There was surprisingly little movement in the revamped PTO World Rankings despite what was an incredibly busy weekend.
That wasn’t because of a lack of top performances – more the fact there were so many of them that the status quo largely remains.
No fewer than three of the PTO’s top seven women notched wins – Paula Findlay at IRONMAN 70.3 Chattanooga, Laura Philipp at 70.3 Kraichgau and Emma Pallant-Browne at 70.3 Aix-en-Provence – but they remain #4, #6 and #7 respectively.
The exception to the rule on the female side was India Lee who notched the biggest victory of her career at Challenge Family’s The Championship which saw her jump from #21 to #13.
Magirier makes his mark
It was a similar story for the men with the only changes in the top 10 seeing Aaron Royle and Daniel Bækkegård swap places at #8 and #9 after Royle’s runner up spot in Samorin.
The man who beat him to the tape at The Championship was Mathis Margirier, who claimed a breakthrough success.
And that’s seen the Frenchman power 18 places up the rankings to #23.
How do the PTO Rankings work?
This is not just about kudos – the top 50 athletes are fighting it out for a bonus pool worth a cool $2million in the ‘Race For The Rankings’. This will be dished out based on rankings at the end of 2023.
Each athlete has a points total which is an average of their three best races during the ranking period and all aspects of the process are covered here.
Current PTO Rankings – Men
The leading men – as of May 22, 2023 – are as follows:
- 1. Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR) 96.15
- 2. Gustav Iden (NOR) 95.83
- 3. Magnus Ditlev (DEN) 93.42
- 4. Max Neumann (AUS) 92.72
- 5. Sam Laidlow (FRA) 92.11
- 6. Sam Long (USA) 91.68
- 7. Leon Chevalier (FRA) 88.54
- 8. Aaron Royle (AUS) 88.14
- 9. Daniel Bækkegård (DEN) 88.03
- 10. Ben Kanute (USA) 87.78
- 11. Frederick Funk (GER) 87.49
- 12. Patrick Lange (GER) 86.94
- 13. Lionel Sanders (CAN) 86.48
- 14. Florian Angert (GER) 86.42
- 15. Jason West (USA) 85.83
- 16. Clement Mignon (FRA) 85.81
- 17. Pieter Heemeryck (BEL) 85.29
- 18. Joe Skipper (GBR) 84.69
- 19. Miki Moerck Taagholt (DEN) 84.48
- 20. Alistair Brownlee (GBR) 84.39
**note that Collin Chartier (USA), who was in 14th place at the point, was removed from the rankings on 28/04/2023**
Current PTO Rankings – Women
The leading women – as of May 22, 2023 – are as follows:
- 1. Ashleigh Gentle (AUS) 95.99
- 2. Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR) 94.02
- 3. Anne Haug (GER) 94.00
- 4. Paula Findlay (CAN) 91.98
- 5. Chelsea Sodaro (USA) 90.50
- 6. Laura Philipp (GER) 89.72
- 7. Emma Pallant-Browne (GBR) 89.29
- 8. Holly Lawrence (GBR) 87.97
- 9. Tamara Jewett (CAN) 87.48
- 10. Daniela Ryf (SUI) 86.98
- 11. Flora Duffy (BER) 85.40
- 12. Fenella Langridge (GBR) 85.36
- 13. India Lee (GBR) 85.14
- 14. Kat Matthews (GBR) 85.06
- 15. Lisa Norden (SWE) 84.91
- 16. Skye Moench (USA) 84.06
- 17. Jocelyn McCauley (USA) 83.85
- 18. Julie Derron (SUI) 83.63
- 19. Marjolaine Pierre (FRA) 83.52
- 20. Sara Perez Sala (ESP) 82.23
Final PTO Rankings for 2020
2020 was the first year that PTO implemented their Year End Annual Bonus Programme, to be based upon the PTO Rankings, eligible for the top-100 ranked athletes. Initially set at $2million, the impact of the COVID pandemic saw that paid out early – and with the total topped up to $2.5million.
That first year saw Jan Frodeno and Daniela Ryf top the pandemic-impacted rankings – Men | Women.
Final PTO Rankings for 2021
The final rankings for 2021 saw Lucy Charles-Barclay and Gustav Iden top their respective lists, both claiming a bumper $100k bonus in the process.
You can check out the final 2021 PTO Rankings by clicking here.
Final PTO Rankings for 2022
While Gustav Iden (second) and Lucy Charles-Barclays (fifth) still featured strongly in the 2022 points roundup – winning $90k and 60k, respectively – it was Kristian Blummenfelt and Anne Haug that took the tops spots and $100k bonuses.
You can check out the final 2022 PTO Rankings by clicking here.
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