Update June 19th: Removed a few athletes as they are no longer on the latest start list (Braden Currie, Bryan McCrystal, Heather Jackson, Helena Herrero) or have posted on social media that they won’t be racing (Boris Stein).
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 |
2016 | Victor Del Corral (ESP) | 08:30:00 | Tine Deckers (BEL) | 09:22:04 |
2017 | Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) | 08:31:31 | Carrie Lester (AUS) | 09:27:53 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
Here’s the link to the full results and my analysis of IM France 2017.
Male Race Results
Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
1 | Frederik Van Lierde | BEL | 00:49:21 | 04:39:00 | 02:57:19 | 08:31:31 |
2 | Alessandro Degasperi | ITA | 00:53:22 | 04:53:40 | 02:43:38 | 08:36:18 |
3 | Denis Chevrot | FRA | 00:49:06 | 04:57:38 | 02:47:44 | 08:39:42 |
Female Race Results
Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
1 | Carrie Lester | AUS | 00:55:32 | 05:19:12 | 03:06:14 | 09:27:53 |
2 | Annabel Luxford | AUS | 00:52:19 | 05:24:50 | 03:14:21 | 09:38:31 |
3 | Nicole Valentine | USA | 01:01:57 | 05:59:49 | 03:13:51 | 10:21:53 |
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 | 05:05:03 | Tine Deckers | 2016-06-05 |
Run | female | 02:52:26 | Caitlin Snow | 2014-06-29 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM France is 03:26.
Race Adjustments for IM France
Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Finishers | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
2006 | 11:43 | 07:01 | -00:04 | 05:33 | 34 | 11:43 | 07:01 | -00:04 | 05:33 |
2007 | 09:11 | 00:56 | 01:17 | 08:56 | 39 | 10:27 | 03:59 | 00:36 | 07:14 |
2008 | 02:49 | -00:05 | -00:33 | 02:15 | 41 | 07:54 | 02:37 | 00:13 | 05:34 |
2009 | 06:14 | -01:10 | 01:15 | 04:21 | 36 | 07:29 | 01:41 | 00:29 | 05:16 |
2010 | 11:15 | -01:23 | -00:02 | 05:01 | 32 | 08:14 | 01:04 | 00:23 | 05:13 |
2011 | 02:06 | 00:27 | -01:10 | 02:37 | 29 | 07:13 | 00:58 | 00:07 | 04:47 |
2012 | 02:12 | 00:44 | -02:36 | 03:02 | 23 | 06:30 | 00:56 | -00:16 | 04:32 |
2013 | 08:54 | 00:41 | -01:01 | 08:01 | 20 | 06:48 | 00:54 | -00:22 | 04:58 |
2014 | -02:27 | -01:19 | -04:03 | 06:30 | 26 of 34 | 05:46 | 00:39 | -00:46 | 05:08 |
2015 | 00:36 | -01:06 | -05:02 | 03:49 | 25 of 34 | 05:15 | 00:29 | -01:12 | 05:00 |
2016 | 01:18 | 00:50 | -06:05 | 06:55 | 36 of 47 | 04:54 | 00:30 | -01:39 | 05:11 |
2017 | -12:41 | -00:37 | -11:02 | 05:36 | 17 of 24 | 03:26 | 00:25 | -02:25 | 05:13 |
KPR points and Prize Money
IM France is a P-2000 race. It has a total prize purse of 80.000 US$, paying 10 deep.
Male Race Participants
The strength of the field is 18% of a typical Kona field.
# | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency | Overall |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Frederik Van Lierde | BEL | 08:17:25 | 08:21:26 | 00:47:56 | 04:33:56 | 05:26:52 | 02:50:33 | 77% +4% -18% (26) | 17 |
4 | 17 | Timothy Van Houtem | BEL | 08:24:40 | 08:38:19 | 00:56:53 | 04:37:26 | 05:39:19 | 02:45:21 | 46% +54% -0% (2) | (75) |
5 | 6 | Cameron Wurf * | AUS | 08:25:04 | 08:30:41 | 00:50:00 | 04:25:23 | 05:20:23 | 03:04:41 | 53% +36% -10% (10) | 50 |
6 | 43 | Eneko Llanos | ESP | 08:26:31 | 08:29:59 | 00:48:37 | 04:36:15 | 05:29:53 | 02:56:38 | 87% +0% -13% (34) | 44 |
8 | 4 | Antony Costes | FRA | 08:27:58 | 09:08:53 | 00:48:47 | 04:37:22 | 05:31:09 | 02:56:49 | 20% +31% -50% (9) | 181 |
9 | 11 | Giulio Molinari | ITA | 08:29:50 | 08:30:57 | 00:48:11 | 04:39:06 | 05:32:18 | 02:57:32 | 100% +0% -0% (4) | 54 |
10 | 7 | Romain Guillaume | FRA | 08:32:36 | 08:42:56 | 00:48:22 | 04:37:21 | 05:30:44 | 03:01:52 | 43% +5% -52% (34) | 84 |
11 | 10 | Andrej Vistica | CRO | 08:32:49 | 08:36:24 | 00:54:04 | 04:45:48 | 05:44:52 | 02:47:57 | 92% +0% -8% (16) | 67 |
12 | 2 | Victor Del Corral * | ESP | 08:32:56 | 08:45:30 | 00:55:47 | 04:45:22 | 05:46:10 | 02:46:46 | 39% +0% -61% (19) | 90 |
13 | 37 | Markus Thomschke | GER | 08:35:54 | 08:41:09 | 00:52:17 | 04:40:17 | 05:37:34 | 02:58:20 | 42% +21% -37% (20) | 79 |
14 | 26 | Pedro Gomes | POR | 08:39:08 | 08:48:19 | 00:51:35 | 04:51:15 | 05:47:51 | 02:51:17 | 50% +1% -49% (31) | 105 |
15 | 13 | Domenico Passuello | ITA | 08:39:19 | 08:58:57 | 00:54:28 | 04:43:08 | 05:42:36 | 02:56:43 | 9% +14% -76% (9) | (144) |
16 | 8 | Herve Faure | FRA | 08:40:21 | 08:57:18 | 00:50:45 | 04:48:29 | 05:44:15 | 02:56:06 | 12% +0% -88% (9) | (140) |
17 | 15 | Gwenael Ouilleres | FRA | 08:40:37 | 08:55:31 | 00:50:41 | 04:49:14 | 05:44:55 | 02:55:42 | 52% +0% -48% (4) | (133) |
18 | 36 | Erik-Simon Strijk | NED | 08:42:41 | 08:51:31 | 00:53:04 | 04:47:57 | 05:46:01 | 02:56:40 | 72% +1% -27% (12) | 120 |
19 | 22 | Christian Brader | GER | 08:43:09 | 08:46:50 | 00:54:14 | 04:52:09 | 05:51:22 | 02:51:47 | 80% +2% -18% (40) | 97 |
20 | 31 | Matthew Leeman | GBR | 08:43:54 | 09:00:32 | 00:48:29 | 04:52:00 | 05:45:29 | 02:58:25 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (153) |
21 | 39 | Diego Van Looy | BEL | 08:44:47 | 08:53:13 | 01:03:18 | 04:51:34 | 05:59:52 | 02:44:55 | 100% +0% -0% (5) | 128 |
22 | 30 | Guillaume Lecallier | FRA | 08:46:00 | 08:57:52 | 00:55:04 | 04:48:16 | 05:48:21 | 02:57:39 | 100% +0% -0% (2) | (142) |
23 | 9 | Scott Defilippis | USA | 08:53:49 | unrated | 00:55:21 | 05:01:13 | 06:01:34 | 02:52:15 | 36% +15% -48% (25) | n/a |
24 | 12 | Albert Moreno Molins | ESP | 08:54:08 | 09:11:05 | 00:50:53 | 04:53:45 | 05:49:37 | 03:04:31 | 75% +0% -25% (2) | (192) |
26 | 35 | Mike Schifferle | SUI | 09:03:30 | 09:13:46 | 00:59:52 | 04:55:38 | 06:00:30 | 03:03:00 | 82% +6% -12% (72) | 195 |
27 | 25 | Rasmus Fitzner | DEN | 09:15:15 | 09:32:52 | 00:55:07 | 05:06:36 | 06:06:44 | 03:08:31 | 40% +0% -60% (3) | (248) |
28 | 24 | Bekim Christensen | DEN | 09:28:58 | 09:45:52 | 01:05:34 | 04:53:49 | 06:04:23 | 03:24:35 | 33% +0% -67% (5) | (268) |
29 | 32 | Arland Macasieb | PHI | 10:37:26 | 11:11:25 | 01:05:28 | 05:39:15 | 06:49:44 | 03:47:42 | 10% +0% -90% (13) | 301 |
30 | 29 | Aleksander Kochetkov * | LTU | 10:51:18 | 11:11:58 | 01:08:36 | 05:46:45 | 07:00:21 | 03:50:57 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (303) |
14 | Etienne Diemunsch | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
16 | Robin Pasteur | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
18 | Romain Babin | CHI | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
19 | Morten Banke | DEN | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
20 | David Bill | SUI | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
21 | Charles Bouin | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
23 | Vicenc Castella Serra | ESP | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
27 | Sebastien Jouffret | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
28 | Mitchell Kibby | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
34 | Imanol Sagarzazu | ESP | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
40 | Romain Garcin | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
42 | Alexandre Blain | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) |
Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.
Female Race Participants
Heather Jackson is posted in the official start list (bib #62), but she has written on her blog that she decided to race IM Lake Placid. She confirmed to me that she won’t be racing in France. I am therefore posting the seedings (including the odds) as if she is not part of the field. (Update: June 19th: She’s no longer on the latest start list.)
The strength of the field is 11% of a typical Kona field.
# | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency | Overall |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 74 | Melissa Hauschildt | AUS | 09:07:05 | 09:11:58 | 00:56:35 | 05:06:34 | 06:08:09 | 02:58:56 | 81% +6% -13% (7) | 5 |
2 | 61 | Carrie Lester | AUS | 09:11:53 | 09:16:27 | 00:54:11 | 05:07:30 | 06:06:41 | 03:05:12 | 63% +18% -19% (23) | 7 |
3 | 64 | Corinne Abraham | GBR | 09:19:34 | 09:21:33 | 00:59:13 | 05:12:02 | 06:16:15 | 03:03:19 | 96% +4% -0% (14) | 20 |
4 | 66 | Lisa Roberts | USA | 09:19:58 | 09:24:43 | 01:02:44 | 05:16:00 | 06:23:44 | 02:56:14 | 80% +3% -17% (22) | 24 |
5 | 65 | Manon Genet | FRA | 09:32:37 | 09:45:36 | 00:58:37 | 05:13:28 | 06:17:06 | 03:15:31 | 19% +57% -24% (4) | 59 |
6 | 63 | Magali Tisseyre | CAN | 09:33:41 | 09:40:19 | 00:54:25 | 05:22:37 | 06:22:02 | 03:11:39 | 100% +0% -0% (3) | 55 |
7 | 68 | Jessie Donavan * | USA | 09:38:28 | 09:39:47 | 01:05:58 | 05:10:57 | 06:21:55 | 03:16:33 | 98% +2% -0% (17) | 54 |
8 | 71 | Natascha Schmitt | GER | 09:40:30 | 10:03:02 | 00:54:16 | 05:17:31 | 06:16:46 | 03:23:44 | 33% +23% -43% (8) | (95) |
10 | 67 | Charlotte Morel | FRA | 10:31:25 | 10:57:59 | 00:54:15 | 05:24:03 | 06:23:18 | 04:08:07 | 43% +0% -57% (2) | (154) |
11 | 72 | Jana Candrova | CZE | 10:33:26 | 10:47:15 | 01:06:35 | 05:43:46 | 06:55:21 | 03:38:05 | 57% +0% -43% (20) | 150 |
70 | Antonina Reznikov * | ISR | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- Frederik Van Lierde: 39% (2-1)
- Boris Stein: 30% (2-1)
- Antony Costes: 9% (11-1)
- Timothy Van Houtem: 8% (12-1)
- Cameron Wurf: 6% (16-1)
- Braden Currie: 4% (25-1)
- Eneko Llanos: 4% (26-1)
Female Race Participants
- Carrie Lester: 44% (1-1)
- Melissa Hauschildt: 40% (2-1)
- Lisa Roberts: 12% (7-1)
- Corinne Abraham: 5% (21-1)
Kona Qualifying
With just two more full months of racing before the first cutoff for Kona qualifying, here’s a look at what the male athletes will need to reach the projected cutoff of 3.500 points:
- Win (2000 pts): Markus Thomschke
- 2nd (1600 pts): Giulio Molinari, Braden Currie (also on the list for Cairns)
- 3rd (1280 pts): Romain Guillaume, Andrej Vistica
- 4th (960 pts): TJ Tollakson
- “Just finish”: Boris Stein
- Already safe: Cameron Wurf, Antony Costes, Frederik Van Lierde (AQ)
The female cutoff will be around 4.400 points, that higher number can only be reached by a few women:
- 6th (540): Lisa Roberts
- 8th (305 pts): Manon Genet
- “Just finish”: Heather Jackson (but likely racing in Lake Placid)
- Already safe: Melissa Hauschildt, Carrie Lester