I really like the concept of the Collins Cup. Not every day can you see triathlon as a team sport. I think it is great for the athletes, so they get a sense of camaraderie and for us spectators, go team Europe! 🙂

If you don’t know how the Collins Cup works, look at this article which covers all the basics: “Everything You Should Know Before Watching The Collins Cup.”

I hesitated to write an article about individual times for a team event. But as triathletes have the motivation to get extra points if they have a bigger time gap, I think it does make sense. So here you go!

THE COLLINS CUP PODIUM OVER THE YEARS

In the table below, you can find the ranking of the Collins Cup over the years. In bracket is the total number of points collected. Interesting to know is that the first team always brings home the Collins Cup trophy for one year, and the last one, the Broken Spokes one 😀

Year1st place2nd place3rd place
2022EUR (53 points)INT (38 points)USA (22.5 points)
2021EUR (42.5 points)USA (31.5 points)INT (25.5 points)

You can find the details of each match on the PTO website (link to website, no affiliation)

FASTEST COLLINS CUP TIMES – MEN

Before looking at the time split, remember that the Collins Cup is raced over the 100km distance. Therefore, the swim portion is 2 km (or 1.24 mi), the bike is 80 km (or 49.7 mi), and the run is 18 km (or 11.2mi).

NameTeamTotal TimeYear
Kristian BlummenfeltEUR3:09:192022
Gustav IdenEUR3:11:322022
Lionel SandersINT3:12:252022
Sam LongUSA3:12:272022
Jan FrodenoEUR3:13:082021
Magnus DitlevEUR3:13:312022
Gustav IdenEUR3:13:352021
Daniel BaekkegardEUR3:13:522022
Daniel BaekkegardEUR3:15:272021
Ben KanuteUSA3:16:492021

Kristian Blummenfelt currently holds the fastest time in the Collins Cup, with 3:09:19 established in 2022. Here are his splits:

  • 24:14 swim (1:13 min/100m)
  • 1:43:28 bike (28.8 mph or 46.4 km/h)
  • 59:04 run (5:17 min/mi or 3:17 min/km)

FASTEST COLLINS CUP TIMES – WOMEN

NameTeamTotal TimeYear
Daniela RyfEUR3:28:502022
Taylor KnibbUSA3:30:102021
Ashleigh GentleINT3:30:512022
Paula FindlayINT3:31:102022
Nicola SpirigEUR3:32:442022
Holly LawrenceEUR3:33:102022
Laura PhilippEUR3:33:242022
Lucy Charles-BarclayEUR3:33:462021
Anne HaugEUR3:33:572022
Emma Pallant-BrowneEUR3:34:362021

On the women’s side, Daniela Ryf currently holds the fastest time in the Collins Cup, with 3:28:50 established in 2022. Here are her splits:

  • 25:58 swim (1:18 min/100m)
  • 1:51:49 bike (26.7 mph or 42.9 km/h)
  • 1:08:02 run (6:05 min/mi or 3:47 min/km)

FASTEST SWIM TIMES DURING THE COLLINS CUP

Below are the top 5 swim times for the men and women at the Collins Cup. If only I could reach those pace during 100m 😉

Men

NameTeamSwimmin/100mYear
Aaron RoyleINT22:561:092022
Sam LaidlowEUR23:471:112022
Max NeumannINT24:031:122022
Daniel BaekkegardEUR24:051:122022
Rudy Von BergUSA24:061:122022

Women

NameTeamSwimmin/100mYear
Flora DuffyINT25:331:172022
Vittoria LopesINT25:421:172022
Lucy Charles-BarclayEUR25:431:172021
Katie ZaferesUSA25:471:172021
Holly LawrenceEUR25:541:182022

FASTEST BIKE TIMES DURING THE COLLINS CUP

Below are the top 5 bike times for the men and women at the Collins Cup.

Men

NameTeamBikemphkm/hYear
Sam LongUSA1:41:1329.547.42022
Lionel SandersINT1:41:2029.447.42022
Kristian BlummenfeltEUR1:43:2828.846.42022
Magnus DitlevEUR1:44:1228.646.12022
Andrew StarykowiczUSA1:44:2728.646.02021

Women

NameTeamBikemphkm/hYear
Daniela RyfEUR1:51:4926.742.92022
Taylor KnibbUSA1:52:1126.642.82021
Paula FindlayINT1:52:5726.442.52022
Laura PhilippEUR1:53:4726.242.22022
Jocelyn McCauleyUSA1:53:4726.242.22022

FASTEST RUN TIMES DURING THE COLLINS CUP

Below are the top 5 run times for the men and women at the Collins Cup.

Men

NameTeamRunmin/mimin/kmYear
Gustav IdenEUR0:58:245:133:152021
Jan FrodenoEUR0:58:515:163:162021
Kristian BlummenfeltEUR0:59:045:173:172022
Daniel BaekkegardEUR0:59:195:183:182021
Gustav IdenEUR0:59:305:193:182022

Women

NameTeamRunmin/mimin/kmYear
Jackie HeringUSA1:04:145:453:342021
Anne HaugEUR1:04:375:473:352022
Anne HaugEUR1:04:395:473:362021
Emma Pallant-BrowneEUR1:05:065:493:372021
Katrina MatthewsEUR1:05:155:503:382021

I can’t wait to see how the next Collins Cup will unfold!

If you are interested in learning more about the triathlon times of amateur triathletes, look at this article: Triathlon Times Across Age Groups And Distances.