Bienvenue à Vichy pour un weekend de triathlon exceptionnel.
3200 athlètes sont attendus.
Welcome to the IRONMAN Vichy! A great race weekend is coming up. Tomorrow we will have the IRONMAN 70.3 Vichy followed by the IRONMAN Vichy on Sunday.
IRONMAN Vichy Pro Startlist Men:
1 BOCKEL Dirk LUX (Luxembourg)
2 BILLARD Bertrand FRA (France)
3 BRADER Christian DEU (Germany)
5 DUELSEN Marc DEU (Germany)
6 RUENZ Michael DEU (Germany)
7 BAUCCO Aj USA (United States)
8 JABERG Patrick CHE (Switzerland)
9 BAERTSCH Mauro CHE (Switzerland)
10 RISTI Ivan ITA (Italy)
11 HEMET Nicolas FRA (France)
12 JEANNIN Guillaume FRA (France)
13 ORIET Gilian SUI (Switzerland)
14 SCHIFFERLE Mike CHE (Switzerland)
15 ROSINSKI Steven USA (United States)
16 LE GUELLEC Ludovic FRA (France)
18 SWEET Christopher USA (United States)
19 JALOVECKY Michal CZE ( Czech Republic)
20 KALININ Maksim RUS (Russian Federation)
22 RAMALI Pascal DEU (Germany)
24 SCHAFFNER Frederic FRA (France)
25 LYATSKIY Andriy RUS (Russian Federation)
26 PANNIER Anthony FRA (France)
27 GONZALEZ Oliver MEX (Mexico)
28 LUBINSKI Jim USA (United States)
IRONMAN Vichy Pro Startlist Women:
40 BADMANN Natascha CHE (Switzerland)
42 FRADES Gurutze ESP (Spain)
43 HOLST Tine DNK (Denmark)
44 LEMESEVA Maria RUS (Russian Federation)
45 GODESKY Alyssa USA (United States)
46 VELLA WOOD Michelle MLT (Malta)
47 ROVIRA Anna ESP (Spain)
48 WOYSCH Nicole DEU (Germany)

Bockel wants to win in the “Spa Town” Vichy
The inuagural IRONMAN Vichy is coming up this Sunday. Athletes will race in one of France's most beautiful cities. Vichy is known as the "Queen of Spa Towns" in France and it offers a trip filled with relaxation, fun, art and – especially this weekend – great racing.
On the men’s the start list includes some strong locals like Anthony Pannier and Bertrand Billard. But besides this French connection there are even more strong racers participating in Vichy. Dirk Bockel (LUX) heads into the race with Bib No. 1 – and he wants to bring this number to the finish line in first place. The German quartet Christian Brader, Michael Ruenz, Pascal Ramali and Marc Duelsen is hoping for the podium just as Mauro Baertsch (SUI) and his multi-racing compatriot Mike Schifferle.
Another Swiss is watching out for the premier position in women’s competition. Natascha Badmann returns to the IRONMAN distance again after being runner-up at the IRONMAN Switzerland in 2014 and racing the IRONMAN world championship in Kona last October. Anna Rovira from Spain, Nicole Woysch (GER), Tine Holst (DEN) and Maria Lemeseva (RUS) want to fight for the title with the 48-year favorite from Switzerland.
The inaugural IRONMAN Vichy will start on Sunday at 7 am. Follow the action on race day here in French and English language. We will do updates on Twitter, too. Please use the hashtag #IMVichy
Départ du premier IRONMAN Vichy dans moins de 30 minutes ! Suivez tous les moments forts de la course ici !
C'est parti ! Les athlètes pro homme ouvrent le premier IRONMAN Vichy !
La première vague est partie à 6h50, avec les athlètes pro homme :
2 BILLARD Bertrand FRA (France)
3 BRADER Christian DEU (Allemagne)
5 DUELSEN Marc DEU (Allemagne)
6 RUENZ Michael DEU (Allemagne)
7 BAUCCO Aj USA (US)
8 JABERG Patrick CHE (Suisse)
9 BAERTSCH Mauro CHE (Suisse)
10 RISTI Ivan ITA (Italie)
11 HEMET Nicolas FRA (France)
12 JEANNIN Guillaume FRA (France)
13 ORIET Gilian SUI (Suisse)
14 SCHIFFERLE Mike CHE (Suisse)
15 ROSINSKI Steven USA (US)
16 LE GUELLEC Ludovic FRA (France)
18 SWEET Christopher USA (US)
19 JALOVECKY Michal CZE (République Tchèque)
20 KALININ Maksim RUS (Russie)
22 RAMALI Pascal DEU (Allemagne)
24 SCHAFFNER Frederic FRA (France)
25 LYATSKIY Andriy RUS (Russie)
26 PANNIER Anthony FRA (France)
27 GONZALEZ Oliver MEX (Mexique)
28 LUBINSKI Jim USA (US)
Départ de la deuxième vague de l'IRONMAN Vichy avec les athlètes pro femme :
40 BADMANN Natascha CHE (Suisse)
42 FRADES Gurutze ESP (Espagne)
43 HOLST Tine DNK (Danemark)
44 LEMESEVA Maria RUS (Russie)
45 GODESKY Alyssa USA (US)
46 VELLA WOOD Michelle MLT (Malte)
47 ROVIRA Anna ESP (Espagne)
48 WOYSCH Nicole DEU (Allemagne)
Start of the second wave of the IRONMAN Vichy ! IRONMAN Vichy Pro Startlist Women:
40 BADMANN Natascha CHE (Switzerland)
42 FRADES Gurutze ESP (Spain)
43 HOLST Tine DNK (Denmark)
44 LEMESEVA Maria RUS (Russian Federation)
45 GODESKY Alyssa USA (United States)
46 VELLA WOOD Michelle MLT (Malta)
47 ROVIRA Anna ESP (Spain)
48 WOYSCH Nicole DEU (Germany)
Anthony PANNIER est en tête de la partie Natation de l'IRONMAN Vichy suivi par Guillaume JEANNIN !
Anthony PANNIER is in first position of the swim part of the IRONMAN Vichy following by Guillaume JEANNIN !
Natascha BADMANN and Gurutze FRADES are leading the woman wave of the IRONMAN Vichy !
Du côté des femmes, Natascha BADMANN et Gurutze FRADES sont en tête de IRONMAN Vichy !
7h30 départ de la dernière vague de l'IRONMAN Vichy
7.30am start of the last wave of the IRONMAN Vichy
Anthony PANNIER est en tête, Bertrand BILLARD 2nd Ivan RISTI 3eme à la T1
Anthony PANNIER 1st, Bertrand BILLARD 2nd and Ivan RISTI 3rd into T1
WOYSCH NICOLE en tête des femmes en T1 de l'IRONMAN Vichy
WOYSCH NICOLE 1st woman in T1 of the IRONMAN Vichy
Natascha BADMANN 6 fois Championne du monde IRONMAN Hawaï sort de l'eau en 4ème position de l'IRONMAN Vichy
Six-time IRONMAN World Champion Natascha Badmann is out of the water in 4th position of the IRONMAN Vichy
Top 5 Women swim exit IRONMAN Vichy :
Woysch 1:00:27
Gurudze 1:03:10
Godesy 1:03:12
Badmann 1:03:29
Wood 1:03:32
Top 5 Femmes sortie natation IRONMAN Vichy :
Woysch 1:00:27
Gurudze 1:03:10
Godesy 1:03:12
Badmann 1:03:29
Wood 1:03:32
Top 5 hommes sortie natation IRONMAN Vichy :
Pannier 51:10
Risti 51:13
Billard 51:17
Liatskiy 51:20
Jeannin 52:23
Top 5 men swim exit IRONMAN Vichy :
Pannier 51:10
Risti 51:13
Billard 51:17
Liatskiy 51:20
Jeannin 52:23
PANNIER toujours en tête, BILLARD passe 2eme et RISTI 3eme au KM 15 IRONMAN Vichy
PANNIER 1st, BILLARD is now 2nd and RISTI 3rd at 15 km of the
IRONMAN Vichy
PANNIER en tête avec BILLARD, RISTI et LYASTKIY. Suivent à 2min37 JEANNIN et un groupe de 5 athlètes à 3min30.
PANNIER 1st position with BILLARD, RISTI and LYASTKIY with 2min37 lead over then JEANNIN, and 3min30 a groupe of 5 athletes.
Nicole WOYSCH 1st with 2min05 lead over and Natascha BADMANN 2nd, FRADES 2min 44, HOLST 3min10, GODESKY 3min20, and VELLA WOOD 6min46 at 25km checkpoint
Nicole WOYSCH en tête, suivi de Natascha BADMANN à 2min05, FRADES 3ème à 2min44, HOLST à 3min10, GODESKY 3min20, VELLA WOOD 6min46 au KM 25 km.
KM 40 BIKE :
Deux groupes sont formés :
Le premier est composé de BILLARD PANNIER RISTI et LYATSKIY
Le second est composé de JEANNIN, HELMET, DUELSEN, BAUCCO, et BAERTSCH
Two groups :
First composed of BILLARD, PANNIER, RISTI and LYATSKIY.
Second JEANNIN, HELMET, DUELSEN, BAUCCO and BAERTSCH.
TOP 5 Men KM 50 IRONMAN Vichy :
PANNIER 2:14:27
BILLARD 2:12:28
RISTI 2:14:29
LYATSKIY 2:14:30
HEMET 2:18:05
In the women race Natascha BADMANN move into the lead with 10 second lead over and WOYSCH, FRADES 2min44, HOLST 3min25, GODESKY 4min44 at 40 km checkpoint of the IRONMAN Vichy
Natascha BADMANN est en tête avec 10 secondes d'avance sur WOYSCH, FRADES avec 2min44, HOLST 3min 25, et GODESKY 4min44 au km40 de l'IRONMAN Vichy
Tête de course par catégories d'âges après natation :
Age groupers at the swim exit :
ELM A.PANNIER
RELAIS LES LICORNES
M30 FRA S.DAVID
M35 ESP I.TEJERO
M20 FRA A.FABRE
M25 FRA G.CROZET
M40 DEU S.DREXL
M50 DEU M.BOCK
M45 ITA S.CROSTA
M55 SWE R.BERGLUND
F30 HRV Z.SABAN MILICIC
ELF DEU N.WOYSCH
F40 FRA N.TRENEL
F50 DEU M.CLOSE
F20 RUS A.ETINA
F45 FRA L.BAROUX
F25 ESP F P.BUENO PEREZ
F35 DEU B.QUERDEL
M60 FRA P.DALLA BARBA
F55 FRA M.SUTRA
M65 FRA P.MONTJALLARD
F60 RUS L.VORONOVA
F65 ITA M.STRATA
F70 GBR E.BROCKLESBY
TOP 5 WOMEN km50 IRONMAN Vichy:
BADMANN 2:32:29
WOYSCH 2:36:08 +3.38
FRADES 2:37:16 +4.46
HOLST 2:37:39 +5.09
GODESKY 2:39:28 +6.58
BADMANN est toujours en tête, suivie de WOYSCH à 4min22, HOLST 5min25 et FRADES 5min31
BADMANN is still leading the woman race, 2nd WOYSCH with 4min22, and 3rd HOLST 5min25 and
FRADES 5min31
Les hommes sont proches de finir le premier tour, pas de changement en tête de course avec BILLARD, PANNIER, RISTI et LYATSKIY. A 3 minutes, JEANNIN, DUELSEN, JABERG, BAUCCO et BAERTSCH restent au contact
BILLARD, PANNIER, RISTI et LYATSKIY are still leading the IRONMAN Vichy, following +3min by JEANNIN, DUELSEN, JABERG, BAUCCO et BAERTSCH
TOP 5 MEN km90 :
PANNIER 3:09:27
RISTI 3:09:28 +0
LYATSKIY 3:09:29 +1
BILLARD 3:09:29 +2
BAERTSCH 3:12:59 + 3.31
In the woman race BADMANN still lead the race with 5min38 lead over, 2nd HOLST, 6min FRADES, 7min20 WOYSCH, and 9min33 GODESK KM 70 checkpoint
BADMANN est toujours en tête des femmes avec 5min38 d'avance sur HOLST, 3ème FRADES avec 6min, WOYSCH 7min20, GODESK 9min33 au KM 70
Km 50 : TOP 30
1. PANNIER ANTHONY 2:14:28
2. BILLARD BERTRAND 2:14:29
3. RISTI IVAN 2:14:30
4. LYATSKIY ANDRIY 2:14:31
5. HEMET NICOLAS 2:18:06
6. JABERG PATRICK 2:18:06
7. DUELSEN MARC 2:18:09
8. BAUCCO AJ 2:18:10
9. JEANNIN GUILLAUME 2:18:11
10. BAERTSCH MAURO 2:18:12
11. TEJERO IVÁN 2:20:30
12. MUGICA CORRALES DANIEL 2:20:39
13. CROZET GUILLAUME BENJAMIN 2:20:40
14. BRADER CHRISTIAN 2:20:41
15. WEBER SVEN 2:20:41
16. LINSSEN RIK 2:22:17
17. LES LICORNES 2:22:22
18. DAVID SIMON 2:22:47
19. MARIN THOMAS 2:22:53
20. FABRE AYMERIC 2:24:03
21. DAILLIEZ LUDOVIC 2:24:18
22. MENENDEZ DE LUARCA JAIME 2:24:19
23. SAUNDERS NICK 2:24:28
24. DECHRISTÉ JEAN-PHILIPPE 2:24:36
25. LEBOUCHER THOMAS 2:24:36
26. WIRTZ GERARD 2:24:39
27. MONTAÑEZ LLADOS DAVID 2:24:39
28. KOCEIC MARIN 2:24:43
29. COLON JONATHAN 2:24:43
30. WORMS PHILIPPE 2:24:46
Annabelle PIROTTE, 2ème de l'IRONMAN 70.3 Vichy est actuellement 9ème au scratch femme au km 50, belle performance.
Annabelle PIROTTE, 2nd of the IRONMAN 70.3 Vichy is 9th of the woman race km50 ... incredible race .
TOP 5 WOMEN KM90 :
BADMANN : 3:30:55
HOLST : 3:37:17 + 6.21
FRADES 3:38:15 + 7.19
GODESKY 3:42:31 +11.35
WOYSCH 3:44:31 +13.35