Von Berg, Genet prevail at Nice 70.3
Rodolphe Von Berg and Manon Genet prevailed at the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Nice.
Von Berg combined a 2nd-fastest 26:16 swim, a dominating 2:21:26 split on the challenging, hilly Nice bike leg and a 3rd-quickest 1:17:12 half marathon to finish in 4:09:50 with a 5:34 margin of victory over 2013 Kona winner Frederik Van Lierde of Belgium and 6:16 over 3rd place finisher Giulio Molinari of Italy.
The victory adds to Von Berg’s strong 2018 results which include wins at Wildflower long course and the Ironman 70.3 European Championship, 2nd at Ironman 70.3 Mont Tremblant and 10that the Ironman 70.3 World Championship.
Genet combined women’s race-best splits in the swim (32:02) bike (2:42:30) and run (1:26:10) to finish in 4:46:29 with a 3:43 margin of victory over Nina Derron of Switzerland and 8:41 over 3rd place finisher Jeanne Collonge of France.
Genet’s victory added to her previous 2018 highlights that include a win at Pays d‘Aix 70.3, 3rd place at Ironman France, and 5th at Ironman South Africa.
Ironman 70.3 Nice
Nice, France
September 16, 2018
S 1.2 mi. / B 56 mi. / R 13.1 mi.
Results
Men
1. Rodolphe Von Berg (USA) 4:09:50 S 26:16 T1 2:44 B 2:21:26 T2 2:13 R 1:17:12
2. Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) 4:15:24 S 28:09 T1 2:39 B 2:26:25
T2 2:57 R 1:15:16
3. Giulio Molinari (ITA) 4:16:06 S 28:11 T1 2:46 B 2:26:18 T2 2:30 R 1:16:23
4. Yvan Jarrige (FRA) 4:18:35 S 28:09 T1 2:46 B 2:26:25 T2 2:21 R 1:18:56
5. Simon Viain (FRA) 4:20:07 S 26:20 T1 3:00 B 2:28:02 T2 2:45 R 1:20:02
Women
1. Manon Genet (FRA) 4:46:29 S 32:02 T1 2:58 B 2:42:30 T2 2:51 R 1:26:10
2. Nina Derron (SUI) 4:50:12 S 32:04 T1 2:57 B 2:45:40 T2 2:44 R 1:26:50
3. Jeanne Collonge (FRA) 4:55:10 S 32:06 T1 3:26 B 2:45:12 T2 2:48 R 1:31:41
4. Chantal Cummings (GBR) 5:03:51 S 32:03 T1 3:05 B 2:52:04
T2 2:48 R 1:33:54
5. Leonie Konczalla (GER) 5:10:27 S 38:14 T1 3:19 B 2:57:22 T2 3:00 R 1:28:33
