Alexander And Cave Lead Kona Pro Rankings
- By Paul Moore
- Published April 5, 2012
Craig Alexander has maxed out on points in the Kona Points Ranking list thanks to his win at the Ironman World Championship, his win at the Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship in Melbourne, and his win at the Ironman World Championship 70.3 in Lake Las Vegas. His 13,000 points are more than double that of second place Timo Bracht. On the women’s front, Leanda Cave still leads the women’s standings thanks to her incredible fall that included a third place finish in Kona and wins at Ironman 70.3 Miami and Ironman Arizona.
Caroline Steffen’s big win in Melbourne, which saw her finish less than a minute behind Chrissie Wellington’s world best time set at Ironman South Africa last year (8:33:56) and ride the fastest bike split in Ironman history 4:35:29, has put her in second place in the KPR standings ahead of 2010 Kona champion Mirinda Carfrae.
Lance Armstrong’s (USA) bid to qualify for the Ironman World Championship remains in good shape despite his seventh place finish at Memorial Hermann Ironman 70.3 Texas on the weekend – he currently sits in 53rd place. The top 50 men and top 30 women pros in the KPR standings will qualify for the Ironman World Championship, which takes place on October 13, 2012.
Here are the top-10 standings in the KPR. (Note that despite the fact that she remains in the standings, Chrissie Wellington has said she will not be defending her title in 2011.)
Top 10 Women:
1. Leanda Cave GBR 9250
2. Caroline Steffen CHE 8660
3. Mirinda Carfrae AUS 8520
4. Rachel Joyce GBR 8410
5. Joanna Lawn NZL 6545
6. Kelly Williamson USA 6470
7. Chrissie Wellington GBR 6000
8. Jessica Jacobs USA 5480
9. Karin Thuerig CHE 5300
10. Linsey Corbin USA 5270
Top 10 Men:
1. Craig Alexander AUS 13000
2. Timo Bracht DEU 6000
3. Pete Jacobs AUS 5400
4. Cameron Brown NZL 5080
5. Andreas Raelert DEU 4900
6. Eneko Llanos ESP 4800
7. Marko Albert EST 4780
8. Dirk Bockel LUX 4450
9. Paul Matthews AUS 4140
10. Joshua Rix AUS 3985
Originally from ironman.com
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Paul Moore
Paul Moore is the Online Editor for Triathlete Europe. When not glued to a computer he can be found writing books - most recently The World's Toughest Endurance Challenges which you can buy on Amazon. Paul has also written Ultimate Triathlon: A complete training guide for long-distance triathletes which is also available on Amazon.
