On July 3, 2022, Magnus Ditlev of Denmark and Anne Haug of Germany secured victory at the 20th anniversary edition of DATEV Challenge Roth powered by hep.
The iconic race in southern Germany had previously had a Covid-related ‘dry spell’ (with the race cancelled in 2020, and an event with fewer participants in September 2021). In 2022, Challenge Roth celebrated a comeback without Covid restrictions and a 20th anniversary of the ‘Challenge’ brand.
The organising team noted that athletes were cheered on by tens of thousands of triathlon fans on the famous Solarer Berg bike climb, along the race courses and in the finish at the Roth Triathlon Stadium.
Danish athlete Magnus Ditlev won the men’s race at Challenge Roth, after world champion Jan Frodeno had to drop out after 3km on the marathon after a strong swim and bike.
With a time of 7:35:48, Ditlev missed Frodeno’s course record from 2016 by just nine seconds – and manged the feat despite temperatures around 30°C (86°F). Defending champion Patrick Lange was second in 7:44:52, while Reinaldo Colucci from Brazil was third in 7:52:36.
Anne Haug won with a strong time of 8:22:42. Fenella Langridge from Great Britain, who had been leading for the whole race up until the halfway point of the run, finished second. Judith Corachàn from Spain crossed the finish line in the Roth Triathlon Stadium in third place.
