On Saturday, May 11, 2024, the Balearic Island of Mallorca in Spain played host to the first European IRONMAN Pro Series race at Zafiro IRONMAN 70.3 Alcúdia-Mallorca.
The race saw Germany’s Nicolas Mann take his second ever IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon win, and secure a total of 2,500 points, putting him 35th position in the IRONMAN Pro Series standings. In the women’s race, a battle between Emma Pallant-Browne (GBR) and Laura Philipp (DEU) on the run saw Pallant-Browne clinch the crown by just 15 seconds, moving her up to 8th in the IRONMAN Pro Series standings.
The 2024 Zafiro IRONMAN 70.3 Alcúdia-Mallorca event saw 52 of the world’s top professional triathletes compete in Mallorca to battle for a piece of the US$50,000 total event pro prize purse, and IRONMAN Pro Series points, as well as three slots per gender to the 2024 VinFast IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Taupō, New Zealand, on December 14-15.
Course bests fell in Mallorca as the top four professional men all broke the course best of 3:51:38, set by Andi Dreitz in 2014. Nicolas Mann clocked the fastest time of the day with 03:49:19, with Jan Stratmann and Gregory Barnaby just 8 and 23 seconds behind him respectively.
Both Emma Pallant-Browne and Laura Philipp also blitzed the existing course best in the women’s field, held by Daniela Ryf (2015, 04:17:25). Pallant-Browne stormed to victory in 04:14:21, with Philipp 15 seconds behind her.
