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Kristian Blummenfelt set for IRONMAN return in Germany as he looks to validate Kona spot

Norwegian superstar set to go back up to full distance for Frankfurt showdown.
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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.

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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 NumberLast NameFirst NameCountry
M1LangePatrickDEU
M2BlummenfeltKristianNOR
M3HansonMattUSA
M4LaundryJacksonCAN
M5SzuchColinUSA
M6WilkowieckiRobertPOL
M7FoleyTrevorUSA
M8SchusterPaulDEU
M9PareynPamphielBEL
M10MignonClémentFRA
M11ThompsonNickAUS
M12LopesAndreBRA
M13CurrieBradenNZL
M15HøgenhaugKristianDNK
M16WeissBradleyZAF
M17CeccarelliMattiaITA
M18BarnabyGregoryITA
M19TeagleJamesGBR
M20WurfCameronAUS
M21KoolhaasMennoNLD
M22PetersenMathiasDNK
M23Jolicoeur DesrochesAntoineCAN
M24ArentzFinnGBR
M25HoffmannJonasDEU
M26NeumannMaxAUS
M27GillespieDylanUSA
M28StępniakKacperPOL
M29PhillipsMikeNZL
M31HamiltonBenNZL
M32AzevedoFilipePRT
M33KibbyMitchellAUS
M34HirschWilhelmDEU
M35StojanovićOgnjenSRB
M36GoeschHenrikFIN
M37SvenssonJesperSWE
M38Große-FreeseFinnDEU
M39AngertFlorianDEU
M40TacconeLucianoARG
M41JarrigeYvanFRA
M42BronsMilanNLD
M43SowiejaDominikDEU
M44Van HemelTimBEL
M45Ugarte RamosMikelESP
M46LoeschkeFranzDEU
M47EggelingMarcDEU
M48LindarsKieranGBR
M49OlijTristanNLD
M50HuerzelerSamuelSUI
M51TrakicStrahinjaSRB
M53StahlLukasDEU
M54CollinsMatthewGBR
M55ZepuntkeRubenDEU
M56WiesSvenDEU
M57PleseDavidSVN
M58SowinskiMiloszPOL
M59SzalaTomaszPOL
M60DutliFabianSUI
M61FaracoEmanueleITA
M62Scott- FarringtonJamesGBR
M63WellerJonasDEU
M64KruegerAndyUSA
M65Aguayo MuñozEmilioESP
M66ThelwellJohnGBR
M67SchaffeldTimoDEU
M68SalvisbergAndreaCHE
M70BreivoldJon SæveråsNOR
M71ToharaKaitoJPN
M72LejeuneEmmanuelBEL
M73ReuterFabianDEU
M74TrunkChristianDEU
M75TutukinIvanKAZ
M76DoreeGuillaumeFRA
M77SlegersBrunoBEL
M78OlsenMikkel HøjborgDNK
M79CooperZackGBR
M80ClavelMauriceDEU
M81WeitzMattiDEU
M82GrueKristianNOR
M83HentschelFelixDEU
M84RosinskiSteveUSA
M85WalshThomasIRL
M86GuentherFabianDEU
M87Van De WalleVincentBEL
M88BesseJean-ClaudeCHE
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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.

Graham Shaw
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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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