IRONMAN Pro Series: Sanders leads the rankings after IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside

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After a thrilling contest at the first race of the season at IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside, it was Canadian Lionel Sanders who came away with maximum points to lead the 2024 IRONMAN Pro Series.

Sanders, who previously won in SoCal back in 2017, kicked clear of the field on the run after a stunning bike leg, beating training partner Sam Long and fellow Canadian Jackson Laundry to the win.

In our rundown of the rankings, find out who made the Top 20 and where the best in the world stand heading into the second race of the series at IRONMAN Texas on April 27.

How do the rankings work?

In this year’s brand new series, the points awarded at each race are determined by the event distance and winner’s finishing time. For the first placed athlete, a middle distance win is worth 2,500 points and a full distance race worth 5,000 points.

In Oceanside, Sanders earned the maximum 2,500 points, with each athlete behind him receiving a score based on the system that awards points for their individual finish time relative to the event winner.

For every second an athlete finishes behind first place, their tally diminishes by one point. In Oceanside for example, Long received 2,429 points after finishing 71 seconds behind Sanders.

Current Pro Series rankings – Men

The leading men – as of April 8, 2024 – are as follows:

1. Lionel Sanders (CAN) – 2,500

2. Sam Long (USA) – 2,429

3. Jackson Laundry (CAN) – 2,382

4. Jelle Geens (BEL) – 2,283

5. Maximilian Sperl (GER) – 2,246

6. Braden Currie (NZL) – 2,067

7. Marc Dubrick (USA) – 1,959

8. Justin Riele (USA) – 1,941

9. Chris Leiferman (USA) – 1,823

10. Joe Skipper (GBR) – 1,811

11. Federico Scarabino (URG) – 1,774

12. Dylan Gillespie (USA) – 1,764

13. Matt Hanson (USA) – 1,710

14. Benjamin Zorgnotti (PF) – 1,700

15. Andre Lopes (BRA) – 1,659

16. Patrick Lange (GER) – 1,615

17. Florian Angert (GER) – 1,615

18. Magnus Manner (GER) – 1,611

19. Matthew Sharpe (CAN) – 1,579

20. Liam Lloyd (GBR) – 1,547

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Written by

Tomos Land

Tomos Land is a triathlon & running journalist whose expertise lies in the professional world of short course & long distance triathlon, though he also boasts an extensive knowledge of ultra-running.

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