Kristian Blummenfelt will make his return to full-distance triathlon later this month after being named on the start list for IRONMAN European Championship Frankfurt.
Blummenfelt has not raced over the full distance since the 2022 IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, when he finished third behind compatriot Gustav Iden.
The 30-year-old Norwegian, who had claimed victory in the 2021 IRONMAN World Championship in St George, has spent the past year back over shorter distances in a bid to retain the Olympic Games title he won so spectacularly in Tokyo in 2021.
Last Wednesday though that bid ended in disappointment when ‘Big Blu’ came home only 12th as Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde staged that epic battle for gold at the front of the race.
Now Blummenfelt is being strongly linked with a move to pro cycling for 2025 and beyond, reportedly with the Tour de France the ultimate goal. His coach Olav Aleksander Bu said last week the move is “90 percent certain”.
Before that though, Kristian has his sights set on Kona, and he will look to validate his spot for Hawaii in Frankfurt on Sunday August 18.
Lange and Hanson add spice
Two-time IRONMAN World Champion Patrick Lange will hope for a strong performance on home soil to boost his IRONMAN Pro Series points. Meanwhile American IRONMAN Pro Series leader Matt Hanson adds further spice to the start list. Aussie ace Max Neumann and Kiwi Braden Currie are also named as possible starters.
A strong cohort of other USA athletes who also sit in the top 10 of the IRONMAN Pro Series are expected to travel to Germany, including Colin Szuch (currently 3rd) and Trevor Foley (currently 8th) who comes fresh off his impressive victory at IRONMAN Lake Placid triathlon just over two weeks ago.
Jackson Laundry (Canada), currently second in the Pro Series standings, is also expected to race. Laundry has had five top-10 finishes in IRONMAN Pro Series races so far, with his best position being second place at IRONMAN 70.3 Chattanooga.
IRONMAN Frankfurt start list
Every triathlon start list comes with the caveat ‘subject to change’, but this is where we stand:
Male Pro Start List Bib Number Last Name First Name Country M1 Lange Patrick DEU M2 Blummenfelt Kristian NOR M3 Hanson Matt USA M4 Laundry Jackson CAN M5 Szuch Colin USA M6 Wilkowiecki Robert POL M7 Foley Trevor USA M8 Schuster Paul DEU M9 Pareyn Pamphiel BEL M10 Mignon Clément FRA M11 Thompson Nick AUS M12 Lopes Andre BRA M13 Currie Braden NZL M15 Høgenhaug Kristian DNK M16 Weiss Bradley ZAF M17 Ceccarelli Mattia ITA M18 Barnaby Gregory ITA M19 Teagle James GBR M20 Wurf Cameron AUS M21 Koolhaas Menno NLD M22 Petersen Mathias DNK M23 Jolicoeur Desroches Antoine CAN M24 Arentz Finn GBR M25 Hoffmann Jonas DEU M26 Neumann Max AUS M27 Gillespie Dylan USA M28 Stępniak Kacper POL M29 Phillips Mike NZL M31 Hamilton Ben NZL M32 Azevedo Filipe PRT M33 Kibby Mitchell AUS M34 Hirsch Wilhelm DEU M35 Stojanović Ognjen SRB M36 Goesch Henrik FIN M37 Svensson Jesper SWE M38 Große-Freese Finn DEU M39 Angert Florian DEU M40 Taccone Luciano ARG M41 Jarrige Yvan FRA M42 Brons Milan NLD M43 Sowieja Dominik DEU M44 Van Hemel Tim BEL M45 Ugarte Ramos Mikel ESP M46 Loeschke Franz DEU M47 Eggeling Marc DEU M48 Lindars Kieran GBR M49 Olij Tristan NLD M50 Huerzeler Samuel SUI M51 Trakic Strahinja SRB M53 Stahl Lukas DEU M54 Collins Matthew GBR M55 Zepuntke Ruben DEU M56 Wies Sven DEU M57 Plese David SVN M58 Sowinski Milosz POL M59 Szala Tomasz POL M60 Dutli Fabian SUI M61 Faraco Emanuele ITA M62 Scott- Farrington James GBR M63 Weller Jonas DEU M64 Krueger Andy USA M65 Aguayo Muñoz Emilio ESP M66 Thelwell John GBR M67 Schaffeld Timo DEU M68 Salvisberg Andrea CHE M70 Breivold Jon Sæverås NOR M71 Tohara Kaito JPN M72 Lejeune Emmanuel BEL M73 Reuter Fabian DEU M74 Trunk Christian DEU M75 Tutukin Ivan KAZ M76 Doree Guillaume FRA M77 Slegers Bruno BEL M78 Olsen Mikkel Højborg DNK M79 Cooper Zack GBR M80 Clavel Maurice DEU M81 Weitz Matti DEU M82 Grue Kristian NOR M83 Hentschel Felix DEU M84 Rosinski Steve USA M85 Walsh Thomas IRL M86 Guenther Fabian DEU M87 Van De Walle Vincent BEL M88 Besse Jean-Claude CHE
When is Kona 2024?
After taking place in Nice, France in 2023, the men’s IRONMAN World Championship returns to the Big Island in 2024. The race will take place in the sport’s spiritual home of Kona on October 26, 2024.
Written by
Graham Shaw
Graham has been involved with TRI247 & RUN247 since the summer of 2021. Since then he has provided strategic direction for all news and is passionate about the growth of triathlon as a fan sport.
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