Update June 18th: Domenico Passuello mentioned on Twitter that he won’t be starting in Nice.
Previous Winners
| Year | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time |
| 2005 | Herve Faure (FRA) | 08:49:06 | Mariska Kramer-Postma (NED) | 10:12:29 |
| 2006 | Marcel Zamora (ESP) | 08:33:56 | Edith Niederfriniger (ITA) | 09:56:32 |
| 2007 | Marcel Zamora (ESP) | 08:38:45 | Alexandra Louison (FRA) | 09:49:11 |
| 2008 | Marcel Zamora (ESP) | 08:34:03 | Martina Dogana (ITA) | 09:35:29 |
| 2009 | Marcel Zamora (ESP) | 08:30:06 | Tine Deckers (BEL) | 09:30:29 |
| 2010 | Marcel Zamora (ESP) | 08:25:28 | Tine Deckers (BEL) | 09:21:29 |
| 2011 | Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) | 08:28:30 | Silvia Felt (GER) | 09:34:31 |
| 2012 | Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) | 08:21:51 | Tine Deckers (BEL) | 09:16:05 |
| 2013 | Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) | 08:08:59 | Mary Beth Ellis (USA) | 09:12:54 |
| 2014 | Bart Aernouts (BEL) | 08:33:22 | Tine Deckers (BEL) | 09:12:21 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Bart Aernouts | BEL | 00:51:58 | 04:46:10 | 02:49:58 | 08:33:22 |
| 2 | Victor Del Corral | ESP | 00:56:46 | 04:52:34 | 02:42:33 | 08:37:23 |
| 3 | Tyler Butterfield | BMU | 00:51:53 | 04:54:10 | 02:49:39 | 08:40:56 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Tine Deckers | BEL | 01:00:03 | 05:06:38 | 02:59:47 | 09:12:21 |
| 2 | Caitlin Snow | USA | 00:56:17 | 05:17:56 | 02:52:26 | 09:13:02 |
| 3 | Lisa Roberts | USA | 01:05:13 | 05:13:28 | 02:58:06 | 09:23:58 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 08:08:59 | Frederik Van Lierde | 2013-06-23 |
| Swim | overall | 00:44:18 | Gilles Reboul | 2006-06-24 |
| Bike | overall | 04:33:29 | Frederik Van Lierde | 2013-06-23 |
| Run | overall | 02:37:01 | Bart Aernouts | 2013-06-23 |
| Total | female | 09:12:21 | Tine Deckers | 2014-06-29 |
| Swim | female | 00:48:59 | Edith Niederfriniger | 2006-06-24 |
| Bike | female | 05:05:22 | Christel Robin | 2009-06-28 |
| Run | female | 02:52:26 | Caitlin Snow | 2014-06-29 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM France is 04:42.
Race Adjustments for IM France
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Athletes | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2006 | 11:03 | 06:06 | -01:25 | 02:26 | 13 | 11:03 | 06:06 | -01:25 | 02:26 |
| 2007 | 10:04 | 00:26 | 00:16 | 08:47 | 32 | 10:34 | 03:16 | -00:35 | 05:37 |
| 2008 | 01:53 | -00:41 | -01:55 | 01:59 | 32 | 07:40 | 01:57 | -01:02 | 04:24 |
| 2009 | 03:40 | -01:46 | 00:35 | 03:27 | 27 | 06:40 | 01:01 | -00:37 | 04:10 |
| 2010 | 10:20 | -02:01 | -01:36 | 06:30 | 26 | 07:24 | 00:25 | -00:49 | 04:38 |
| 2011 | 02:03 | -00:14 | -02:59 | 02:18 | 27 | 06:31 | 00:18 | -01:11 | 04:15 |
| 2012 | 00:20 | 00:07 | -04:11 | 04:03 | 18 | 05:38 | 00:17 | -01:37 | 04:13 |
| 2013 | 06:05 | 00:05 | -02:23 | 09:52 | 16 | 05:41 | 00:15 | -01:42 | 04:55 |
| 2014 | -03:10 | -01:52 | -05:16 | 04:09 | 24 | 04:42 | 00:01 | -02:06 | 04:50 |
KPR points and Prize Money
IM France is a P-2000 race. It has a total prize purse of 75.000 US$.
Male Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. Run | Overall |
| 1 | 29 | Victor Del Corral | ESP | 08:30:15 | 08:39:30 | 00:54:40 | 04:45:13 | 02:45:22 | 46 |
| 2 | 3 | Romain Guillaume | FRA | 08:31:06 | 08:44:42 | 00:47:35 | 04:39:24 | 02:59:07 | 63 |
| 3 | 32 | Jeremy Jurkiewicz | FRA | 08:34:30 | 08:35:31 | 00:47:16 | 04:50:45 | 02:51:29 | 38 |
| 4 | 2 | Boris Stein | GER | 08:36:52 | 08:37:36 | 00:55:58 | 04:41:54 | 02:53:59 | 42 |
| 5 | 6 | Herve Faure | FRA | 08:38:12 | 08:50:38 | 00:50:36 | 04:46:21 | 02:56:14 | (86) |
| 7 | 4 | Ritchie Nicholls | GBR | 08:44:42 | 09:08:04 | 00:48:14 | 04:59:17 | 02:52:11 | (158) |
| 8 | 16 | Mauro Baertsch | SUI | 08:45:39 | 08:59:25 | 00:53:57 | 04:51:35 | 02:55:08 | 122 |
| 9 | 8 | Simon Billeau | FRA | 08:48:31 | 08:53:46 | 00:54:02 | 04:42:43 | 03:06:46 | 99 |
| 10 | 27 | Joerie Vansteelant | BEL | 08:48:38 | 09:04:00 | 00:59:52 | 04:43:17 | 03:00:29 | (144) |
| 11 | 11 | Sylvain Rota | FRA | 08:52:21 | 08:59:35 | 00:52:29 | 04:49:01 | 03:05:51 | (124) |
| 12 | 28 | Bertrand Billard | FRA | 08:54:48 | 09:17:42 | 00:48:06 | 04:43:12 | 03:18:29 | (199) |
| 13 | 34 | Mike Schifferle | SUI | 08:56:03 | 09:03:40 | 01:00:04 | 04:50:09 | 03:00:51 | 142 |
| 14 | 26 | Patrick Jaberg | SUI | 08:56:45 | 09:05:02 | 00:53:34 | 04:53:41 | 03:04:30 | 150 |
| 15 | 24 | Cedric Lassonde | FRA | 08:59:16 | 09:10:07 | 00:54:31 | 04:51:41 | 03:08:05 | (174) |
| 16 | 25 | Tomas Mika | CZE | 09:02:53 | 09:10:42 | 00:55:08 | 05:07:58 | 02:54:47 | 177 |
| 17 | 21 | Rinus Holvoet | BEL | 09:10:28 | 09:26:28 | 00:52:30 | 05:02:31 | 03:10:27 | (242) |
| 18 | 47 | Remy Vasseur | NED | 09:15:49 | 09:21:55 | 00:54:00 | 05:05:57 | 03:10:52 | (226) |
| 19 | 10 | Anthony Pannier | FRA | 09:17:24 | 09:36:27 | 00:47:39 | 04:49:11 | 03:35:35 | (282) |
| 20 | 7 | Herve Banti | MEX | 09:18:14 | 09:54:48 | 00:51:55 | 05:07:16 | 03:14:03 | (352) |
| 21 | 46 | Leonardo Simoncini | ITA | 09:19:16 | 09:38:05 | 00:54:04 | 05:13:51 | 03:06:21 | (291) |
| 22 | 31 | Ivan Jezko | SVK | 09:20:28 | 09:31:54 | 00:58:14 | 05:01:02 | 03:16:12 | 263 |
| 23 | 13 | Hendrik-Jan Verhaegen | BEL | 09:23:09 | 09:31:24 | 00:57:07 | 05:04:14 | 03:16:48 | 260 |
| 24 | 33 | Dan McGuigan | AUS | 09:27:31 | 09:49:07 | 01:01:49 | 04:55:17 | 03:25:26 | (321) |
| 25 | 30 | Rafael Espinar Puig | ESP | 09:32:00 | 09:43:52 | 01:01:42 | 05:15:34 | 03:09:44 | (307) |
| 26 | 23 | Roman Krutina | CZE | 09:59:09 | 10:16:34 | 00:56:54 | 05:15:31 | 03:41:44 | (409) |
| 27 | 14 | Remmert Wielinga | NED | 09:59:36 | 10:30:40 | 01:11:47 | 05:05:15 | 03:37:34 | (446) |
| 28 | 20 | Christian Funk | GER | 10:51:48 | 11:04:17 | 01:25:03 | 05:47:00 | 03:34:44 | (463) |
| 5 | Sylvain Sudrie | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 9 | Drew Scott | USA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 12 | Frederic Schaffner | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 15 | Alexander Wulff | DEN | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 17 | David Claerebout | LUX | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 18 | Frederik Flagstad | GRL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 19 | Matteo Fontana | ITA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 22 | Guillaume Jeannin | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) |
The KPR situation for the men looks very interesting. Among the participants, Romain Guillaume (4.950) is already safe for a Kona slot. For Domenico Passuello (3.000) and Jeremy Juekiewicz (2.755) a podium spot should be enough, while Mauro Baertsch (1.905), Mike Schifferle (1.760) and Patrick Jaberg (1.724) would need a win to get close to the projected cutoff of 3.800 points. Simon Billeau (1.570), Victor Del Corral (1.420) and Drew Scott (1.280) are probably too far back for a July slot even with a good result in France, but could improve their position for qualifying in future races.
Female Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. Run | Overall |
| 1 | 35 | Caitlin Snow | USA | 09:16:23 | 09:29:50 | 00:54:59 | 05:19:51 | 02:56:33 | 25 |
| 2 | 36 | Lisa Roberts | USA | 09:25:04 | 09:41:40 | 01:03:51 | 05:14:42 | 03:01:31 | 46 |
| 3 | 37 | Jeanne Collonge | FRA | 09:34:59 | 09:55:59 | 00:56:41 | 05:15:00 | 03:18:18 | 77 |
| 4 | 38 | Emma Pooley | GBR | 09:35:29 | 09:46:16 | 01:07:41 | 05:03:51 | 03:18:56 | (53) |
| 5 | 41 | Nina Pekerman | ISR | 10:06:35 | 10:17:30 | 00:59:30 | 05:33:39 | 03:28:26 | 120 |
| 6 | 43 | Nicole Woysch | GER | 10:18:39 | 10:28:48 | 00:58:37 | 05:32:22 | 03:42:40 | 147 |
| 7 | 40 | Angela Kuehnlein | GER | 10:31:55 | 10:43:49 | 01:03:14 | 05:39:53 | 03:43:48 | (158) |
| 8 | 45 | Anna Rovira Garrido | ESP | 10:48:27 | 11:13:57 | 01:18:59 | 05:36:31 | 03:47:57 | (166) |
| 39 | Carol Anne Bridge | GBR | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 42 | Stephanie Reymond | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) |
The female athletes are mainly racing for the prestige of winning an Ironman. The best placed athlete in the KPR is Cait Snow, but with 1.735 points even she is far short of the projected cutoff of 5.100 points.
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
Based on the numbers, it looks like a close race between Victor Del Corral (2nd last year) and Romain Guillaume (10th in Kona), but Victor has been struggling to have a good result since last year (DNF in Kona, 9th in South Africa). Domenico Passuello has bib #1, he is the recent winner of IM Taiwan. Jeremy Jurkiewicz was fourth here last year, and Boris Stein had great results last summer, winning IM Switzerland.
- Victor Del Corral: 30% (2-1)
- Romain Guillaume: 27% (3-1)
Domenico Passuello: 22% (4-1)- Jeremy Jurkiewicz: 11% (8-1)
- Boris Stein: 6% (15-1)
Female Race Participants
Last year’s second (Cait Snow) and third place (Lisa Roberts) are back to contend for the title this year, while Jean Collonge will try be the first French winner since 2007. Emma Pooley will make the race interesting, her strength on the bike is well suited for the tough and technical course in Nice, and I expect her to be at the front of the race in T2. Emma has run a stand-alone marathon in 2:44, so she surely wants to prove she can run faster in an Ironman than the 3:21 she ran in Melbourne.
- Caitlin Snow: 46% (1-1)
- Lisa Roberts: 37% (2-1)
- Jeanne Collonge: 11% (8-1)
- Emma Pooley: 5% (19-1)