We're still trying to catch our breaths from a record-shattering day in Kona nearly two weeks ago. Here we're taking a look at the bikes and components of the top 15 bike splits ridden at the IRONMAN World Championships.
A couple of trending notes: three brands each had three of their bikes ridden to the top 15, with Cervelo, Canyon, and Trek all taking that honor. More common, though, were two tire brands, with almost everyone riding Continental's GP5000 series or Schwalbe's Pro One series. And pedals were nearly the same story between Wahoo's Speedplay line and Shimano's venerable Dura-Ace pedal.
Photos by Eric Wynn.
Lucy Charles-Barclay
Bike Split: 4:32:29
Bike: Cube Aerium C:68X
Wheels: DT Swiss ARC 1100, 80mm deep
Tires: Schwalbe Pro One TT
Drivetrain: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
Pedals: Wahoo Speedplay
Taylor Knibb
Bike Split: 4:34:00
Bike: Trek Speed Concept SLR
Wheels: Bontrager Aeolus RSL TLR (62mm front, 75mm rear)
Tires: Continental GP5000TR
Drivetrain: SRAM Red AXS eTap
Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
Laura Philipp
Bike Split: 4:35:52
Bike: Canyon Speedmax CFR
Wheels: Swiss Side HADRON2 Ultimate 800
Tires: Schwalbe Pro One TT
Drivetrain: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 (SRM Powermeter)
Pedals: Wahoo Speedplay Aero
Daniela Ryf
Bike Split: 4:38:34
Bike: Felt IA 2.0
Wheels: DT Swiss ARC 1100 (62mm front, 80mm rear)
Tires: Continental GP5000TR
Drivetrain: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 (Rotor crank)
Pedals: Look Keo Blade Carbon
Lisa Norden
Bike Split: 4:38:36
Bike: Scott Plasma RC Ultimate
Wheels: Swiss Side HADRON2 Ultimate 800
Tires: Schwalbe Pro One TT
Drivetrain: SRAM Red AXS eTap
Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
Skye Moench
Bike Split: 4:38:44
Bike: Trek Speed Concept SLR
Wheels: Zipp 858 NSW
Tires: Continental GP5000TR
Drivetrain: SRAM Red AXS eTap
Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
Jocelyn McCauley
Bike Split: 4:38:53
Bike: Ventum One
Wheels: HED Jet RC6, HED Jet 180
Tires: Continental GP5000
Drivetrain: Shimano Ultegra Di2 (Rotor crank)
Pedals: Wahoo Speedplay
Ruth Astle
Bike Split: 4:39:03
Bike: Argon 18 E-119 Tri+
Wheels: Parcours Chrono Max, 83mm deep
Tires: Schwalbe Pro One
Drivetrain: SRAM Red AXS 1X
Pedals: Wahoo Speedplay
Sara Svensk
Bike Split: 4:39:49
Bike: Trek Speed Concept SLR
Wheels: Bontrager Aeolus RSL TLR (62mm front, 75mm rear)
Tires: Continental Grand Prix 5000 TT
Drivetrain: SRAM Red AXS 1X
Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
Anne Haug
Bike Split: 4:40:23
Bike: Cervelo P5
Wheels: DT Swiss ARC 1100 (62mm front, 80mm rear)
Tires: Schwalbe Pro One
Drivetrain: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 (Rotor crank)
Pedals: Wahoo Speedplay Aero
Laura Siddall
Bike Split: 4:43:17
Bike: Factor Hanzo
Wheels: Parcours Chrono 68/75
Tires: Continental GP5000TT
Drivetrain: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
Els Visser
Bike Split: 4:43:53
Bike: Cervelo P5
Wheels: Reserve 77/88
Tires: Continental GP5000TT
Drivetrain: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
Daniela Bleymehl
Bike Split: 4:45:08
Bike: Canyon Speedmax CFR
Wheels: Swiss Side HADRON2 Ultimate 800
Tires: Schwalbe Pro One TT
Drivetrain: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
Sarah True
Bike Split: 4:46:15
Bike: Canyon Speedmax CFR
Wheels: Zipp 454 NSW, Zipp 858 NSW
Tires: Continental GP5000
Drivetrain: SRAM Red AXS eTap 1X
Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace
Hannah Berry
Bike Split: 4:46:31
Bike: Cervelo P5
Wheels: Profile Design GMR 50/65
Tires: Continental GP5000
Drivetrain: SRAM Red AXS eTap
Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace