Powerman World Championships 2017 Men's Start
Powerman World Championships 2017 Men's Start

The ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Championships is a long-distance duathlon race, held annually since 1997, except for a break in 2009 and 2010. The championships involve a continuous run-cycle-run. The distances are typically around two to three times those of the shorter ITU Duathlon World Championships, in both cases varying according to the venue; they have also varied over the years. The championships are organised by the International Triathlon Union (ITU).

For its first three years (1997–1999) and also since 2011, the championships have been held jointly with the International Powerman Association (IPA) at Zofingen, Switzerland. The Zofingen event, known as Powerman Zofingen, claims to be "The most famous and toughest duathlon in the world",[1] and is the longest course over which the championships have been held. The event is also the final of the Powerman Duathlon World Series.

Venues

Year Date Location Race distances (km)
Run 1 Cycle Run 2
1997 1 June Zofingen[2] 8.5 150 30
1998 7 June Zofingen[2] 8.5 150 30
1999 Zofingen[2] 8.5 150 30
2000 Pretoria[3] 10 60 10
2001 8 September Venray[3] 15 60 7.5
2002 Weyer[3] 14 76 7
2003 Zofingen[3] 8.5 150 30
2004 Fredericia[3] 20 120 10
2005 29 May Barcis[4] 16.5 80 11
2006 28 May Fredericia[5] 15 90 7.5
2007 21 October Richmond[6] 15 80 7.5
2008 10 August Geel[7] 18 74 9
2009
2010
2011 4 September Zofingen[2] 10 150 30
2012 2 September Zofingen[2] 10 150 30
2013 8 September Zofingen[2] 10 150 30
2014 7 September Zofingen[2] 10 150 30
2015 6 September Zofingen[2] 10 150 30
2016 4 September Zofingen[2] 10 150 30
2017 3 September Zofingen[2] 10 150 30
2018 2 September Zofingen[2] 10 150 30
2019 8 September Zofingen 10 145 30
2021 19 September Zofingen 9.2 144 25.5
2022 4 September Zofingen 9.6 144 30
2023 3 September Zofingen 10.51 147.3 27

Winners

Year Male Female Ref
1997  Urs Dellsperger (SUI)  Natascha Badmann (SUI) [8][9]
1998  Olivier Bernhard (SUI)  Lori Bowden (CAN) [10][11]
1999  Olivier Bernhard (SUI)  Debbie Nelson (NZL) [2]
2000  Benny Vansteelant (BEL)  Edwige Pitel (FRA) [3]
2001  Benny Vansteelant (BEL)  Karin Thürig (SUI) [12][13]
2002  Huub Maas (NED)  Karin Thürig (SUI) [3]
2003  Stefan Riesen (SUI)  Fiona Docherty (NZL) [3]
2004  Greg Watson (USA)  Ulrike Schwalbe (GER) [3]
2005  Benny Vansteelant (BEL)  Erika Csomor (HUN) [4][3]
2006  Benny Vansteelant (BEL)  Yvonne van Vlerken (NED) [14][15]
2007  Joerie Vansteelant (BEL)  Catriona Morrison (GBR) [16][17]
2008  Joerie Vansteelant (BEL)  Catriona Morrison (GBR) [18][19]
2009 not held
2010 not held
2011  Joerie Vansteelant (BEL)  Melanie Burke (NZL) [20][21]
2012  Joerie Vansteelant (BEL)  Eva Nystrom (SWE) [22][23]
2013  Rob Woestenborghs (BEL)  Eva Nystrom (SWE) [24][25]
2014  Gaël Le Bellec (FRA)  Emma Pooley (GBR) [26][27]
2015  Gaël Le Bellec (FRA)  Emma Pooley (GBR) [28][29]
2016  Seppe Odeyn (BEL)  Emma Pooley (GBR)
2017  Maxim Kuzmin (RUS)  Emma Pooley (GBR)
2018  Gaël Le Bellec (FRA)  Petra Eggenschwiler (SUI) [30][31]
2019  Diego Van Looy (BEL)  Nina Zoller (SUI) [32][33]
2021  Seppe Odeyn (BEL)  Merle Brunnée (GER) [34][35]
2022  Matthieu Bourgeois (FRA)  Melanie Maurer (SUI) [36][37]
2023  Simon Jørn Hansen (DEN)  Merle Brunnée (GER) [38][39]

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