Ironman France Preview
Belgium's Frederik Van Lierde seeks his third win in a row.
The 8th Ironman France goes Sunday June 23rd.
Take a look at the professionals set to battle it out for the men’s and women’s titles. Belgium’s Frederik Van Lierde seeks his third win in a row.
Professional Start List
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Collonge | Jeanne | FPRO | FRA (France) |
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Ellis | Mary | FPRO | USA (United States) |
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Pelletier | Delphine | FPRO | FRA (France) |
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Reed | Lucie | FPRO | CZE (Czech Republic) |
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Ribes | Lisa | FPRO | USA (United States) |
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Aernouts | Bart | MPRO | BEL (Belgium) |
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Alonso-Mckernan | ClementE | MPRO | ESP (Spain) |
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Amey | Paul | MPRO | GBR (Great Britain) |
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Cardoen | Olivier | MPRO | BEL (Belgium) |
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Clerbout | Bruno | MPRO | BEL (Belgium) |
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De Kanel | Rod | MPRO | FRA (France) |
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De Paolis | Luca | MPRO | ITA (Italy) |
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DOREZ | Pierre | MPRO | FRA (France) |
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FAURE | Herve | MPRO | FRA (France) |
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Hawkins | Paul | MPRO | GBR (Great Britain) |
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Hecht | Mathias | MPRO | SUI (Switzerland) |
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JEULAND | José | MPRO | FRA (France) |
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Jezko | Ivan | MPRO | SVK (Slovakia) |
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Krylov | Stanislav | MPRO | RUS (Russia) |
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Kyllonen | Teemu | MPRO | FIN (Finland) |
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Marceau | Olivier | MPRO | SUI (Switzerland) |
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Marques | Sergio | MPRO | POR (Portugal) |
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Oftedal | Henrik | MPRO | NOR (Norway) |
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Pannier | Anthony | MPRO | FRA (France) |
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Richter | Pascal | MPRO | GER (Germany) |
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Saukko | Ari | MPRO | FIN (Finland) |
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Schifferle | Mike | MPRO | SUI (Switzerland) |
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Stutz | Reto | MPRO | SUI (Switzerland) |
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TEJERO | IVAN | MPRO | ESP (Spain) |
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Van Lierde | Frederik | MPRO | BEL (Belgium) |
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Vazquez | David | MPRO | ESP (Spain) |
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Wetzel | Michael | MPRO | GER (Germany) |
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Wielinga | Remmert | MPRO | NED (Netherlands) |
The bike course is among the toughest and most scenic on the Ironman circuit. Get a glimpse of what the competitors will see from the video below, shot at last year’s event.
Ironman France – Nice
Distances
3.8 km SWIM, 2 loops in the Mediterranean Sea
180 km BIKE, 1 loop in the Nice hintreland
42.195km marathon, 4 loops on the Promenade des Anglais
Race Winners
Male:
Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) 08:21:51 (2012)
Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) 08:28:30 (2011)
Marcel Zamora (ESP) 08:25:28 (2010)
Marcel Zamora (ESP) 08:30:06 (2009)
Marcel Zamora (ESP) 08:34:18 (2008)
Marcel Zamora (ESP) 08:38:45 (2007)
Marcel Zamora (ESP) 08:33:56 (2006)
Hervé Faure (FRA) 08:49:06 (2005)
Female:
Tine Deckers (BEL) 09:16:05 (2012)
Sylvia Felt (GER) 09:34:31 (2011)
Tine Deckers (BEL) 09:21:29 (2010)
Tine Deckers (BEL) 09:30:29 (2009)
Martina Dogana (ITA) 09:35:29 (2008)
Alexandra Louison (FRA) 09:49:11 (2007)
Edith Niederfriniger (ITA) 09:56:32 (2006)
Mariska Kramer (NED) 10:12:29 (2005)
Number of participants
2500 (99% of which are age groupers)
Number of slots for the IRONMAN World Championship in Hawaii on October 2013
50
Number of volunteers
approx. 1500
Number of spectators
80.000 and more
TV coverage
approx. 100 minutes on race day on Sport+
52min Highligts show on Sport+, ORF (AUT), SABC (RSA), ESPN (USA), SkySports (GBR) and Eurosport (USA)
Live coverage on race day on www.ironman.com