Kona 2019: Race Day Gallery
images by N. Salazar + J. Mitchell
Oct 14, 2019
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The year's biggest race is finally here! And here is our gallery of bike tech from the 2019 edition of the Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. We have noticed a few interesting trends throughout the past 12-18 months.
Most significantly, positions and equipment selection are improving across the board. Athletes are keeping their bikes cleaner, their bodies cleaner, and punching smaller and overall more aerodynamic holes through the wind. It's safe to say that you cannot be a world champion if you ride a lousy position, or with nine gels taped to your top tube. The competition is simply getting better, and you can't leave heaps of free speed on the table if you hope to come out on top.
In addition, we are seeing a lot of athletes running high hands, choosing 1x drivetrains, and exploring integrated extensions of the Speedbar variety. We detailed the solutions Frodo and Lange use earlier this week.
And finally, disc brakes. These are, in our (admittedly biased) opinion, a rather forced change, driven by industry mandate rather than consumer demand. Lots of strong riders and meticulous gear heads still run rim brakes, especially when they are good brakes. Bikes like the Trek Speed Concept, Canyon Speedmax, and of course our own TriRig Omni still offer excellent rim brake solutions which we believe are optimal for tri bikes. We had a close look at Matt Russell's rig which is as clean as they come, and still brilliantly functional.
See all of our 2019 Kona Coverage, and please read our usage policy if you have interest in any of these images. All use or reproduction requires the express written permission of TriRig LLC, all rights reserved.
WINNER - MPRO - M4 - Jan Frodeno (GER) 
WINNER - FPRO - F3 - Anne Haug (GER) 
M1 - Patrick Lange (GER) 
M2 - Bart Aernouts (BEL) 
M3 - David McNamee (GBR) 
M5 - Sebastian Kienle (GER) 
M6 - Timothy O’Donnell (USA) 
M7 - Braden Currie (NZL) 
M8 - Matthew Russell (USA) 
M9 - Joe Skipper (GBR) 
M10 - Andy Potts (USA) 
M11 - Cameron Wurf (AUS) 
M12 - Michael Weiss (AUT) 
M14 - Ben Hoffman (USA) 
M15 - Patrik Nilsson (SWE) 
M16 - Tim Reed (AUS) 
M17 - Lionel Sanders (CAN) 
M18 - James Cunnama (ZAF) 
M20 - Cody Beals (CAN) 
M21 - Daniel Baekkegard (DEN) 
M22 - Eneko Llanos (ESP) 
M24 - Alistair Brownlee (GBR) 
M25 - Daniel Fontana (ITA) 
M26 - Matt Hanson (USA) 
M27 - Kristian Hogenhaug (DEN) 
M28 - Chris Leiferman (USA) 
M29 - Mike Phillips (NZL) 
M30 - Daniil Sapunov (UKR) 
M31 - Boris Stein (GER) 
M32 - Jesper Svensson (SWE) 
M33 - Matt Trautman (ZAF) 
M34 - Jan van Berkel (SUI) 
M35 - Clemente Alonso McKernan (ESP) 
M36 - Josh Amberger (AUS) 
M38 - Will Clarke (GBR) 
M39 - Maurice Clavel (GER) 
M40 - Mario De Elias (ARG) 
M42 - Tobias Drachler (GER) 
M43 - Andreas Dreitz (GER) 
M44 - Marc Duelsen (GER) 
M45 - Nils Frommhold (GER) 
M46 - Joe Gambles (AUS) 
M47 - Philipp Koutny (SUI) 
M48 - Franz Loeschke (GER) 
M49 - Lukas Kraemer (GER) 
M51 - David Plese (SLO) 
M52 - Stefan Schumacher (GER) 
M53 - Frank Silvestrin (BRA) 
M55 - TJ Tollakson (USA) 
M56 - Tim Van Berkel (AUS) 
M57 - Cyril Viennot (FRA) 
F1 - Daniela Ryf (SUI) 
F2 - Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR) 
F4 - Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) 
F6 - Sarah Crowley (AUS) 
F7 - Kaisa Sali (FIN) 
F8 - Corinne Abraham (GBR) 
F9 - Linsey Corbin (USA) 
F11 - Heather Jackson (USA) 
F12 - Carrie Lester (AUS) 
F14 - Nikki Bartlett (GBR) 
F16 - Lauren Brandon (USA) 
F17 - Susie Cheetham (GBR) 
F18 - Mareen Hufe (GER) 
F20 - Jocelyn McCauley (USA) 
F21 - Laura Philipp (GER) 
F23 - Daniela Bleymehl (GER) 
F25 - Jennifer Spieldenner (USA) 
F26 - Caroline Steffen (SUI) 
F27 - Svenja Thoes (GER) 
F29 - Nina Derron (SUI) 
F31 - Meredith Kessler (USA) 
F35 - Kimberley Morrison (GBR) 
F36 - Camilla Pedersen (DEN) 
F38 - Jeanni Seymour (ZAF) 
F39 - Imogen Simmonds (SUI) 
F40 - Lesley Smith (USA) 
F41 - Maja Stage Nielsen (DEN) 
F43 - Els Visser (NED) 
F44 - Annah Watkinson (ZAF) 
F45 - Kelsey Withrow (USA) 
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As we head toward race week for the Ironman Hawaii World Championships, here are our picks for the men's and women's pro race finishing ranks.
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The 2018 Kona bronze finisher is back this year on a completely new rig from a new sponsor, but still looking great.
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For the second year in a row, TriRig is honored to host a gallery of race-day images from the Ironman World Championships, courtesy of the amazing pro photographer Aaron Palaian.
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Each year, we proudly present our gallery of race day images at Ironman Hawaii, featuring the finest rigs and riders in the sport. Enjoy!
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