
TheITU Long Distance Duathlon World Championships is a long-distanceduathlon race, held annually since 1997, except for a break in 2009 and 2010. The championships involve a continuous run-cycle-run. The distances are typically around two to three times those of the shorterITU Duathlon World Championships, in both cases varying according to the venue; they have also varied over the years. The championships are organised by theInternational Triathlon Union (ITU).
For its first three years (1997–1999) and also since 2011, the championships have been held jointly with theInternational Powerman Association (IPA) atZofingen, Switzerland. The Zofingen event, known asPowerman Zofingen, claims to be "The most famous and toughest duathlon in the world",[1] and is the longest course over which the championships have been held. The event is also the final of thePowerman Duathlon World Series.
| Year | Date | Location | Race distances (km) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Cycle | Run 2 | |||
| 1997 | 1 June | Zofingen[2] | 8.5 | 150 | 30 |
| 1998 | 7 June | Zofingen[2] | 8.5 | 150 | 30 |
| 1999 | Zofingen[2] | 8.5 | 150 | 30 | |
| 2000 | Pretoria[3] | 10 | 60 | 10 | |
| 2001 | 8 September | Venray[3] | 15 | 60 | 7.5 |
| 2002 | Weyer[3] | 14 | 76 | 7 | |
| 2003 | Zofingen[3] | 8.5 | 150 | 30 | |
| 2004 | Fredericia[3] | 20 | 120 | 10 | |
| 2005 | 29 May | Barcis[4] | 16.5 | 80 | 11 |
| 2006 | 28 May | Fredericia[5] | 15 | 90 | 7.5 |
| 2007 | 21 October | Richmond[6] | 15 | 80 | 7.5 |
| 2008 | 10 August | Geel[7] | 18 | 74 | 9 |
| 2009 | |||||
| 2010 | |||||
| 2011 | 4 September | Zofingen[2] | 10 | 150 | 30 |
| 2012 | 2 September | 10 | 150 | 30 | |
| 2013 | 8 September | 10 | 150 | 30 | |
| 2014 | 7 September | 10 | 150 | 30 | |
| 2015 | 6 September | 10 | 150 | 30 | |
| 2016 | 4 September | 10 | 150 | 30 | |
| 2017 | 3 September | 10 | 150 | 30 | |
| 2018 | 2 September | 10 | 150 | 30 | |
| 2019 | 8 September | 10 | 145 | 30 | |
| 2021 | 19 September | 9.2 | 144 | 25.5 | |
| 2022 | 4 September | 9.6 | 144 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 3 September | 10.51 | 147.3 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 8 September | 10 | 150 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 7 September | 10.8 | 148.2 | 26.72 | |