The brand new Human Race Swim.Bike.Run.Champion competition is billed as a chance for the fastest male & female swimmer, cyclist and runner across all Human Race triathlons at Dorney Lake in southern England, to ‘win some fantastic prizes’. The first event of the season, the Eton Super Sprints weekend, has seen fast times set, but Human Race notes that ‘it’s still all to play for, with the summer calendar open for entries across the remaining events’.
Over two thousand triathletes headed to Dorney Lake over the Royal Wedding weekend to tackle Sprint and Super Sprint distances in the sunshine. With a mix of familiar names from the world of triathlon competing in the ITU Qualifier event, alongside some impressive newcomers, the leader board already shows some pretty speedy times.
Female Sprint
| Fastest swim | 12:54 | Hannah Winter |
| Fastest bike | 36:17 | Katie Allan |
| Fastest run | 19:58 | Eilidh Bell |
| Fastest overall | 1:13:31 | Tamsin Neale |
| Fastest T1 | 01:13 | Phillipa Burt |
Male Sprint
| Fastest swim | 10:09 | Pawel Traczyk |
| Fastest bike | 30:51 | Richard Bull |
| Fastest run | 17:30 | Rob Smyth |
| Fastest overall | 1:02:59 | Pawel Traczyk |
| Fastest T1 | 0:50 | Xavier Salaun |
Following the Season Finale Triathlon on 16th September – the fastest swim, bike, run and overall times across both Olympic and Sprint distances, male and female participants will be crowned the winners. In honour of the challenge of the swim-bike transition, the faster T1 time will also be awarded a prize.
- Fastest swim: Zone3 Advance Wetsuit
- Fastest bike: £100 Sigma Sports voucher
- Fastest run: TomTom Spark 3 sports watch
- Fastest overall: Entry to Royal Windsor Triathlon 2019
- Fastest T1: Erdinger transition backpack and case of Erdinger Alkoholfrei
With the benchmark for the year set in the Sprint distance, it’s next down to the BananaMan Triathletes on 30th June to see if they can claim the crown. The upcoming Dorney Lake calendar includes:
- BananaMan Triathlon 30th June
- Shock Absorber WomenOnly Triathlon 8th July
- Season Finale Triathlon 16th September
Human Race is ‘the UK’s leading mass participation events company’, putting on over 30 events each year in triathlon, cycling, running, duathlon and open water swimming. Part of Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), owners of Le Tour de France and the leader in the French running and sportive market, Human Race’s portfolio includes the Windsor Triathlon, Dragon Ride L’Étape Wales, and the Cancer Research UK Winter Run Series. The company also specialises in delivering bespoke corporate events, working with businesses such as JLL and Cisco.
Human Race notest that its events bring together an active community of people taking part in sporting events for reasons ranging from fitness, competition, charity, health, fun or to simply finish. The participants vary from nervous first timers of all ages through to World Champions. Collectively, the events raise millions of pounds for hundreds of charities.
