Blummenfelt & Knibb Shine
Kristian Blummenfelt and Taylor Knibb set new course bests to win the IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside — Blummenfelt notched back‑to‑back wins and Knibb continued her dominance in the women’s race. (ironman.com) Both gained maximum Pro Series points as Oceanside served as the third stop on the circuit. (tri247.com)
Kristian Blummenfelt closed the race with a 1:07:01 run split to move past Jonas Schomburg and Sam Long in the closing kilometres and crossed the line in 3:40:08. (triathlete.com) Jonas Schomburg finished second in 3:40:32 and Casper Stornes third in 3:41:58, with Sam Long recorded at 3:42:09 on the men’s leaderboard. (protrinews.com) Taylor Knibb stopped the clock at 4:01:39 with a 2:15:27 bike split to hold off Solveig Løvseth (4:03:34) and Audrey Merle (4:10:33) on the women’s podium. (protrinews.com) Knibb added an Oceanside title to her record—her performance lowered the event’s winning time to 4:01:39 and extended her string of top results at the venue. (slowtwitch.com) Both winners were awarded the maximum 2,500 Experience Oman IRONMAN Pro Series points for a 70.3 and received $7,500 USD in prize money for their victories. (ironman.com) Blummenfelt arrived in Oceanside less than a week after winning IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong on March 22, 2026, where he posted a 3:30:24 finishing time. (sportsplits.com) The Oceanside professional field registered 87 finishers with 10 DNFs; race-day conditions were listed around 21°C air temperature and roughly 14°C water temperature. (protrinews.com) The Pro Series calendar moves next to the North American stop at Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Texas on April 18, 2026, where athletes will have another opportunity to score series points. (triathlonmagazine.ca)
