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Pre-race discussion and transparency around centerline penalties at the men’s Ironman World Championship in Nice was a good start, but with so much on the line for pros, there’s more to be done.

We talk to the fastest American in Nice at IMWC last weekend to learn about his training this season, his French background, and get six of his top tips on how to descend like a pro.

Remember reading about "a young pro who ran four miles uphill without shoes on the bike leg to finish?" That was a then-unknown Sam Laidlow. Read about the viral 2018 race that set the stage for his world championship win five years later.

We take a look at the bikes ridden by the ten fastest cyclists in the men's pro race at the 2023 Ironman World Championships in Nice, France.

We look at the shoes worn by the top 10 finishers at this year’s men’s Ironman World Championship in Nice, France.

Nice wasn't so nice to everyone who raced last weekend.

Some could say the excitement was gone from this year’s men’s pro race, but don’t blame the course—blame how damn good the men are now.

Patrick Lange had a great race at the 2023 Ironman World Championship in Nice, France. He sits down with Bob Babbitt to talk about the day.

Bob Babbitt chats with newly-crowned Ironman World Champion Sam Laidlow the morning after his amazing victory in Nice, France.

In the first-ever Ironman World Championship held outside of the United States, 24-year-old Frenchman Sam Laidlow took the win on home soil, clocking an 8:06:22 in Nice, France to take his first world title and became the first French athlete to wear the crown.

Feast upon the data and analysis behind the frames, components, aerobars, wheels, and more in the men's 2023 Ironman World Championship bike count.

We found gear ranging from the obscenely expensive new $24,000 BMC to a new pair of budget wheels from DT Swiss—and much more in between.

"It's bittersweet...but it's also kind of a relief. I don't have to do another one. There's a lot of mental pressure and stress on it to just come and do it again. And if it were going to be held like the first one - no big deal, just a bunch of guys getting together - I’d do it, no problem."

We've compiled an updated list of starters and race numbers for the 2023 Ironman World Championship men's race, with insight and analysis on how the race is shaping up, and some stats about the pro field.

Sebastian Kienle just rode the Ironman World Championship bike course, and joined Bob Babbitt to give us his thoughts on what everyone will face at the 2023 men's Ironman World Championship in Nice. Plus: Sebi's predictions for the podium.

Dan Lorang coaches Lucy Charles-Barclay, Frederic Funk, Anne Haug, and Jan Frodeno – that’s a lot of Ironman World Championship podiums!

Two-time XTERRA world champion Bradley Weiss has been training with Jan Frodeno up in the mountains of Andorra. How will he parlay that into this weekend's race?

"I think it a brings an element of fun and adrenaline that's not common in Ironman racing, per se. It's a course that probably wouldn't have passed health and safety standards in America simply because the turns are a little bit steep." - Jan Frodeno on the Ironman World Championship course in Nice

These athletes have all won the coveted Ironman World Championship title in the men's race—some of them more than once—but what are they doing now?

Chris Foster is the Editor-in-Chief of Triathlete magazine, and he joined us to talk about some of his favorite stories around this year’s Ironman World Championship in Nice.

Canadian Brent McMahon is a 5-time Ironman Champion, has gone sub-8 hours five times, and as he turns 43, brings a long career’s worth of experience into this year’s Ironman World Championship race in Nice.

2,000+ age-groupers, 43 pros, 17 hours, and 1 epic challenge - we've got all the numbers behind this weekend's 2023 men's Ironman World Championship event in Nice, France.

The first-ever Ironman World Champion, Gordon Haller, is racing the first-ever Ironman World Championship to take place outside of the United States, 45 years after that first race on Oahu in 1978.

Frenchman Denis Chevrot is hoping to have a huge impact on the first world championship outside of the United States by taking the win in his home country.

Two-time Ironman World Champion Patrick Lange thinks the Nice course suits him better than Kona. Can he make it three this weekend?

An all-new Ironman World Championship course in Nice, France means all-new race dynamics. How will it play out in the men's race this weekend? Thorsten Radde looks into his crystal ball.

2022 Ironman World Championship silver medalist Sam Laidlow chatted about his experience of leading the race in Kona last year, what he learned from it, and how he can improve.

Magnus Ditlev is a heavy contender for the 2023 men's Ironman World Championship in Nice. The Dane sits down with Bob Babbitt for a chat on his record-breaking performance in Roth this year and how he's building on that as he heads into this weekend's race.

One of our sport’s greatest personalities, Joe Skipper, has a lot of bite to his bark. Bob catches up with the Brit ahead of this weekend's men's Ironman World Championship in Nice.

A data scientist digs into the 2023 Ironman World Championship men's age-group qualification numbers and finds the surprising answer.

Our up-to-date breakdown of the top contenders for the podium at this year’s Ironman World Championships men’s event in Nice.

Six-time Ironman World Champion, 10-time Nice Triathlon Champion, and all-time legend Mark Allen shared his great insight into racing well in Nice, his thoughts on the bike course, and what it will take to win here at this weekend's 2023 men's Ironman World Championship.

Rudy von Berg did his first triathlon ever as a 6-year-old in Nice, grew up watching his dad race here, and won his Ironman debut here. Will the hometown advantage help him once more at the 2023 men's Ironman World Championship race this weekend?

Cam Wurf joined us in Nice to chat about what he learned about this course from racing Ironman France earlier this summer, including that monster bike leg.

18 year-old Nicholas Catullo’s memories of his senior year in high school will include an unforgettable trip to race the Ironman World Championship with his father, Chris.

Three of the fastest long-course age-group men in the world each share a swim, bike, or run session that they use to prepare for their big day at the men's 2023 Ironman World Championship in Nice.

A hit-and-run accident nearly killed the septuagenarian, but the pull of Ironman World Championships kept him alive.

今年79歳の中川隆二さんはトライアスロン歴40年、これまでにコナ出場5回を果たしている。7年前にはバイク練習中にトラックと衝突し大怪我を負うも、そこから見事復活して2019年には再びコナを完走。そして今年、この不屈の鉄人は最高齢選手としてニースでの世界選手権に挑む。

As the German multihyphenate world champion takes a final bow on his storied career at IMWC Nice, it’s worth understanding Jan Frodeno’s important place in triathlon history.