17 |
10 |
Fernando Alarza |
ESP |
2 |
$ 14.000 |
08 Apr 17 |
11 |
Josh Amberger |
AUS |
2 |
$ 12.750 |
02 Apr 17 |
12 |
Ruedi Wild |
SUI |
3 |
$ 12.500 |
19 Mar 17 |
13 |
Thomas Bishop |
GBR |
1 |
$ 12.000 |
04 Mar 17 |
14 |
Dougal Allan |
NZL |
1 |
$ 10.596 |
18 Feb 17 |
15 |
Sam Appleton |
AUS |
2 |
$ 9.995 |
09 Apr 17 |
16 |
Kyle Buckingham |
ZAF |
2 |
$ 8.750 |
02 Apr 17 |
17 |
Mauricio Mendez Cruz |
MEX |
2 |
$ 8.500 |
02 Apr 17 |
18 |
Vincent Luis |
FRA |
1 |
$ 8.000 |
04 Mar 17 |
18 |
David McNamee |
GBR |
1 |
$ 8.000 |
02 Apr 17 |
20 |
Richard Varga |
SVK |
1 |
$ 7.568 |
19 Mar 17 |
21 |
Cameron Brown |
NZL |
1 |
$ 7.500 |
04 Mar 17 |
22 |
Mike Phillips |
NZL |
1 |
$ 6.577 |
18 Feb 17 |
23 |
Cyril Viennot |
FRA |
2 |
$ 6.250 |
04 Mar 17 |
24 |
Romain Guillaume |
FRA |
1 |
$ 6.000 |
29 Jan 17 |
24 |
Timothy O'Donnell |
USA |
3 |
$ 6.000 |
02 Apr 17 |
26 |
Ryan Bailie |
AUS |
2 |
$ 5.541 |
08 Apr 17 |
27 |
Cody Beals |
CAN |
1 |
$ 5.500 |
02 Apr 17 |
28 |
Chris Leiferman |
USA |
1 |
$ 5.000 |
01 Apr 17 |
28 |
Taylor Reid |
CAN |
1 |
$ 5.000 |
08 Apr 17 |
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Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Prize Money Races |
Total Prize Money |
Last Money Race |
28 |
Jan Van Berkel |
SUI |
1 |
$ 5.000 |
02 Apr 17 |
28 |
Rodolphe Von Berg |
USA |
2 |
$ 5.000 |
02 Apr 17 |
32 |
Jacob Birtwhistle |
AUS |
1 |
$ 4.900 |
08 Apr 17 |
33 |
Dan Wilson |
AUS |
2 |
$ 4777 |
09 Apr 17 |
34 |
Trevor Wurtele |
CAN |
2 |
$ 4750 |
01 Apr 17 |
35 |
Henri Schoeman |
ZAF |
2 |
$ 4700 |
08 Apr 17 |
36 |
Ryan Fisher |
AUS |
2 |
$ 4633 |
08 Apr 17 |
37 |
Andy Potts |
USA |
2 |
$ 4500 |
01 Apr 17 |
38 |
Andrea Salvisberg |
SUI |
2 |
$ 4192 |
19 Mar 17 |
39 |
Joao Pereira |
POR |
1 |
$ 4100 |
04 Mar 17 |
39 |
Luke Willian |
AUS |
1 |
$ 4100 |
08 Apr 17 |
41 |
Tyler Butterfield |
BMU |
1 |
$ 4000 |
27 Jan 17 |
41 |
James Cunnama |
ZAF |
2 |
$ 4000 |
02 Apr 17 |
43 |
Jesse Thomas |
USA |
2 |
$ 3750 |
01 Apr 17 |
44 |
Igor Polyanskiy |
RUS |
2 |
$ 3670 |
19 Mar 17 |
45 |
Luke Bell |
AUS |
1 |
$ 3654 |
18 Feb 17 |
46 |
Boris Stein |
GER |
1 |
$ 3500 |
02 Apr 17 |
47 |
Gregory Billington |
USA |
1 |
$ 3400 |
08 Apr 17 |
47 |
Ryan Sissons |
NZL |
1 |
$ 3400 |
08 Apr 17 |
49 |
Marko Albert |
EST |
1 |
$ 3250 |
04 Mar 17 |
49 |
Ronnie Schildknecht |
SUI |
1 |
$ 3250 |
01 Apr 17 |
Womens
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Prize Money Races |
Total Prize Money |
Last Money Race |
1 |
Daniela Ryf |
SUI |
2 |
$ 50.000 |
02 Apr 17 |
2 |
Andrea Hewitt |
NZL |
2 |
$ 36.000 |
08 Apr 17 |
3 |
Kaisa Lehtonen |
FIN |
2 |
$ 18.000 |
02 Apr 17 |
4 |
Laura Siddall |
GBR |
3 |
$ 17.104 |
09 Apr 17 |
5 |
Ellie Salthouse |
AUS |
3 |
$ 16.250 |
01 Apr 17 |
6 |
Jocelyn McCauley |
USA |
1 |
$ 15.000 |
04 Mar 17 |
7 |
Heather Wurtele |
CAN |
2 |
$ 13.250 |
01 Apr 17 |
8 |
Annabel Luxford |
AUS |
3 |
$ 13.245 |
09 Apr 17 |
9 |
Jodie Stimpson |
GBR |
2 |
$ 13.000 |
08 Apr 17 |
10 |
Ashleigh Gentle |
AUS |
1 |
$ 12.000 |
08 Apr 17 |
11 |
Susie Cheetham |
GBR |
2 |
$ 11.000 |
02 Apr 17 |
12 |
Barbara Riveros |
CHI |
3 |
$ 10.750 |
19 Mar 17 |
13 |
Yvonne Van Vlerken |
NED |
1 |
$ 10.596 |
18 Feb 17 |
14 |
Holly Lawrence |
GBR |
1 |
$ 10.000 |
01 Apr 17 |
14 |
Kimberley Morrison |
GBR |
3 |
$ 10.000 |
02 Apr 17 |
16 |
Katie Zaferes |
USA |
2 |
$ 9.400 |
08 Apr 17 |
17 |
Haley Chura |
USA |
3 |
$ 8.500 |
01 Apr 17 |
18 |
Sarah Crowley |
AUS |
2 |
$ 8.250 |
19 Feb 17 |
19 |
Juri Ide |
JPN |
1 |
$ 8.000 |
08 Apr 17 |
19 |
Sara Vilic |
AUT |
1 |
$ 8.000 |
03 Mar 17 |
21 |
Radka Kahlefeldt |
CZE |
3 |
$ 7.750 |
01 Apr 17 |
21 |
Alicia Kaye |
USA |
2 |
$ 7.750 |
19 Mar 17 |
23 |
Ai Ueda |
JPN |
2 |
$ 7.700 |
08 Apr 17 |
24 |
Astrid Stienen |
GER |
1 |
$ 6.500 |
02 Apr 17 |
25 |
Emma Bilham |
SUI |
2 |
$ 6.404 |
04 Mar 17 |
26 |
Jodie Cunnama |
GBR |
1 |
$ 6.000 |
29 Jan 17 |
26 |
Rachel Klamer |
NED |
1 |
$ 6.000 |
08 Apr 17 |
28 |
Cecilia Perez |
MEX |
1 |
$ 5.500 |
08 Apr 17 |
29 |
Gillian Backhouse |
AUS |
2 |
$ 5.200 |
08 Apr 17 |
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Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Prize Money Races |
Total Prize Money |
Last Money Race |
29 |
Charlotte McShane |
AUS |
2 |
$ 5.200 |
08 Apr 17 |
31 |
Gurutze Frades Larralde |
ESP |
1 |
$ 5.000 |
02 Apr 17 |
31 |
Meredith Kessler |
USA |
1 |
$ 5.000 |
04 Mar 17 |
31 |
Jeanni Seymour |
ZAF |
1 |
$ 5.000 |
01 Apr 17 |
34 |
Renee Tomlin |
USA |
1 |
$ 4.900 |
08 Apr 17 |
35 |
Kirsten Kasper |
USA |
2 |
$ 4.400 |
08 Apr 17 |
36 |
Alyssa Godesky |
USA |
2 |
$ 4.192 |
04 Mar 17 |
37 |
Emma Pallant |
GBR |
1 |
$ 4.000 |
27 Jan 17 |
37 |
Lisa Perterer |
AUT |
2 |
$ 4.000 |
08 Apr 17 |
37 |
Caroline Steffen |
SUI |
2 |
$ 4.000 |
12 Mar 17 |
40 |
Jackie Hering |
USA |
2 |
$ 3.750 |
01 Apr 17 |
41 |
Katja Konschak |
GER |
1 |
$ 3.500 |
02 Apr 17 |
41 |
Allison Linnell |
USA |
1 |
$ 3.500 |
01 Apr 17 |
43 |
Vendula Frintova |
CZE |
2 |
$ 3.300 |
08 Apr 17 |
43 |
Gillian Sanders |
ZAF |
2 |
$ 3.300 |
08 Apr 17 |
45 |
Jeanne Collonge |
FRA |
2 |
$ 3.000 |
02 Apr 17 |
45 |
Michaela Herlbauer |
AUT |
1 |
$ 3.000 |
02 Apr 17 |
47 |
Rebecca Spence |
NZL |
2 |
$ 2.900 |
08 Apr 17 |
48 |
Stephanie Roy |
CAN |
1 |
$ 2.750 |
19 Mar 17 |
49 |
Mariya Shorets |
RUS |
2 |
$ 2.550 |
19 Mar 17 |
50 |
Heather Jackson |
USA |
1 |
$ 2.500 |
01 Apr 17 |
50 |
Kirralee Seidel |
AUS |
2 |
$ 2.500 |
19 Feb 17 |
50 |
Alexandra Tondeur |
BEL |
1 |
$ 2.500 |
02 Apr 17 |