Frederik Van Lierde wins three in a row at Ironman France
Mary Beth Ellis cruises to the women's title.
Belgium’s Frederik Van Lierde took this third Ironman France title in a row thanks to a race leading 4:33:29 bike that placed him clearly in front where he ran a comfortable 2:42:07 marathon to take the win in 8:08:59.
Top 5 Men
| Van Lierde, Frederik | BEL | 00:48:00 | 04:33:29 | 02:42:07 | 08:08:59 | 1 |
| Aernouts, Bart | BEL | 00:51:32 | 04:38:29 | 02:37:01 | 08:12:28 | 2 |
| Alonso-Mckernan, Clemente | ESP | 00:47:59 | 04:52:38 | 02:48:52 | 08:35:52 | 3 |
| Clerbout, Bruno | BEL | 00:51:22 | 04:57:51 | 02:48:37 | 08:43:17 | 4 |
| Beyeler, Nicolas | SUI | 00:00:00 | 05:50:03 | 08:50:53 | 08:50:53 | 5 |
American Mary Beth Ellis started the day in the lead with a 51:22 swim and kept that position for the rest of the day as she cruised to the women’s title in 9:12:54.
Top 5 Women
| Ellis, Mary | USA | 00:51:22 | 05:11:40 | 03:04:06 | 09:12:54 | 1 |
| Collonge, Jeanne | FRA | 00:55:40 | 05:17:38 | 03:00:51 | 09:20:51 | 2 |
| Pelletier, Delphine | FRA | 00:55:33 | 05:19:43 | 03:00:42 | 09:22:37 | 3 |
| Faux, Catherine | GBR | 00:59:23 | 05:11:45 | 03:04:47 | 09:22:51 | 4 |
| Ribes, Lisa | USA | 01:03:37 | 05:23:56 | 03:02:08 | 09:36:43 | 5 |