Along this beautiful stretch of Atlantic coastline, Les Sables d’Olonne offers athletes at the brand new IRONMAN 70.3 Les Sables d’Olonne – Vendée kilometres of golden sandy beaches and world-class water sport activities. The French region features a stunning array of landscapes, from picturesque beaches and jagged coastlines, to pine forests and stunning wetlands, and is ideally-situated close to the accommodation-rich city of Nantes and its international airport.
Athletes will start their day at the Promenade Clémenceau for a 1.9km (1.2-mile) swim in the historic Vendée Globe canal before leaving the Vendée Globe Plaza and setting off towards the Olonne forest on the 90km (56-mile) bike course. Crossing forest and French countryside to arrive at Transition at the 18th century Fishing Harbour, athletes will start their 21.1km (13.1 mile) half-marathon along the Les Remblai promenade to complete three loops along the beachfront and finish among the town’s spirited supporters.
IRONMAN 70.3 Les Sables d'Olonne - Vendée offers 100 qualifying slots for the 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Nice, comprising of 75 age group slots plus 25 qualifying slots for the Women for Tri initiative
MALE PRO:
1 VAN LIERDE Frederik
2 CHEVROT Denis
3 FRAYSSE Sébastien
4 ROCHETEAU Yann
5 MECHIN Antoine
6 ADAM Anthony
7 BRYUKHANKOV Andrey
8 DE WILDE Michiel
9 DEMARET Jean Eudes
10 GARCIN Romain
11 HORSEAU Arthur
12 JACOBI Erwan
13 KURC BOUCAU Quentin
15 MELO Danilo
16 PICTOR Sam
17 PROST Hugo
18 ROBERTS Fergus
19 SAGARZAZU Imanol
21 THIBAULT-LOPEZ Pacome
22 CHIVOT Arnaud
23 FONTANA Daniel
FEMALE PRO:
31 COLLONGE Jeanne
33 CASTRO Saleta
34 SEYMOUR Natalie
35 MATHEWS Laura
36 FILLNOW Kelly
37 BERNARDI Marta
38 REISCHMANN Anne
39 SANJANA Francesca
40 BERTHELOT--MORIT Léna