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 |
| 2018 | Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) | 08:25:22 | Corinne Abraham (GBR) | 09:11:39 |
| 2019 | James Cunnama (ZAF) | 07:16:16 | Carrie Lester (AUS) | 08:05:20 |
Last Race’s TOP 3
Because of severe heat, the 2019 race had to be shortened run (approximately 153k bike and 31k run).
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | James Cunnama | ZAF | 00:48:50 | 04:16:35 | 02:04:30 | 07:16:16 |
| 2 | Kevin Rundstadler | FRA | 00:48:43 | 04:14:12 | 02:14:17 | 07:23:43 |
| 3 | Frederik Van Lierde | BEL | 00:48:38 | 04:08:21 | 02:23:31 | 07:27:09 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Carrie Lester | AUS | 00:53:36 | 04:41:12 | 02:22:08 | 08:05:20 |
| 2 | Tine Deckers | BEL | 00:58:06 | 04:41:07 | 02:23:01 | 08:09:18 |
| 3 | Manon Genet | FRA | 00:57:51 | 04:52:04 | 02:16:39 | 08:14:01 |
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 | 04:32:20 | Cameron Wurf | 2018-06-24 |
| Run | overall | 02:37:01 | Bart Aernouts | 2013-06-23 |
| Total | female | 09:11:39 | Corinne Abraham | 2018-06-24 |
| Swim | female | 00:48:59 | Edith Niederfriniger | 2006-06-24 |
| Bike | female | 05:03:45 | Corinne Abraham | 2018-06-24 |
| Run | female | 02:52:26 | Caitlin Snow | 2014-06-29 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM France is 02:18. This year, the bike course has changed, making the course likely harder (and slower).
Race Adjustments for IM France
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Finishers | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2006 | 11:42 | 07:00 | -00:30 | 05:16 | 34 | 11:42 | 06:57 | -00:30 | 05:16 |
| 2007 | 09:11 | 00:56 | 00:12 | 08:15 | 39 | 10:26 | 03:51 | -00:09 | 06:46 |
| 2008 | 02:49 | -00:04 | 00:07 | 02:40 | 41 | 07:54 | 02:34 | -00:04 | 05:24 |
| 2009 | 06:13 | -01:09 | 02:13 | 04:59 | 36 | 07:29 | 01:41 | 00:31 | 05:18 |
| 2010 | 11:14 | -01:23 | 04:09 | 07:41 | 32 | 08:14 | 01:14 | 01:14 | 05:46 |
| 2011 | 02:05 | 00:26 | -01:03 | 02:41 | 29 | 07:12 | 01:06 | 00:52 | 05:15 |
| 2012 | 02:12 | 00:44 | -02:00 | 03:23 | 23 | 06:30 | 01:04 | 00:27 | 04:59 |
| 2013 | 08:53 | 00:40 | -00:20 | 08:26 | 20 | 06:47 | 01:02 | 00:21 | 05:25 |
| 2014 | -02:26 | -01:18 | -05:59 | 05:14 | 26 of 34 | 05:46 | 00:44 | -00:21 | 05:24 |
| 2015 | 00:36 | -01:06 | -03:23 | 04:48 | 25 of 34 | 05:15 | 00:34 | -00:39 | 05:20 |
| 2016 | 01:18 | 00:49 | -06:14 | 06:45 | 36 of 47 | 04:53 | 00:36 | -01:10 | 05:28 |
| 2017 | -12:40 | -00:36 | -14:38 | 03:17 | 17 of 24 | 03:25 | 00:26 | -02:17 | 05:17 |
| 2018 | -11:11 | -02:16 | -08:26 | 00:06 | 24 of 34 | 02:18 | 00:11 | -02:45 | 04:53 |
Kona slots and Prize Money
IM France has 1m+1f Pro Kona slot(s). It has a total prize purse of 75.000 US$, paying 10 deep.
Male Race Participants
The strength of the field is 5% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Joe Skipper (KQ) | GBR | 08:07:27 | 08:08:19 | 00:51:49 | 04:29:03 | 05:25:52 | 02:41:35 | 86% +2% -12% (32) |
| 2 | 4 | William Mennesson | FRA | 08:12:47 | 08:27:36 | 00:50:12 | 04:28:45 | 05:23:56 | 02:48:51 | 49% +0% -51% (2) |
| 3 | 3 | Cameron Wurf | AUS | 08:14:47 | 08:21:23 | 00:50:31 | 04:23:39 | 05:19:10 | 02:55:37 | 68% +5% -28% (26) |
| 4 | 24 | Jaroslav Kovacic | SLO | 08:24:56 | 08:35:35 | 00:48:33 | 04:41:15 | 05:34:48 | 02:50:08 | 45% +7% -48% (14) |
| 5 | 5 | Dylan Magnien * | FRA | 08:25:07 | 08:33:05 | 00:49:09 | 04:44:13 | 05:38:22 | 02:46:45 | 59% +0% -41% (3) |
| 6 | 13 | Maximilian Hammerle | AUT | 08:29:50 | 08:35:18 | 00:56:25 | 04:38:52 | 05:40:17 | 02:49:33 | 100% +0% -0% (7) |
| 7 | 18 | Timothy Van Houtem | BEL | 08:33:24 | 08:40:06 | 00:57:50 | 04:42:12 | 05:45:02 | 02:48:22 | 64% +19% -17% (6) |
| 8 | 25 | Lukas Kraemer | GER | 08:42:12 | 08:53:42 | 00:54:27 | 04:43:56 | 05:43:23 | 02:58:49 | 38% +0% -62% (6) |
| 9 | 7 | Etienne Diemunsch * | FRA | 08:44:22 | 09:01:13 | 00:48:25 | 04:56:38 | 05:50:03 | 02:54:19 | 62% +0% -38% (2) |
| 10 | 23 | Tom Oosterdijk | NED | 08:47:38 | 09:00:32 | 00:57:22 | 04:48:07 | 05:50:30 | 02:57:08 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 11 | 27 | Zoltan Petsuk | HUN | 08:50:08 | 08:59:51 | 00:49:02 | 05:00:11 | 05:54:13 | 02:55:55 | 48% +52% -0% (3) |
| 12 | 15 | Matteo Fontana | ITA | 08:50:12 | 09:05:53 | 00:58:14 | 04:28:57 | 05:32:10 | 03:18:02 | 70% +0% -30% (4) |
| 13 | 22 | Jesper Nybo Riis | DEN | 08:54:04 | 09:12:23 | 01:00:28 | 04:56:45 | 06:02:13 | 02:51:51 | 51% +0% -49% (6) |
| 14 | 14 | Seppe Odeyn | BEL | 08:55:07 | 09:04:15 | 01:05:55 | 04:47:25 | 05:58:20 | 02:56:47 | 87% +0% -13% (7) |
| 15 | 19 | Vicenc Castella Serra * | ESP | 08:57:17 | 09:05:05 | 00:57:06 | 04:59:55 | 06:02:00 | 02:55:17 | 90% +0% -10% (7) |
| 16 | 26 | Andrea Recagno | ITA | 09:02:11 | 09:23:48 | 00:53:30 | 05:00:40 | 05:59:11 | 03:03:00 | 23% +0% -77% (3) |
| 17 | 20 | Lucas Duross | NZL | 09:02:43 | 09:18:46 | 00:55:13 | 05:03:17 | 06:03:29 | 02:59:14 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 18 | 21 | Lorenzo Delco | SUI | 09:09:22 | 09:25:37 | 01:03:47 | 04:54:14 | 06:03:01 | 03:06:21 | n/a (no IM Pro race) |
| 1 | Rudy Von Berg | USA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 6 | Arthur Horseau | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 8 | Vincent Terrier | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 9 | Thomas Navarro | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 10 | Antoine Mechin | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 11 | Guillaume Belgy | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 12 | Theo Charre | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 16 | Matthieu Bourgeois * | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 17 | Nicolas Quenette | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) |
Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.
Female Race Participants
The strength of the field is 6% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | Justine Mathieux (KQ) * | FRA | 09:12:17 | 09:26:31 | 00:56:27 | 05:08:46 | 06:10:13 | 03:02:04 | 46% +54% -0% (2) |
| 2 | 30 | Manon Genet (KQ) | FRA | 09:14:10 | 09:24:04 | 00:55:34 | 05:06:33 | 06:07:07 | 03:07:03 | 34% +27% -39% (11) |
| 3 | 31 | Alexandra Tondeur * | BEL | 09:22:54 | 09:43:36 | 01:00:27 | 05:14:08 | 06:19:34 | 03:03:20 | 15% +5% -80% (11) |
| 4 | 39 | Svenja Thoes * | GER | 09:26:19 | 09:31:52 | 00:58:16 | 05:15:54 | 06:19:10 | 03:07:09 | 36% +0% -64% (6) |
| 5 | 38 | Chantal Sainter * | GBR | 09:33:27 | 09:41:39 | 00:55:51 | 05:15:57 | 06:16:48 | 03:16:39 | 100% +0% -0% (4) |
| 6 | 40 | Gabriella Zelinka | HUN | 09:36:19 | 09:48:56 | 00:57:44 | 05:16:10 | 06:18:54 | 03:17:25 | 22% +47% -31% (5) |
| 7 | 34 | Jeanne Collonge | FRA | 09:37:27 | 10:06:04 | 00:58:27 | 05:15:18 | 06:18:45 | 03:18:42 | 19% +1% -80% (15) |
| 8 | 35 | Tara Grosvenor * | GBR | 09:43:26 | 09:54:49 | 00:59:28 | 05:29:18 | 06:33:46 | 03:09:40 | 66% +0% -34% (4) |
| 9 | 33 | Federica De Nicola | ITA | 09:48:31 | 09:54:53 | 01:01:58 | 05:21:00 | 06:27:57 | 03:20:34 | 61% +0% -39% (8) |
| 10 | 36 | Vanessa Pereira | POR | 10:04:57 | 10:21:24 | 01:04:33 | 05:32:40 | 06:42:13 | 03:22:44 | 44% +21% -35% (21) |
| 11 | 37 | Mirella Karlsson | SWE | 10:15:24 | 10:42:06 | 01:01:24 | 05:31:53 | 06:38:17 | 03:37:07 | 48% +52% -0% (2) |
Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- Joe Skipper: 60% (1-1)
- Cameron Wurf: 23% (3-1)
- William Mennesson: 7% (13-1)
The list of favourites has to include Rudy Von Berg who will be racing his first full-distance Ironman race.
Female Race Participants
- Justine Mathieux: 40% (1-1)
- Manon Genet: 33% (2-1)
- Alexandra Tondeur: 7% (13-1)
- Chantal Sainter: 6% (15-1)
- Svenja Thoes: 6% (16-1)