Kenyan Kiptum Barnabas wins the Nice – Cannes marathon in 2h10min44sec.
He had led the race from start to finish in 2014 only to falter at the end and end up in second place. He thus takes his revenge in a resounding manner.
The Alpes-Maritimes Marathon set a record this year: 14,000 participants across the three formats offered.
The start of the 8th edition of the Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes Marathon was given yesterday morning at 8:00 am on the famous Promenade des Anglais in Nice under a magnificent azure sun.
8,300 marathon runners, 1,450 duos, and 3,120 relay runners lined up at the starting line: a new record that allows the event to maintain its place as the top marathon in France after Paris.
The spectacle was also outside the race, along the course, with thousands of spectators coming in great numbers to encourage and support these heroes of the day.
After the winner Barnabas KIPTUM, his Kenyan compatriot, Victor KIPCHIRCHIR finished in second place with a time of 2h12‘23“.
Notably, on the French side, was the performance of the first local runner, François HOLZERNY, in 2h22‘53‘‘, in excellent form today.
Among the women, the Kenyan Rose CHEPCHUMBA, winner in 2014, retains her title this year by taking first place once again in 2h36‘03‘‘ ahead of her Ethiopian competitor Haji HALIME (2h46‘22‘‘).
The 3rd woman and first French woman, Diane WOLF finishes in 2h53‘23‘‘. The first local woman, Pauline PHULPIN, finishes in 3h13‘05‘‘.
See you on Sunday, November 13, 2016, for the 9th edition of the Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes Marathon.
