To state it was an eventful weekend at the 2024 IRONMAN World Championship in Nice would be an enormous understatement.
The world’s finest long-course female triathletes put together en masse on the Cote d’Azur to handle among THE most tough courses in swim/bike/run.
We anticipated high drama, and we got it and after that some with the 2 front runners for magnificence both out of the race by the time it had actually reached a couple of kilometres into the bike leg.
Torment for LCB and Haug
On Saturday Britain’s safeguarding champ Lucy Charles-Barclay was required to take out of the race with a muscle injury. That left German terrific Anne Haug as the clear preferred to include her 2nd title after that 2019 triumph in Kona.
Early in Sunday’s bike leg Haug suffered a leak, and at the worst possible minute. Simply 200 metres after leaving shift, Anne was out after her rear tire suffered a substantial leak which was basically unfixable– and mechanics were no place to be seen. You can get more information on why, in addition to Haug’s response, here.
That regrettable series of occasions left Germany’s Laura Philipp and Britain’s Kat Matthews as the brand-new favourites for triumph– and they measured up to that billing in a thrilling race.
Ultimately it was Laura who produced a fantastic closing 2:44:59 marathon to declare her very first IRONMAN World Championship title. Kat on the other hand needed to be content with another great silver after she followed home Daniela Ryf in the postponed 2021 running of the race in St George. United States star Chelsea Sodaro, such a fantastic winner in Kona in 2022, was a gallant 3rd.
This however, is just part of the story. We have information of every Pro female finisher on a legendary day on the French Riviera.
Complete ending up order and times
The complete completing order for Nice on Sunday September 22 was as follows:
- 1. Laura Philipp (GER)– 8:45:15
- 2. Kat Matthews (GBR)– 8:53:20
- 3. Chelsea Sodaro (USA)– 9:04:38
- 4. Marjolaine Pierre (FRA)– 9:09:34
- 5. Nikki Bartlett (GBR)– 9:15:47
- 6. Marta Sanchez (ESP)– 9:19:08
- 7. Cent Slater (AUS)– 9:21:47
- 8. Lotte Wilms (NED)– 9:23:28
- 9. Jackie Hering (USA)– 9:25:09
- 10. Hannah Berry (NZL)– 9:32:13
- 11. Danielle Lewis (USA)– 9:33:50
- 12. Jeanne Collonge (FRA)– 9:34:42
- 13. Maja Stage Nielsen (DEN)– 9:36:34
- 14. Merle Brunnee (GER)– 9:38:58
- 15. Gurutze Frades Larralde (ESP)– 9:41:01
- 16. Fenella Langridge (GBR)– 9:42:55
- 17. Katrine Græsbøll Christensen (DEN)– 9:43:10
- 18. Daniela Bleymehl (GER)– 9:45:19
- 19. Katharina Wolff (GER)– 9:46:49
- 20. Julia Skala (GER)– 9:52:48
- 21. Laura Zimmermann (GER)– 9:53:51
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