{{Short description|Ultra-distance triathlon in Europe}} The '''Enduroman Arch to Arc Triathlon''' is an ultra-distance triathlon and is regarded as the “Hardest Triathlon on the planet” The triathlon starts with an 87-mile undulating run (140 km) from London's Marble Arch to Dover on the Kent coast, then a cross-Channel swim (shortest distance 21 miles/33.8 km) to the French coast, and finishes with a 180-mile undulating (289.7 km) bike ride from Calais to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
The clock starts at Marble Arch, London and stops at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris. Only 52 athletes globally have successfully completed the challenge. {{As of|2025|06|df=US}} the record for the course is 49 hours and 23 minutes, as set in 2023 by Julien Deneyer of Belgium,<ref name=enduroman>{{ cite news|url=https://enduroman.com/solo-results |title= Enduroman Solo Results}}</ref> an effort that beat the previous record (set by Lionel Jourdan of France) by a single minute.<ref name=enduroman/> On August 19, 2011, Rachael Cadman became the first woman to complete the challenge, in 97 hours, 37 minutes.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14648738 |title=RAF officer Rachael Cadman completes Enduroman race |publisher=BBC News |date=24 August 2011 }}</ref> Jacomina Eijkelboom finished in 66 hours and 56 minutes in 2019 to become the fastest female finisher.<ref name="enduroman" /> In August 2015, 25-year-old Freddie Iron became the youngest man to complete the Arch to Arc, in a time of 77 hours, 17 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sid.cam.ac.uk/life/news/797/freddie-irons-enduroman-arch-to-arc-charity-triathlon-triumph.html |title=Freddie Iron's Enduroman Arch to Arc charity triathlon triumph |publisher=Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge |date=August 2015 |access-date=2017-08-08 |archive-date=2017-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808235440/https://www.sid.cam.ac.uk/life/news/797/freddie-irons-enduroman-arch-to-arc-charity-triathlon-triumph.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 21 September 2015, at 53 years old, Grantley Bridge became the oldest man to complete it, in 88 hours, 7 minutes.<ref name=records/>
In 2018, Frenchwoman Marine Leleu finished the competition in 69h52, setting the new female record for the event. She lost her title a few weeks later to Perrine Fages who finished the competition in 67 hours 21 minutes. The record was beaten next year by Jacomina Eijkelboom with 66 hours 56 minutes. <ref name=enduroman/>
In August 2022, Richard Stabler (GB) ran 192km in total following an adverse change in the English channel weather during his first attempt (52km initially run) and then the full (140km) 2 days later on his ultimately successful A2A attempt.
Non-wetsuit world record holders are Paul Robinson (GB) with 69:29 in August 2019 and Jenny Smith (USA) with 72:26 in August 2022.<ref name=enduroman/>
{{As of|2022|08}} the relay record is held by the six-person Team Manchester's Blood Brothers, with an overall time of 33 hours, 5 minutes in September 2014.<ref name=records>{{cite web |url=https://enduroman.com/arch-2-arc-records |title=Arch to Arc Records |publisher=Enduroman Ultra Events |access-date=8 August 2017 }}</ref>
In August 2017, Douglas Waymark got into difficulty about half-way through the cross-Channel swimming element of the event. After being airlifted to William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, he later died.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-40859655 |title=Douglas Waymark dies attempting to swim English Channel |date=8 August 2017 |publisher=BBC News }}</ref>
==Results== These are the notable results of the solo event by year.<ref name="enduroman" /> <div style="float: left; border-right: 1.4em solid white;"> {| class="wikitable alternance" |+Men's results |- !scope=col| Year ! scope=col|File:Gold medal icon.svg ! scope=col|Timing ! scope=col|File:Silver medal icon.svg ! scope=col|Timing ! scope=col|File:Bronze medal icon.svg ! scope=col|Timing |- |2001 || Edgar Ette||{{heure|81|5}}||colspan=4| |- |2003 || Andy Mouncey||{{heure|115|28}}||colspan=4| |- |2007 || Julian Crabtree||{{heure|87|37}}|| Steve Haywood ||{{heure|103|48}}||colspan=2| |- |2008 || Tom Beaver||{{heure|85|56}}||colspan=4| |- |2009 || Dave Farrell||{{heure|134|51}}||colspan=4| |- |2010 || Jonnie Goss||{{heure|106|41}}||colspan=4| |- |2012 || Mark Bayliss||{{heure|73|39}}||colspan=4| |- |2013 || Patrick Lewis||{{heure|64|52}} || Andrew Moore||{{heure|67|18}} || Paul Gosney ||{{heure|69|7}} |- |2014 || John Van Wisse||{{heure|61|27}}|| Elad Benjamin||{{heure|79|54}}|| Nick Thomas ||{{heure|80|50}} |- |2015 || Freddie Iron ||{{heure|77|17}}|| Andrei Rosu||{{heure|85|30}}|| Grantley Bridge||{{heure|88|7}} |- |2016 || Cyril Blanchard ||{{heure|59|56}} ||colspan=4| |- |2018 || Dany Perray ||{{heure|60|18}}|| Ludovic Chorgnon||{{heure|60|39}}|| Jozsef Rokob ||{{heure|67|19}} |- |2019 || Mayank Vaid ||{{heure|50|24}} || Julien Deneyer ||{{heure|52|30}} <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lalibre.be/sports/omnisports/ce-belge-devient-le-sportif-le-plus-endurant-au-monde-5d5e2ebc9978e254e2756fba |title=Ce Belge devient le sportif le plus endurant au monde |date=22 August 2019 |publisher=La Libre.be |language=fr }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lavenir.net/cnt/dmf20190820_01369094/enduroman-suivez-julien-deneyer-au-fil-de-sa-tentative-de-l-extreme |title=VIDÉO Enduroman de Londres à Paris : Julien Deneyer est arrivé en 52h30 |date=22 August 2019 |publisher=L'avenir.net |language=fr }}</ref> ||colspan=2| |- |2020 |Lionel Jourdan |49 <abbr>h</abbr> 24 | | | | |- |2022 |Jean-Charles Harbonnier |55 <abbr>h</abbr> 50 |Thomas Ostré |65 <abbr>h</abbr> 14 |Arnaud de Meester |71 <abbr>h</abbr> 55 |- |2023 |Julien Deneyer <small>(2)</small> |49 <abbr>h</abbr> 23 |Gaëtan Villeret |69 <abbr>h</abbr> 54 |Ollie Strachan |86 <abbr>h</abbr> 17 |} </div> {| class="wikitable alternance" |+Women's results |- !scope=col| Year ! scope=col|File:Gold medal icon.svg ! scope=col|Timing ! scope=col|File:Silver medal icon.svg ! scope=col|Timing |- |2011 ||Rachael Cadman||{{heure|97|37}}||Michelle Santilhano ||{{heure|120|16}} |- |2012 ||Michelle Rothwell ||{{heure|92|0}}||colspan=2| |- |2013 ||Judith Martin|||{{heure|76|23}}|| Rachel Hessom ||{{heure|167|7}} |- |2014 ||Joanne Rodda||{{heure|78|39}}||colspan=2| |- |2017 ||Rachel Hill||88 h 30||colspan=2| |- |2018 ||Perrine Fages ||{{heure|67|21}}||Marine Leleu ||{{heure|69|52}} |- |2019 ||Jacomina Eijkelboom||66h 56||colspan=2| |- |} {{clr}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.enduroman.com/arch-2-arc/4594238035 Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907075534/http://www.enduroman.com/arch-2-arc/4594238035 |date=2021-09-07 }}
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