IronMan Nice, June 26th, 2022 (L)
Race Reporter: Ben
Only 2 words are needed to start a conversation with just about anybody in the club.
Many things come to mind when thinking of Ironman Nice, the history behind this race, the heat, the mountains, but also the stories I’ve heard of successfully completing the course or attempting it and having to call it a day.
To me, this was a race I had to do. Last year I was not able to register here and therefore did Ironman Vichy, which was great. I knew what I was getting myself into as the elevation on the bike course is similar.
Having arrived in Nice on the Friday, this left me with a bit of time to get my bike back together following the flight, have a quick ride to make sure all was working well, went for an 800 m swim to get a feel for the water, the currents and simply to relax.
The 70.3 and Full distance are held on the same day, so many people in town and, you can imagine the energy at 5 am in the streets and around the bike park.
The skies are blue, waters calm.
6.30 am, race start for those taking part in the 70.3. One hour later, it’s our turn.
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