IRONMAN last week announced the IRONMAN® and IRONMAN 70.3® Athletes’ Choice Awards winners, highlighting the highest-scoring events in a variety of categories based on athletes’ post-event surveys from all the 2024 IRONMAN® and IRONMAN 70.3® races from around the world.
IRONMAN 70.3 Weymouth was voted the Most Recommended race in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), beating the likes of Mallorca, Emilia Romagna and Nice to the coveted top spot. The race on the Jurassic coast also came 1st in the Overall Best Swim course in EMEA showing that the English coastline can rival the likes of Spain and the South of France. IRONMAN 70.3 Weymouth was also voted the 3rd best bike course in EMEA.
For its second year running and continuing to prove its bucket list status within the Global IRONMAN Series, IRONMAN Wales was voted the second Most Recommended Race in the world, beating far flung destinations such as Western Australia and New Zealand. Showing that you can’t beat the Welsh countryside and the epic spectator support from the town of Tenby, the race also came 2nd in the Overall Best Bike Course globally.
Additionally, IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea came 3rd in EMEA for the Overall Best Run course, whilst IRONMAN 70.3 Bolton came 4th in EMEA for Overall Best Swim course.
IRONMAN Wales and IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea Race Director, Rebecca Sutherland, said: “It’s fantastic that the brilliant Welsh races stand up so well in the eyes of athletes across the world when comparing them to other locations.
“It’s a testament to the beautiful country and the incredible spectator support we see year after year. We know that you should experience racing in Wales at least once in your life, but it’s fantastic to hear that the athletes agree!”
IRONMAN 70.3 Weymouth Race Director, Amy Hudson, said: “To see that Weymouth competes with the likes of Mallorca and Nice and comes out on top is incredible! Athletes always have a fantastic time racing on the Jurassic coast, and to be the most recommended race in EMEA just proves that. We can’t wait to go racing there again this year.”
Additional details regarding the 2024 Athletes’ Choice Awards:
- For every IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 race, event surveys were sent post event to all athletes who completed the race. Based on the cumulative results, the Top 5 events globally were ranked, as well as separate rankings for the top 3, regionally.
- Surveys questions asked were on a five-point satisfaction scale.
- The Awards serve to recognize exceptional event aspects within an already curated series of events, helping triathletes to select their future race destinations using peer-based recommendations or fan-favorites.
Approximately 48,000 total survey respondents gave feedback to decide the winners for each category of IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 events, marking a major accomplishment for the winning events and their host communities.
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To view the full list of global and regional 2024 Athletes’ Choice Award results, please click here.
