Published September 8, 2019 07:40AM

Photo: Nick Morales
The first day of the 2019 Ironman 70.3 World Championship got underway on Saturday in Nice, France with an action-packed female race that ultimately saw Switzerland’s Daniela Ryf earn her fifth 70.3 world title. Approximately 2,000 female athletes were registered to race in the day one action. Read the recap here.