Final Rankings for 2009

The consistency of Luke McKenzie and Bella Bayliss throughout the season paid off with both managing to hold out 2009 world champions Craig Alexander and Chrissie Wellington.

MALE

1	Luke McKenzie	190
2	Craig Alexander	170
3	Andreas Raelert	150
4	Chris Lieto	130
5	Petr Vabrousek	122
6	Marino Vanhoenacker	120
7	Rasmus Henning	110
8	Timo Bracht	105
9	Maik Twelsiek	100
10	Ronnie Schildknecht	94
11=	Stephen Bayliss	87
11=	Eduardo Stula	87
13=	Tim Berkel	80
13=	Jordan Rapp	80
13=	Raynard Tissink	80
13=	Chris McCormack	80
17	Bert Jaemmer	79
18	Cameron Brown	76
19	Patrick Vernay	75
20	Eneko Llanos Bruquera	70

FEMALE

1	Bella Bayliss	264
2	Chrissie Wellington	230
3	Tereza Macel	200
4	Gina Ferguson	133
5	Charlotte Paul	120
6	Sandra Wallenhorst	113
7	Rachel Joyce	105
8	Dede Griesbauer	101
9	Miranda Carfrae	100
10	Belinda Granger	94
11	Virginia Berasategui	90
12	Tyler Stewart	85
13	Tine Deckers	83
14	Sonia Tajsich	82
15	Lucie Zelonkova	80
16=	Edith Niederfriniger	77
16=	Joanna Lawn	77
18	Irene Kinnegim	73
19	Samantha McGlone	70
20	Sibylle Matter	68

Ironman Rankings as of 13th September

Below are the ironman rankings just before we head into the final standings determined at the World Championships in Hawaii.

Points for Hawaii will be significantly more than the regional ironman races (this is explained above) and will go down to 20th position.

MALE

1	Luke McKenzie	170
2	Petr Vabrousek	122
3	Marino Vanhoenacker	120
4	Stephen Bayliss	87
5=	Tim Berkel	80
5=	Jordan Rapp	80
5=	Raynard Tissink	80
8=	Ronnie Schildknecht	77
8=	Maik Twelsiek	77
10	Cameron Brown	76

FEMALE

1	Bella Bayliss	264
2	Tereza Macel	140
3	Gina Ferguson	133
4	Charlotte Paul	120
5	Belinda Granger	94
6=	Chrissie Wellington	80
6=	Lucie Zelonkova	80
8	Sandra Wallenhorst	78
9	Irene Kinnegim	73
10	Dede Griesbauer	71

Ironman Rankings as of 31st August

On the men's rankings there is not much movement with Luke McKenzie still leading after adding another second place finish at Ironman Louisville to his impressive season. Jordan Rapp moves up to 5th equal position after his victory at Ironman Canada.

On the women's side Tereza Macel moves up into second position after another very dominant victory at Ironman Canada, while Belinda Granger moves into 5th position after her second place finish to Macel. However, Bella Bayliss still holds a commanding lead over the other women.

MALE

1	Luke McKenzie	170
2	Marino Vanhoenacker	120
3	Petr Vabrousek	114
4	Stephen Bayliss	87
5=	Tim Berkel	80
5=	Jordan Rapp	80
7=	Ronnie Schildknecht	77
7=	Maik Twelsiek	77
9	Cameron Brown	76
10=	Patrick Vernay	75
10=	Andreas Raelert	75

FEMALE

1	Bella Bayliss	264
2	Tereza Macel	140
3	Gina Ferguson	133
4	Charlotte Paul	120
5	Belinda Granger	94
6=	Chrissie Wellington	80
6=	Lucie Zelonkova	80
8	Sandra Wallenhorst	78
9	Dede Griesbauer	71
10	Sibylle Matter	68

September sees just one Ironman race at Wisconsin, USA and I will be back to update the rankings after this.

Ironman Rankings as of July 27th

The men's table is still led by Luke McKenzie, followed by Marino Vanhoenacker. Ronnie Schildknecht and Maik Twelsiek both move into 5th equal position after their wins this month in Switzerland and Lake Placid respectively.

Meanwhile, nothing has changed at the top of the women's table with Bella Bayliss still leading followed by Gina Ferguson and Charlotte Paul. Sibylle Matter and Tereza Macel both move into the top 10 with their wins at Switzerland and Lake Pacid respectively.

MALE RANKING

1	Luke McKenzie	140
2	Marino Vanhoenacker	120
3	Petr Vabrousek	114
4	Tim Berkel	80
5=	Ronnie Schildknecht	77
5=	Maik Twelsiek	77
7	Cameron Brown	76
8=	Patrick Vernay	75
8=	Andreas Raelert	75
10	Eduardo Stula	71

FEMALE RANKING

1	Bella Bayliss	204
2	Gina Ferguson	133
3	Charlotte Paul	120
4=	Chrissie Wellington	80
4=	Lucie Zelonkova	80
4=	Tereza Macel	80
7	Sandra Wallenhorst	78
8	Dede Griesbauer	71
9	Sibylle Matter	68
10	Belinda Granger	64

I will update the rankings again at the end of August after Ironman UK, Louisville and Canada.

Ironman Rankings as of June 28

Luke McKenzie is now the clear leader of the male rankings table followed by Petr Vabrousek. Not much has changed in the female rankings with Bella Bayliss still leading Gina Ferguson.

MALE RANKINGS

1	Luke McKenzie	140
2	Petr Vabrousek	105
3	Tim Berkel	80
4	Cameron Brown	76
5	Patrick Vernay	75
6	Eduardo Stula	69
7=	Tom Evans	60
7=	Andreas Raelert	60
7=	Marino Vanhoenacker	60
7=	Rasmus Henning	60
7=	Bert Jaemmer	60
7=	Francisco Pontano	60
7=	Marcel Zamora Perez	60

FEMALE RANKINGS

1	Bella Bayliss	144
2	Gina Ferguson	133
3	Charlotte Paul	120
4	Chrissie Wellington	80
5	Dede Griesbauer	71
6	Belinda Granger	64
7=	Heleen Bij De Vaate	60
7=	Lucie Zelonkova	60
7=	Rachel Joyce	60
7=	Nicole Klinger	60
7=	Tyler Stewart	60
7=	Tine Deckers	60

The month of July will be the busiest of the year with ironman racing taking place in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the USA. I will update the table at the end of July.