Munich prepares to host first of three-stop Arena Games Triathlon World Championship Series

by doug.gray@triathlon.org on 31 Mar, 2022 02:48 • Español
Munich prepares to host first of three-stop Arena Games Triathlon World Championship Series

With just over a week to go to the Munich opener of the 2022 Arena Games Triathlon powered by Zwift, the start lists are closing, the Olympiapark venue is primed and the athletes are ready for a unique challenge ahead, one that bridges the gap between true endurance sport and eSport. The full series will be shown live, for free, on TriathlonLive.tv, starting on 9 April.

“It’s a very special kind of racing and, honestly, maybe one of the most painful things I’ve ever done,” said Belgium’s Marten Van Riel as he looked ahead to the curtain-raiser on the new World Triathlon Podcast. “I’d suggest everyone who sees a curved treadmill like that in the gym try to go all out on it… it’s super, super hard!’

The men’s winner last year in both Rotterdam and London, Van Riel will head into Munich among the favourites along with Britain’s Olympic gold medallists Alex Yee and Jessica Learmonth and their fellow Tokyo 2020 Olympians, Germany’s Justus Nieschlag and Annabel Knoll.

Two heats will get the action underway, with a pursuit start for the second. The format for the final will be over three stages, each featuring the same 200m pool swim, 4km virtual bike and 1km virtual run but with the order of disciplines shuffled for each round and the third stage getting underway with a pursuit start based on the times of the first two. Plus, the quicker they finish, the (marginally) more respite between the races.

The first ever Esports Triathlon World Championships will then touch down in London on April 23 and Singapore on May 7, where our inaugural Arena Games Triathlon World Champions will be crowned. Don’t forget you can watch all the action for free over on TriathlonLive.tv, and a preview of the full line ups will follow the week of the races.


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09 Apr, 2022 • event pageall results
Results: Elite Men
1. Aurelien Raphael FRA 00:34:20
2. Max Stapley AUS 00:34:21
3. Justus Nieschlag GER 00:34:26
4. Gianluca Pozzatti ITA 00:34:31
5. Chase McQueen USA 00:34:34
Results: Elite Women
1. Beth Potter GBR 00:37:10
2. Lena Meißner GER 00:38:53
3. Anabel Knoll GER 00:39:09
4. Anna Godoy Contreras ESP 00:39:44
5. Ilaria Zane ITA 00:39:51
Results: Elite Women Heat 1 Stage 1
1. Beth Potter GBR 00:12:28
2. Gina Sereno USA 00:12:55
3. Barbara De Koning NED 00:12:57
4. Luisa Iogna-Prat ITA 00:12:58
5. Lena Meißner GER 00:12:59
Results: Elite Women Heat 1 Stage 2
1. Beth Potter GBR 00:12:57
2. Lena Meißner GER 00:13:03
3. Ilaria Zane ITA 00:13:15
4. Gina Sereno USA 00:13:20
5. Luisa Iogna-Prat ITA 00:13:25
Results: Elite Women Heat 2 Stage 2
1. Zsanett Kuttor-Bragmayer HUN 00:13:34
2. Anabel Knoll GER 00:13:36
3. Anna Godoy Contreras ESP 00:13:42
4. Romana Gajdošová SVK 00:13:50
5. Alissa Konig SUI 00:13:53
Results: Elite Men Final Stage 1
1. Aurelien Raphael FRA 00:11:14
2. Marten Van Riel BEL 00:11:15
3. Max Stapley AUS 00:11:18
4. Gianluca Pozzatti ITA 00:11:20
5. Chase McQueen USA 00:11:20
Results: Elite Men Final Stage 2
1. Justus Nieschlag GER 00:11:26
2. Chase McQueen USA 00:11:27
3. Max Stapley AUS 00:11:28
4. Aurelien Raphael FRA 00:11:29
5. Gianluca Pozzatti ITA 00:11:31
Results: Elite Women Final Stage 1
1. Beth Potter GBR 00:12:19
2. Lena Meißner GER 00:12:37
3. Anabel Knoll GER 00:12:38
4. Anna Godoy Contreras ESP 00:12:41
5. Ilaria Zane ITA 00:12:54
Results: Elite Women Final Stage 2
1. Beth Potter GBR 00:12:25
2. Lena Meißner GER 00:12:55
3. Anabel Knoll GER 00:13:01
4. Gina Sereno USA 00:13:06
5. Anna Godoy Contreras ESP 00:13:11
Results: Elite Women Final Stage 3
1. Beth Potter GBR 00:12:38
2. Lena Meißner GER 00:13:21
3. Anabel Knoll GER 00:13:30
4. Gina Sereno USA 00:13:36
5. Ilaria Zane ITA 00:13:45
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