The latest HYROX Amsterdam event was a huge 3 day event, taking place from 10-13th October 2024, at the RAI Amsterdam.
The event was also kicked off on the Thursday night with the first Elite 15 Major races of the season. The race was streamed on You Tube, which you can catch up on here. Once again, Rox Lyfe’s Greg Williams was on the commentary team. More information on the Elite races and the structure for the season can be found here.
Read on for the main results from the event…
Elite Women
A very exciting Women’s race ultimately came down to another head-to-head between former world champion Lauren Weeks and reigning world champion Meg Jacoby – with Lauren eventually taking the win by 32 seconds.
The race was extremely close in the early stations, with Camilla Massa coming out of the sled push in the lead (after an incredible push), then Lauren Griffith and elite race rookie Joanna Wietrzyk leading into the sled pull. Weeks and Jacoby were back into 1st and 2nd from the Burpee Broad Jumps onwards, and it stayed that way to the finish.
Joanna Wietrzyk, making the journey from Australia, rounded off the podium with an incredible performance on her Elite 15 debut. Lauren, Megan and Joanna earn their spot at the 2025 World Championships in Chicago.
Full Results:
1st Lauren Weeks – 00:58:12
2nd Megan Jacoby – 00:58:44
3rd Joanna Wietrzyk – 01:00:12
4th Kate Davey – 01:00:43
5th Lauren Griffith – 01:01:30
6th Jess Pettrow – 01:02:23
7th Zara Piergianni – 01:02:28
8th Jana Lebenstedt – 01:02:43
9th Alina Bräuer – 01:03:23
10th Camilla Massa – 01:04:02
11th Jade Skillen – 01:04:09
12th Seka Arning – 01:04:13
13th Rebecca Naether – 01:04:51
14th Vivian Tafuto – 01:05:41
15th Jess Towl – 01:08:37
Elite Men
The Men’s race was equally exciting, with James Kelly pushing reigning World Champion Alexander Roncevic for the duration of the race, culminating in a wall-ball-off. Ultimately Alex was able to go unbroken on the wall balls, despite some no-reps, to cross the line in first place.
Rylan Shadegg took the final podium spot – an incredible achievement after a long break from the sport following illness. Rylan told Greg from Rox Lyfe that this race would be his ‘goodbye’ to the sport as he’d been suffering with illness for so long, but hopefully following this outstanding performance we will see him take his place in the World Championships in Chicago.
The rest of the race was extremely close – with just 48 seconds separating 4th and 11th positions.
1st Alexander Roncevic – 00:54:07
2nd James Kelly – 00:54:29
3rd Rylan Schadegg – 00:55:53
4th Jannick Czapla – 00:56:46
5th Tim Wenisch – 00:56:51
6th Beau Wills – 00:56:57
7th Tobias Lautwein – 00:57:04
8th Afan Humphries – 00:57:12
9th Joffrey Voisin – 00:57:18
10th Jonathon Wynn – 00:57:21
11th Jake Dearden – 00:57:34
12th Tomas Tvrdik – 00:57:43
13th Lukas Storath – 00:58:46
14th Sadiq Elfitouri – 00:59:22
15th Dylan Scott – 01:01:08
2024/25 Elite 15 Major Race Course Layout
Women’s Pro
The Women’s Pro was won by Dr. Alice Schürer in a time of 01:04:17
Second was Jennifer Nikolaus in 01:05:27
Third place was taken by Simone Feld in a time of 01:05:48
Men’s Pro
The Men’s Pro was won by Liam McCroary in a time of 00:57:55.
Second was Fabian Eisenlauer in 00:58:40.
Third place was taken by Julian Kreutzer in a time of 00:59:00.
Simon Passmore broke the 50-54 Age Group World Record by 68 seconds – in a time of 01:04:09.
Pro Doubles
The Women’s Pro Doubles was won by Kate Davey and Zara Piergianni in a time of 00:55:58.
The Men’s Pro Doubles was won by Alexander Roncevic and Fabian Eisenlauer in a time of 00:50:30. They beat 2 very strong teams consisting of Hunter Mcintyre and Graham Halliday (00:51:02) and Tim Wenisch and Florian Gast (00:51:07).
A mention must go to Robert Van Herk and Jaafar Moumen, who broke their own Men’s 40-49 Age Group World Record, in 00:53:24.
Women’s Open
The Women’s Open was won by Emile Dahmen in a time of 01:03:14.
Second was Marcella Monahan in 01:03:43.
Third place was taken by Judith Spijksma in a time of 01:04:30.
Men’s Open
The Men’s Open was won by David Parkin in a time of 00:56:07.
Second was Joel Persson in 00:56:37.
Third place was taken by Robert Van Herk in a time of 00:57:06.
Open Doubles
The Men’s Open Doubles was won by Louis Osselaer and Kwinten Verstuyft in a time of 00:51:44.
The Women’s Open Doubles was won by Margot Vandenlindenloof and Charlotte Vandenlindenloof in a time of 00:56:56.
The Mixed Open Doubles was won by James Kelly and Lauren Weeks in a time of 00:52:36.
2024/25 Course Layout
Here are some photos of the event:
Other Benelux HYROX events are held in Maastricht, Rotterdam and Mechelen.
Getting to RAI Amsterdam
RAI Amsterdam is centrally located in the city and is therefore easily accessible by public transport and by car. Schiphol Airport is located less than 13 minutes from RAI.
There are numerous options for places to stay nearby the event.
By Train
The railway station for RAI Amsterdam is 300 metres from the entrance and has direct connection with the rest of the city and Schiphol Airport. RAI Amsterdam is signposted from the station. Rail tickets can be purchased in advance from here.
By tram, metro and bus
At the time of writing, Tram 4 and Metro 50/51/52 run to the RAI (stop Europaplein).
For buses, you can use bus 62 (stop Europaplein) or bus 65 (stop Scheldeplein).
Tram, bus and Metro tickets can be purchased upon boarding, or in advance from here. It is not possible to pay by cash on buses.
By Car
On approaching Amsterdam (from the A1, A2 or A4), take the A10 ring road. RAI Amsterdam is located at exit 9 and is signposted. Follow the sign posts to the car parks. Car parking can be booked online in advance from here.
By Plane
The RAI is easily accessible from Schiphol Airport. RAI Amsterdam is located within an 8 minute car/taxi journey or 10 minutes by train.
Please ensure that you double check all travel timetables and information directly with the train/tram/bus/metro websites before travelling.
Other HYROX events in the Netherlands are held in Rotterdam and Maastricht.
