The first Elite Series 15 race of the 2026-27 HYROX season is complete. With the new format, the top 3 men and top 3 women from HYROX Hamburg will receive an invite to compete at the 2027 World Championships.
On the women’s side, the top 2 mimicked that of the world rankings with Joanna Wietrzyk cruising to an easy victory over Lauren Weeks. Vivian Tafuto, who was ranked 14th in season points, took third place.
On the men’s side, Sean Noble came in to the race ranked 5th in points but left as the men’s champion. Luke Greer, ranked 12th, finished 2nd while 14th ranked Hidde Weersma finished just three seconds ahead of Cole Learn for the third and final qualifying spot.
WOMEN’S ELITE 15
1. Joanna Wietrzyk (56:10)
2. Lauren Weeks (56:24)
3. Vivian Tafuto (57:55)
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4. Lena Putters (58:50)
5. Danél Louw (59:17)
6. Annie Emilsson (59:31)
7. Rachael Wade (59:40)
8. Gabrielle Nikora-Baker (60:01)
9. Alyssa McElheny (60:24)
10. Calypso Sheridan (60:49)
11. Elli Stenfors (60:52)
12. Saskia Millard (61:03)
13. Tanja Stroschneider (61:10)
14. Camilla Massa (61:20)
15. Melanie Maurer (62:08)
MEN’S ELITE 15
1. Sean Noble (53:19)
2. Luke Greer (53:21)
3. Hidde Weersma (53:41)
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4. Cole Learn (53:44)
5. Alexander Roncevic (54:24)
6. Louis Osselaer (54:33)
7. Dexter Buchanan (54:46)
8. Tomas Tvrdik (55:09)
9. Pelayo Menendez Fernandez (55:20)
10. Sebastian Ifversen (55:45)
11. Dylan Scott (56:23)
12. Gabriel Heck (56:26)
13. Tim Wenisch (57:29)
14. Jack Driscoll (57:53)
15. Charlie Botterill (59:15)
CHALLENGER 15
New for this season is the Challenger 15 division. The next 15 athletes behind the Elite 15 are invited to compete at each Elite Series race. The winner of the Challenger 15 receives an invite to the Elite 15 division for the following race, which is in London on December 3.
Jannik Czapla and Stefanie Oswald won the men’s and women’s Challenger 15 races, respectively, earlier today.
