An athlete cools down during the women’s run portion of the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship triathlon (Nigel Roddis/Getty Images for IRONMANA wave of athletes enter the Quai des Etats-Unis as they begin their day at the 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship (Fabien Boukla/Active Images for IRONMAN)NICE, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 08: Gustav Iden of Norway celebrates winning Ironman 70.3 World Championship Men’s race on September 8, 2019 in Nice, France. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images for IRONMAN)Olympic Champion Alistair Brownlee on the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Ventum Bike Course (Fabien Boukla/Active Images for IRONMAN)Men’s IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship swim start (Lucas Barioulet/AFP for IRONMAN)NICE, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 08: Rodolphe Von Berg of USA competes in the run section of Ironman 70.3 World Championship Men’s race on September 8, 2019 in Nice, France. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images for IRONMAN)The City of Nice, France served as a stunning background for the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Roka Swim Course (Jan Hetfleisch/Getty Images for IRONMAN)An athlete rides along the Promenade des Anglais during the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship triathlon (Jan Hetfleisch/Getty Images for IRONMAN)NICE, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 07: Manon Gernot of France reacts after finishing Ironman 70.3 World Championship Women’s race on September 7, 2019 in Nice, France. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images for IRONMAN)NICE, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 08: Athletes compete in the bike leg of the the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Men in Nice on September 08, 2019 in Nice, France. (Photo by Jan Hetfleisch/Getty Images for IRONMAN)Five-time IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion Daniela Ryf and second-place Holly Lawrence (Lucas Barioulet/AFP for IRONMAN)Five-time IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion Daniela Ryf and second-place Holly Lawrence (Lucas Barioulet/AFP for IRONMAN)A lone athlete peaks around the corner turn during the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship (Lucas Barioulet/AFP for IRONMAN)An athlete rides through the shadow of a palm tree during the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship triathlon (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images for IRONMAN)Lucy Charles-Barclay during the women’s IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship swim (Nigel Roddis/Getty Images for IRONMAN)An athlete makes a tight turn on the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Ventum Bike Course during the men’s race (Lucas Barioulet/AFP for IRONMAN)Follow us Share this article