She’s Back! Anne Haug Returns to Racing With a Tricked Out P5

May 10, 2025

In March we caught up with Anne Haug, the 2019 IRONMAN world champ and the fastest woman ever over the full-distance thanks to her 8:02:38 at Challenge Roth last year, as she was preparing for IRONMAN South Africa.

Anne Haug Is Still Looking To Test Her Limits

Unfortunately, shortly after that chat, Haug got sick and had to pull out of the race in Nelson Mandela Bay. Last weekend she returned to racing, though, winning Spain’s longest-running triathlon, the Volcano Triathlon, which is hosted by one of her sponsors, Club La Santa.

This weekend Haug will take on a tougher field (her 2:05:51 finish in Lanzarote last weekend, which included a 33:45 10 km run split, put her fifth overall and over 15 minutes ahead of the next woman in the race) when she competes at Challenge Salou in Spain. Other women to watch for include Italian Elisabetta Curridori, Nikita Pakiewiez from Belgium and Judith Corachan Vaquera from Spain.

As long as her fitness continues to build well, Haug says she’ll look to compete at IRONMAN Hamburg at the beginning of June, where she’s likely to take on Kat Matthews (who is fresh off a blazing 8:10 performance at IRONMAN Texas) and last year’s Hamburg champ, Jackie Hering.

We were all set to post these photos of Haug’s bike during the lead up to her race in South Africa, but had to hold off until this week as her team has been looking to keep the innovative new hydration system she’ll be racing with under wraps.

Haug is riding the latest version of the Cervelo P5. The bike was released just before Roth last year and made an auspicious debut.

Haug rides a Rotor Aldhu Aero 2x crankset with 155 mm crank arms and 56/ 42 rings. There’s a Rotor Inspider power meter, too.

The front wheel is a DT Swiss ARC 1100 …

… Coupled with the ARC 1100 Dicut Disc. She rides Schwalbe Pro One tires (28 front – 30 rear).

Shimano disc brakes provide stopping power on the DT Swiss wheels.

The Speedbar.nl cockpit includes the Profile Design HSF/800 BTA bottle, and you’ll also notice another tube that allows Haug to access liquid from a second hydration system (see below).

The “under development” frame bottle was 3D printed and installed on the P5 frame by Haug’s partner and mechanic, Sebastian. It features a special slot for refills on the fly.