Lucy Charles-Barclay will face a stellar field when she defends her IRONMAN World Championship title in Nice on Sunday (September 22).
The 30-year-old British superstar finally claimed the biggest prize in long-course triathlon in Kona last October after finishing second on four occasions on the ‘Big Island’.
Now the race switches to French Riviera for the 2024 running, and LCB will face 50 rivals in what promises to be a fantastic renewal.
The opposition is headed by German great Anne Haug, 2019 champion in Kona and fresh off setting the fastest ever time for the Ironman distance – a blistering 8:02:38 at Challenge Roth in June.
Another previous champion will also line up on the Cote d’Azur in the shape of 2022 victor, America’s Chelsea Sodaro. Meanwhile Britain’s Kat Matthews will aim to go one better than she did when chasing Daniela Ryf home in the 2021 edition in St George.
Germany’s Laura Philipp, third behind LCB and Haug last year, will also be on the start line on September 22.
Lucy Charles-Barclay pictured after winning in Kona in 2023 (Getty Images for IRONMAN).
Start list and bib numbers
The field for Nice looks like this:
Bib Number First Name Last Name Country 1 Lucy Charles-Barclay GBR 2 Anne Haug DEU 3 Laura Philipp DEU 4 Chelsea Sodaro USA 6 Kat Matthews GBR 7 Jackie Hering USA 8 Danielle Lewis USA 9 Alice Alberts USA 10 Fenella Langridge GBR 11 Hannah Berry NZL 12 Gurutze Frades Larralde ESP 14 Regan Hollioake AUS 15 Marjolaine Pierré FRA 16 Marlene Helen De Boer NLD 17 Marta Sanchez ESP 18 Maja Stage Nielsen DNK 19 Kylie Simpson AUS 20 Daniela Bleymehl DEU 21 Erin Schenkels CAN 22 Lotte Wilms NLD 23 Els Visser NLD 24 Giorgia Priarone ITA 25 Lauren Brandon USA 26 Penny Slater AUS 27 Julie Iemmolo FRA 28 Katharina Wolff DEU 29 Elisabetta Curridori ITA 30 Rebecca Clarke NZL 31 Simone Mitchell GBR 32 Ai Ueda JPN 33 Ruth Astle GBR 34 Rachel Zilinskas USA 35 Laura Jansen DEU 36 Katrine Græsbøll Christensen DNK 37 Diana Castillo Franco COL 38 Fiona Moriarty IRL 39 Nina Derron CHE 40 Nikki Bartlett GBR 41 Barbora Besperat CZE 42 Merle Brunnee DEU 43 Jeanne Collonge FRA 44 Diede Diederiks NLD 45 India Lee GBR 46 Anne Reischmann DEU 47 Bruna Stolf BRA 49 Rosie Wild GBR 50 Laura Zimmermann DEU 51 Julia Skala DEU 52 Susie Cheetham GBR
IRONMAN World Championship Course
The race will be centred around the “Promenade des Anglais”, Nice’s most famous walkway – and an iconic location which has seen some of triathlon’s elite race to victory, including eight-time IRONMAN World Champion Paula Newby-Fraser who also had four victories at the Triathlon International de Nice.
Beginning with the Mediterranean Sea swim, athletes will enter the water from the Promenade des Anglais and follow a double rectangular out and back course in the water, before embarking on one of the most iconic bike courses in all of the triathlon world. Technical and challenging but rewarding in its beauty, athletes will take in the rooftop villages of Vence, Gourdon and Tourettes-sur-Loup on the ascent, before they cruise down the “Route de Thorenc” and through the “Clues de Gréolières” on the descent, famous for its stunning feature film backdrop scenery.
The flat four-lap run course will take runners up and down the glitzy Promenade des Anglais, giving them the opportunity to soak up the Mediterranean Sea and infamous Chaises Bleues (blue chairs) on one side, and the luxury hotels and casinos on the other, while gaining encouragement by the crowds gathered at multiple spectator friendly points.
Written by
Graham Shaw
Graham has been involved with TRI247 & RUN247 since the summer of 2021. Since then he has provided strategic direction for all news and is passionate about the growth of triathlon as a fan sport.
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