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Un suivi sur Elizabeth Thompson, l'athlete aui avait eu un accident vasculaire cerebral ici en France en 2008, elle est parti se qualifier pour Kona ici un an plus tard. Elle est hors du velo. Elle a tout donne pour la nage, son premier temps en 1h 34. Elle est pour l'instant premiere de sa categorie W55.

Through 40 km, FREDERIK VAN LIERDE (#2) is the current leader.

Behind him are:
* FRANCOIS CHABAUD (#5) at 3 seconds
* PAUL AMEY (#3) at 4:05
* BRUNO CLERBOUT (#4) at 6:30
* JOSE JEULAND (#6) at 4:50
* MARCEL ZAMORA PEREZ (#1) at 5:15
* SIMON BILLEAU (#8) at 7:50

The women through 30 km:
JOHANNA DAUMAS (#35) leads, followed by:
* JEANNE COLLONGE (#38 ) at 4:40
* ALEXANDRA LOUISON (#33) at 5:35
* BRITTA MARTIN (#34) at 6:11

The last swimmer just came out of the water - his time was 2:14:50!

FREDERIK VAN LIERDE (#2) and * FRANCOIS CHABAUD (#5) are now riding together at the front of the race. They are followed by:

* PAUL AMEY (#3) at 5 minutes
* BRUNO CLERBOUT (#4) at 7:30
* JOSE JEULAND (#6) at 7:30
* MARCEL ZAMORA PEREZ (#1) at 7:30
* SIMON BILLEAU (#8) at 8 minutes
* EDOUARD ENTRAYGUES (#1186) at 8:15

Et le dernier nageur est sorti de l'eau a 2 heures, 14 minutes, et 50 secondes. soit juste a la limite du temps imparti !

Through about 40 km of the bike, here are the top women's splits:
In the lead is JOHANNA DAUMAS (#35), followed by:
* JEANNE COLLONGE (#38 ) at 4:53
* ALEXANDRA LOUISON (#33) at 5:28
* BRITTA MARTIN (#34) at 5:43
* HEATHER GOLLNICK (#37) at 7:58

The leaders are now into the heart of the climbs in the mountains - we'll hopefully have some splits in the next few minutes.

Les premiers sont maintenant dans le coeur des montagnes ... nous aurons des nouvelles dans les prochaines minutes

Half way up the long climb up the Col de L' Ecre, Van Lierde and Chabaud continue to ride together.

They are just handing out the awards to the top IronKids competitors here at the finish line now.

The top-20 men at 56 km:
1 (1) VAN LIERDE FREDERIK 2 M BEL B56 Pre du Lac 02:21:38
1 (1) CHABAUD FRANCOIS 5 M FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:21:38
3 (3) AMEY PAUL 3 M UK B56 Pre du Lac 02:26:41
4 (4) ZAMORA PEREZ MARCEL 1 M ESP B56 Pre du Lac 02:29:31
5 (5) JEULAND JOSE 6 M FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:29:32
6 (6) CLERBOUT BRUNO 4 M BEL B56 Pre du Lac 02:29:38
7 (7) BILLEAU SIMON 8 M FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:30:15
8 (8) ENTRAYGUES EDOUARD 1186 M FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:30:36
9 (9) PASSUELLO DOMENICO 14 M ITA B56 Pre du Lac 02:31:22
10 (10) GASPARIAU PIERRE 736 M FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:31:41
11 (11) BEYELER NICOLAS 1066 M SUI B56 Pre du Lac 02:33:16
12 (12) RAYMOND YANN 913 M FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:33:41
13 (13) SCANLAN BILL 12 M AUS B56 Pre du Lac 02:33:42
14 (14) MARQUES SERGIO 21 M POR B56 Pre du Lac 02:33:44
15 (15) WERNER STEFAN 1542 M GER B56 Pre du Lac 02:33:50
16 (16) SUPPI LAURENT 965 M FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:33:55
17 (17) ROYE LIONEL 934 M FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:34:05
18 (18) BRANDS CHRIS 20 M GER B56 Pre du Lac 02:34:07
19 (19) GILLODTS GUILLAUME 1238 M FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:34:09
20 (20) DEFILIPPIS SCOTT 11 M USA B56 Pre du Lac 02:34:10

au millieu du col du L'Ecre, Van Lierde et Chabaud sont toujours cote a cote a velo.

Et les premiers IronKids arrivent juste, et recoivent leur medailles.

Alexandra Louison is moving up towards second place. Here are the splits as they start the long climb up towards Col de L'Ecre:
JOHANNA DAUMAS (#35) currently leads the women, she's being pursued by:
* JEANNE COLLONGE (#38 ) at 5 minutes
* ALEXANDRA LOUISON (#33) at 5:10
* BRITTA MARTIN (#34)
* HEATHER GOLLNICK (#37)

The first 5 women through 56 km:
50 (1) DAUMAS JOHANNA 35 F FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:39:30
96 (2) COLLONGE JEANNE 38 F FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:43:37
98 (3) LOUISON ALEXANDRA 33 F FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:43:39
109 (4) MARTIN BRITTA 34 F GER B56 Pre du Lac 02:44:10
110 (5) FELT SILVIA 36 F GER B56 Pre du Lac 02:44:11

Alexandra Louison bouge a la seconde place. Voici les temps tandis que les dames commencent la Montee du Col de l'Ecre.

We have posted more photos on the photo tab from this morning's swim.

nous avons publie plus de photos de la natation de ce matin sur l'onglet photo du site

Frederik Van Lierde and Francois Chabaud are really tearing the men's race apart. Here are their splits through about 60 km:
FREDERIK VAN LIERDE (#2) and * FRANCOIS CHABAUD (#5) lead. Then we have:
* PAUL AMEY (#3) at 5:35
* BRUNO CLERBOUT (#4) at 8:25
* JOSE JEULAND (#6) at 8:25
* MARCEL ZAMORA PEREZ (#1) at 8:25
* SIMON BILLEAU (#8) at 10:30
* EDOUARD ENTRAYGUES (#1186) at 10:30

Christine Hemphill and Kim Loeffler have now moved into the top six as they start the long climb up to the Col de L'Ecre. We're also seeing Katya Meyers move up through the field - she's now in 12th.

50 (1) DAUMAS JOHANNA 35 F FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:39:30
96 (2) COLLONGE JEANNE 38 F FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:43:37
98 (3) LOUISON ALEXANDRA 33 F FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:43:39
109 (4) MARTIN BRITTA 34 F GER B56 Pre du Lac 02:44:10
110 (5) FELT SILVIA 36 F GER B56 Pre du Lac 02:44:11
187 (6) HEMPHILL CHRISTINE 42 F AUS B56 Pre du Lac 02:48:50
196 (7) LOEFFLER KIM 32 F USA B56 Pre du Lac 02:49:24
199 (8) GOLLNICK HEATHER 37 F USA B56 Pre du Lac 02:49:26
204 (9) DOGANA MARTINA 31 F ITA B56 Pre du Lac 02:49:39
237 (10) PEILLEX NATHALIE 140 F FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:50:57
240 (11) MEYERS KATYA 39 F USA B56 Pre du Lac 02:50:59
283 (12) GLAD JASMINA 86 F FIN B56 Pre du Lac 02:52:41

Frederik Van Lierde et François Chabaud mène vraiment la course, voici l'ordre chez les hommes a environ 60 kms

We've learned that the men have made it to the top of the Col de L'Ecre. Unfortunately that summit is out in the middle of nowhere - so we don't have any radio or cel phone connection. We'll hopefully get some splits shortly.

Nous avons appris que les hommes sont au sommet du col de l'Ecre. Malheureusement, ce Col est au millieu de nule part- Nous n'avons donc aucune connection radio ou téléphonique. Nous aurons probablement des nouvelles très rapidement

At the top of the Col de L'Ecre, FREDERIK VAN LIERDE (#2) and * FRANCOIS CHABAUD (#5) remain in front, but Paul Amey is now making a move and Marcel Zamora has finally stopped losing time to the two leaders. Here are the splits behind the front two:

* PAUL AMEY (#3) at 3:45
* MARCEL ZAMORA PEREZ (#1) at 8:10
* JOSE JEULAND (#6) at 8:10
* BRUNO CLERBOUT (#4) at 10:20
* DOMENICO PASSUELLO (#14) at 10:50
* EDOUARD ENTRAYGUES (#1186) at 12:10

While JOHANNA DAUMAS (#35) currently leads the women, Alexandra Louison has really started to shake things up - she's now in second place and has closed the gap considerably. Here are the splits behind Daumas - I believe this is at about 60 km:

* ALEXANDRA LOUISON (#33) at 1:30
* JEANNE COLLONGE (#38) at 1:50
* BRITTA MARTIN (#34) at 4 minutes
* SILVIA FELT (#36) at 4:15

FREDERIK VAN LIERDE (#2) and * FRANCOIS CHABAUD (#5) remain in front through 75 km. Turns out that last split wasn't correct for Amey - he was actually 5:45 back. The two leaders are now back to pulling away from the rest of their competition at this point. Here are the splits for the men chasing behind:

* PAUL AMEY (#3) at 6 minutes
* MARCEL ZAMORA PEREZ (#1) at 9:10
* JOSE JEULAND (#6) at 9:10
* BRUNO CLERBOUT (#4) at 11:40

Olivier Marceau, last year's third place finisher, is out on the course helping us with spotting this year. Rather than racing in an Ironman in 2011, he's focusing on XTERRA and 70.3 races - he'll also be racing at the ITU Cross Championship.

The top 20 women through 56 km. Katya Meyers has moved up another spot - she's now in 11th.
50 (1) DAUMAS JOHANNA 35 F FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:39:30
96 (2) COLLONGE JEANNE 38 F FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:43:37
98 (3) LOUISON ALEXANDRA 33 F FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:43:39
109 (4) MARTIN BRITTA 34 F GER B56 Pre du Lac 02:44:10
110 (5) FELT SILVIA 36 F GER B56 Pre du Lac 02:44:11
187 (6) HEMPHILL CHRISTINE 42 F AUS B56 Pre du Lac 02:48:50
196 (7) LOEFFLER KIM 32 F USA B56 Pre du Lac 02:49:24
199 (8) GOLLNICK HEATHER 37 F USA B56 Pre du Lac 02:49:26
204 (9) DOGANA MARTINA 31 F ITA B56 Pre du Lac 02:49:39
237 (10) PEILLEX NATHALIE 140 F FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:50:57
240 (11) MEYERS KATYA 39 F USA B56 Pre du Lac 02:50:59
283 (12) GLAD JASMINA 86 F FIN B56 Pre du Lac 02:52:41
331 (13) BRAMA ELISABETH 59 F GER B56 Pre du Lac 02:54:21
390 (14) HUXLEY OLWEN 179 F USA B56 Pre du Lac 02:56:25
414 (15) WHITBY FIONA 44 F CAN B56 Pre du Lac 02:57:14
443 (16) ALLDRITT MIRANDA 41 F CAN B56 Pre du Lac 02:57:59
465 (17) DELSERT MARIE 78 F FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:58:39
474 (18) LASSERRE EMILIE 90 F FRA B56 Pre du Lac 02:58:52
500 (19) JONES STÉPHANIE 43 F USA B56 Pre du Lac 02:59:42
554 (20) BLACKWELL TRISH 57 F USA B56 Pre du Lac 03:01:30

Through 85 km, things haven't changed much - although the men's leaders are going to be hitting another major climb soon, which could shake things up again.
FREDERIK VAN LIERDE (#2) * FRANCOIS CHABAUD (#5) are riding together, then we have:

* PAUL AMEY (#3) at 5:30
* MARCEL ZAMORA PEREZ (#1) at 9:10
* JOSE JEULAND (#6) at 9:10
* BRUNO CLERBOUT (#4) at 11:51

Olivier MARCEAU ayant fini 3éme l'an dernier est sur la course nous aidant au repérage cette année. plutot que de courir un Iron Man en 2011 , il se concentre sur XTERRA et les course 70.3. Il participera aussi aux championats de l'ITU Cross

Through 70 km the women's race is really getting interesting. They have just finished the long climb up to the top of Col de L'Ecre.

JOHANNA DAUMAS (#35) is the current leader.

Behind her are:
* JEANNE COLLONGE (#38) at 30 seconds
* ALEXANDRA LOUISON (#33) at 47 seconds
* BRITTA MARTIN (#34) at 3:50
* SILVIA FELT (#36) at 4:08

Grâce à 70 km la course des femmes est vraiment intéressante. Ils ont juste fini de la longue montée du sommet du Col de L'Ecre.

JOHANNA DAUMAS (#35) is the current leader.

Behind her are:
* JEANNE COLLONGE (#38) at 30 seconds
* ALEXANDRA LOUISON (#33) at 47 seconds
* BRITTA MARTIN (#34) at 3:50
* SILVIA FELT (#36) at 4:08

Once they're done this next climb, the race leaders will be pretty much done all the climbing on this challenging course. There's one more climb at Coursegoules, but other than that they're going to be either going downhill or flat for much of the rest of the way.

Through 95 km (which is in the midst of a long downhill), the big news is that Bruno Clerbout has cracked and is now more than 15 minutes down. Here are the splits:
Leading the men is FREDERIK VAN LIERDE (#2) and * FRANCOIS CHABAUD (#5) continue to lead the way. They are followed by:

* PAUL AMEY (#3) at 5:55
* MARCEL ZAMORA PEREZ (#1) at 10:10
* JOSE JEULAND (#6) at 10:10
* DOMENICO PASSUELLO (#14) at 11:20
* SIMON BILLEAU (#8) at 13:10

Marcel Zamora is certainly going to find himself with a challenge if he wants to take his sixth straight title here in Nice. Van Lierde arrives in Nice with lots of confidence thanks to a huge win in Abu Dhabi earlier this year over a field that can only be described as "stacked." The Belgian athlete is certainly riding with a lot of confidence right now.

Through 85 km things are shaking up again in the women's race. Check out the split behind the leader - once again Alexandra Louison is making a big move:
JOHANNA DAUMAS (#35), followed by:
* ALEXANDRA LOUISON (#33) at 13 seconds
* JEANNE COLLONGE (#38) at 40 seconds
* BRITTA MARTIN (#34) at 3:27
* SILVIA FELT (#36) at 3:38

Frederik Van Lierde and Francois Chabaud have gone through the 105 timing point.

Une fois qu'ils ont terminé cette prochaine montée, les meneurs de la course quront terminé toute montee sur ce parcours difficile. Il y a une dernière montee sur Coursegeoules, les autres participants vont passer soit en descente soit à plat sur le reste du chemin.

Amey remains in third, but he's lost more time to the two leaders. Here are the splits at 105 km:
1 (1) VAN LIERDE FREDERIK 2 MPRO BEL B105 Greolieres 03:45:56
2 (2) CHABAUD FRANCOIS 5 MPRO FRA B105 Greolieres 03:45:57
3 (3) AMEY PAUL 3 MPRO UK B105 Greolieres 03:53:06

Heading up the last climb, our two leaders are feeling great - they had a good snack on the last flat and were chatting with each other. Behind them, though, Paul Amey is struggling - he told our spotter, Olivier Marceau, that he pushed too hard on the downhill and is paying for it. Here are the splits:
FREDERIK VAN LIERDE (#2) is the current leader.

Behind him are:
* FRANCOIS CHABAUD (#5) same time
* PAUL AMEY (#3) at 6:20
* MARCEL ZAMORA PEREZ (#1) at 11:20
* JOSE JEULAND (#6) at 11:20

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