In May, the OCR community saw a flurry of events and several impressive podium finishes, resulting in unprecedented joint placements.
Included in this month’s rankings are races such as the Cesanatico Spartan in Italy, Series races from Bled, London West, and Big Bear, Czech National Series, Swedish OCR Champs, Toughest, Savage, and X-Warrior. It’s evident that the season has kicked off in full force!
Italian Gian Maria Savani (IT, 1) lead the pack with three first-place finishes at the Inferno race and the Cesanatico Championship event (Sprint). Both Manuel Dufaux (CH, 2) and Jeremie Gachet (FRA, 2) secured joint second place with 10.75 points. Dufaux achieved first place at the Cesanatico Super and second place at Big Bear USNS, while Gachet earned his spot for a second-place finish at the Bled Spartan Southern Championship Series Race and a first-place finish at the France National Series Sprint.
In fourth place with 10 points is Leon Kofoed (DEN, 4), who also excelled in three events: first place at Toughest Malmo, second place at the London West Spartan UK Championship Series Race, and third place at the Nuclear Challenge Cup.
Several other male athletes achieved joint placements due to their multiple podium results: Stijn Lagrand (NL, 5) & Thibault Debesschere (BEL, 5), and Cole Derosa (USA, 8) & Hawk Call (USA, 8).
On the women’s side, Lena Weller (GER, 1) clinched the top spot after achieving two first-place finishes at Zandvoort Beast & Super. Karin Abrahamsson (SWE, 2) followed closely with a first-place finish at Toughest Malmo and a second-place finish at the Inferno short course.
The abundance of first-place podium finishes at championship events and series races made it challenging for many athletes to rank as highly this month as they would have in the past. Rigerta Kadija (IT, 5) and Camille Salliot (FRA, 5) are a case in point as they share fifth position with 9 points each for their performances at Inferno and Cesanatico,
Federica Decaria (UK, 4) took fourth in the rankings after securing second place at Cesenatico Spartan Super, first place at Nuclear Challenge Cup, and second place at the London West Spartan UK Championship Series Race.
Annie Dube (USA, 9) and Federica Toni (IT, 9) share 9th place for their podium finishes at Big Bear and Inferno.
Special mention goes to athletes Amanda Schneider, Andrea Berquez, Ines Thevenod-Mottet, Michela Pieri, Loris Pintarelli, Andrea Riva, and Pavel Hrdina for delivering outstanding performances at significant races, which in any other month would have secured them a spot in the top ten.
