Update May 27th: Michael Raelert announced on his Facebook page that he suffers from an infection with the Epstein-Barr virus and won’t be able to race in France.
Update May 31st: Kristin Möller has said that France was just a backup for Brasil where she finished fifth and won’t be racing in Nice.
Update June 4th: After Pros signing in, a few expected DNSs have been confirmed.
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 |
| 2015 | Boris Stein (GER) | 08:27:32 | Caitlin Snow (USA) | 09:24:50 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Boris Stein | GER | 00:56:58 | 04:41:18 | 02:44:20 | 08:27:32 |
| 2 | Victor Del Corral | ESP | 00:58:11 | 04:44:40 | 02:42:04 | 08:30:00 |
| 3 | Romain Guillaume | FRA | 00:50:46 | 04:39:01 | 03:00:01 | 08:34:44 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Caitlin Snow | USA | 00:57:43 | 05:21:59 | 02:58:26 | 09:24:50 |
| 2 | Lisa Roberts | USA | 01:03:40 | 05:21:07 | 02:54:45 | 09:26:00 |
| 3 | Emma Pooley | GBR | 01:06:40 | 05:16:34 | 03:12:35 | 09:43:48 |
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 03:58.
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Finishers | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2006 | 08:54 | 06:08 | -01:00 | 03:29 | 34 | 08:54 | 06:08 | -01:00 | 03:29 |
| 2007 | 07:24 | 00:21 | 00:29 | 07:03 | 39 | 08:09 | 03:14 | -00:15 | 05:16 |
| 2008 | 01:09 | -00:39 | -01:39 | 00:38 | 41 | 05:49 | 01:56 | -00:43 | 03:43 |
| 2009 | 03:17 | -01:44 | 00:41 | 05:34 | 36 | 05:11 | 01:01 | -00:22 | 04:11 |
| 2010 | 10:00 | -01:59 | -01:27 | 05:38 | 32 | 06:09 | 00:25 | -00:35 | 04:29 |
| 2011 | 03:18 | -00:12 | -02:38 | 02:47 | 29 | 05:40 | 00:19 | -00:56 | 04:12 |
| 2012 | 00:46 | 00:10 | -03:49 | 04:07 | 23 | 04:58 | 00:18 | -01:20 | 04:11 |
| 2013 | 06:17 | 00:07 | -02:08 | 09:47 | 20 | 05:08 | 00:16 | -01:26 | 04:53 |
| 2014 | -02:55 | -01:50 | -04:52 | 04:08 | 26 of 34 | 04:14 | 00:02 | -01:49 | 04:48 |
| 2015 | 01:27 | -01:36 | -05:47 | 05:00 | 25 of 34 | 03:58 | -00:08 | -02:13 | 04:49 |
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 | Consistency | Overall |
| 1 | 1 | Frederik Van Lierde | BEL | 08:11:44 | 08:20:27 | 00:47:33 | 04:29:40 | 02:49:32 | 60% +21% -19% (17) | 5 |
| 2 | 4 | James Cunnama | ZAF | 08:28:52 | 08:39:20 | 00:49:26 | 04:42:11 | 02:52:15 | 40% +14% -46% (21) | 44 |
| 3 | 38 | Stefan Schmid | GER | 08:28:55 | 08:37:19 | 00:52:29 | 04:38:48 | 02:52:39 | 44% +56% -0% (11) | 37 |
| 4 | 2 | Victor Del Corral | ESP | 08:29:12 | 08:35:18 | 00:55:36 | 04:43:45 | 02:44:51 | 63% +0% -37% (12) | 30 |
| 6 | 10 | Miquel Blanchart Tinto | ESP | 08:37:10 | 08:37:29 | 00:49:20 | 04:54:25 | 02:48:25 | 92% +8% -0% (12) | 39 |
| 7 | 6 | Andrej Vistica | CRO | 08:38:55 | 08:51:13 | 00:53:05 | 04:43:44 | 02:57:06 | 69% +0% -31% (9) | 69 |
| 9 | 11 | Gwenael Ouilleres | FRA | 08:46:46 | 08:56:00 | 00:51:21 | 04:57:14 | 02:53:11 | 38% +62% -0% (2) | 86 |
| 10 | 8 | Bertrand Billard | FRA | 08:47:18 | 09:03:13 | 00:48:38 | 04:42:54 | 03:10:46 | 13% +23% -64% (6) | 106 |
| 11 | 17 | Christian Brader | GER | 08:48:23 | 08:54:06 | 00:56:50 | 04:53:11 | 02:53:22 | 82% +7% -12% (31) | 77 |
| 12 | 14 | Simon Billeau | FRA | 08:52:56 | 08:55:59 | 00:54:15 | 04:44:59 | 03:08:42 | 52% +0% -48% (16) | 85 |
| 13 | 29 | Carlos Lopez Diaz | ESP | 08:53:19 | 09:05:29 | 00:47:36 | 04:53:36 | 03:07:08 | 26% +13% -61% (6) | 121 |
| 14 | 50 | Antony Costes | FRA | 08:54:54 | 09:09:41 | 00:48:21 | 04:44:02 | 03:17:30 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (134) |
| 15 | 16 | Olivier Marceau | SUI | 08:58:22 | 09:08:47 | 00:51:21 | 04:56:02 | 03:05:59 | 91% +9% -0% (4) | (130) |
| 16 | 26 | Cedric Lassonde | FRA | 09:03:31 | 09:11:20 | 00:55:31 | 04:54:15 | 03:08:45 | 74% +0% -26% (6) | 140 |
| 17 | 13 | Herve Banti | MCO | 09:05:51 | 09:22:19 | 00:51:37 | 04:51:35 | 03:17:38 | 34% +0% -66% (5) | (165) |
| 18 | 44 | Rafael Wyss | SUI | 09:07:53 | 09:15:08 | 00:59:34 | 04:56:10 | 03:07:09 | 87% +13% -0% (16) | 154 |
| 19 | 32 | Wouter Monchy | BEL | 09:16:58 | 09:38:32 | 00:51:06 | 05:00:54 | 03:19:58 | 48% +52% -0% (2) | (210) |
| 20 | 47 | Felipe De Oliveira Manente | BRA | 09:20:01 | 09:31:50 | 00:53:28 | 05:06:17 | 03:15:15 | 23% +9% -68% (7) | 192 |
| 21 | 40 | Yu Shinozaki | JPN | 09:24:30 | 10:05:44 | 00:56:20 | 04:54:58 | 03:28:12 | 17% +28% -55% (9) | 244 |
| 23 | 15 | Guillaume Jeannin | FRA | 09:28:56 | 09:44:40 | 00:51:05 | 05:01:49 | 03:31:03 | 36% +0% -64% (3) | (217) |
| 24 | 24 | Ivan Jezko | SVK | 09:33:05 | 09:53:53 | 00:59:07 | 05:03:58 | 03:25:01 | 49% +16% -35% (8) | 229 |
| 25 | 39 | Matt Shanks | USA | 09:36:10 | 09:52:06 | 01:00:43 | 05:17:27 | 03:13:00 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (226) |
| 26 | 19 | Pierre-Yves Facomprez | FRA | 09:46:18 | 10:02:30 | 01:02:55 | 05:13:25 | 03:24:57 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (241) |
| 27 | 28 | Ludovic Le Guellec | FRA | 09:51:56 | 10:13:02 | 01:01:05 | 05:24:43 | 03:21:09 | 49% +6% -45% (17) | 249 |
| 28 | 43 | Remmert Wielinga | NED | 10:00:43 | 10:43:37 | 01:12:04 | 05:05:57 | 03:37:42 | 9% +16% -75% (5) | (258) |
| 29 | 20 | Christian Funk | GER | 10:57:58 | 11:16:33 | 01:24:14 | 05:49:22 | 03:39:23 | 38% +0% -62% (4) | 265 |
| 30 | 22 | German Garrote Borrull | ESP | 11:05:21 | 11:32:24 | 00:57:51 | 05:36:21 | 04:26:09 | 38% +62% -0% (2) | (266) |
| 31 | 34 | Marek Nemcik | SVK | 11:40:06 | 12:16:25 | 01:12:22 | 05:52:40 | 04:30:04 | 32% +23% -45% (32) | 267 |
| 9 | Albert Moreno | ESP | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 18 | Santiago Abad de Agueda | ESP | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 21 | Romain Garcin | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 23 | Felix Haupt | GER | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 25 | Jerome Joussemet | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 27 | Geert Lauryssen | BEL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 30 | Julien Marcq | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 31 | Martin Charles | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 33 | Jeremy Morel | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 35 | Seppe Odeyn | BEL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 36 | Robin Pasteur | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 37 | Kevin Rundstadler | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 42 | Sven Van Luyck | BEL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 48 | Alain Djouad-Guibert | MOR | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) |
Female Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. Run | Consistency | Overall |
| 1 | 51 | Tine Deckers | BEL | 09:15:26 | 09:34:55 | 00:58:07 | 05:06:30 | 03:05:49 | 48% +11% -41% (17) | 37 |
| 2 | 52 | Leanda Cave | GBR | 09:16:14 | 09:21:19 | 00:51:02 | 05:10:38 | 03:09:34 | 71% +10% -19% (18) | 16 |
| 4 | 67 | Natascha Badmann | SUI | 09:33:47 | 09:33:35 | 01:01:50 | 05:10:02 | 03:16:55 | 51% +0% -49% (16) | 34 |
| 6 | 65 | Karen Thibodeau | CAN | 09:50:05 | 09:57:49 | 00:53:51 | 05:30:40 | 03:20:34 | 49% +0% -51% (9) | 81 |
| 8 | 64 | Erin Spitler | USA | 09:51:17 | 10:18:46 | 01:06:12 | 05:18:09 | 03:21:56 | 21% +41% -38% (6) | 117 |
| 9 | 57 | Tineke Van den Berg | NED | 09:51:25 | 10:08:47 | 01:05:22 | 05:17:16 | 03:23:48 | 45% +20% -36% (4) | 101 |
| 10 | 58 | Kate Comber | GBR | 09:55:34 | 10:12:02 | 00:55:18 | 05:32:18 | 03:22:59 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (106) |
| 11 | 60 | Corina Hengartner | SUI | 09:56:42 | 10:21:23 | 01:02:08 | 05:25:49 | 03:23:46 | 32% +38% -30% (3) | (126) |
| 12 | 54 | Caroline Livesey | GBR | 09:57:26 | 10:02:35 | 01:00:36 | 05:26:31 | 03:25:19 | 79% +0% -21% (5) | 86 |
| 13 | 59 | Leslie DiMichele Miller | USA | 09:59:51 | 10:11:01 | 00:59:29 | 05:33:54 | 03:21:28 | 100% +0% -0% (2) | (102) |
| 14 | 62 | Stephanie Reymond | FRA | 10:02:52 | 10:19:54 | 01:05:02 | 05:27:16 | 03:25:33 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (123) |
| 15 | 63 | Maggie Rusch | USA | 10:07:47 | 10:25:00 | 01:01:40 | 05:30:39 | 03:30:28 | 43% +27% -30% (4) | 141 |
| 16 | 55 | Nicole Woysch | GER | 10:19:42 | 10:54:32 | 00:58:52 | 05:32:56 | 03:42:53 | 22% +3% -75% (21) | (163) |
| 61 | Michaela Renner-Schneck | GER | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 69 | Emma Bilham | SUI | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 70 | Petra Krejcova | CZE | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) |
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
Frederik Van Lierde has had great results in France and has won the race three times. He’s the clear favorite based on the numbers, but his season so far hasn’t been going well: He finished 70.3 Puerto Rico in 10th place and crashed at Challenge Fuerteventura, breaking his collar-bone. He’s recovered enough to start in France but it’s unclear how good his form will be. He’s followed by a number of athletes looking for Kona points: Stefan Schmid (3.280, but also on the list for IM Brasil), James Cunnama (3.225) and Michael Raelert (3.220) are close to the projected cutoff and should be fine with Top6 finish. Victor Del Corral has been injured and had to withdraw from racing Kona and his recent 70.3 results have not yet shown the fantastic runner that he was in 2013.
- Frederik Van Lierde: 53% (1-1)
- Stefan Schmid: 17% (5-1)
- James Cunnama: 13% (7-1)
- Victor Del Corral: 9% (10-1)
Michael Raelert: 3% (30-1)
Female Race Participants
Tine Deckers is going for her fifth win in France, she’s had some great results at the start of the year by winning 70.3s in Puerto Rico and Pays d’Aix. She faces strong competition by Leanda Cave who wants to erase the memory of her DQ when she didn’t have her bib number during the bike ride. As Kristin Möller is racing IM Brasil she is unlikely to start in Nice, Gurutze Frades is on the Brasil list as well. If both won’t start, then the likeliest candidate for the third podium spot is Natascha Badmann who’d love to race Kona as a 49-year old Pro. She would need a second place finish to secure a slot.
- Leanda Cave: 46% (1-1)
- Tine Deckers: 31% (2-1)
Kristin Moeller: 14% (6-1)- Natascha Badmann: 4% (21-1)
- Gurutze Frades Larralde: 3% (36-1)
Emma Bilham races her first Ironman race, as part of her prep she won 70.3 Barcelona with a dominating bike split.