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Full distance · 22 August 2027

IRONMAN Vichy

Vichy, France

The race at a glance

Official race website
Circuit
IRONMAN
Distance
Full distance
Terrain
Road
Swim
3.8 km
Bike
180 km
Run
42.2 km
Date
22 Aug 2027
Registration
Open
Swim venue
River
Average water temperature
22 °C
Bike profile
Hilly
Bike elevation gain
2,000 m
Run profile
Flat
High air temperature
25 °C
Low air temperature
11 °C
Overall cut-off
16 h
Entry fee, from
€792
Altitude
266 m
First edition
2015
Swim start
Rolling start

Edition history

202623 Aug 2026Held
202320 Aug 2023Held
202221 Aug 2022Held
202122 Aug 2021Held
201925 Aug 2019Held
201826 Aug 2018Held
201727 Aug 2017Held

How the day is laid out

The swim is held in a river. An average of 22 °C is close to the threshold where wetsuit rules start to tighten. Plan for both answers and check the call on race morning.

The bike leg is labelled hilly.

The run is labelled flat.

A hilly bike ahead of a flat run puts the day's decision early: what you spend on the climbs is what the run will not have.

Expect air between 11 °C and 25 °C on race day. A spread of 14 degrees across the day matters as much as the peak, because what you wear at the swim exit is rarely what you want at the far end of the bike.

Cut-offs and the climb to La Guillermie

The swim is a single 3.8 km loop in the Allier, with a cut-off of 2 h 20. Swim, T1 and bike must be done within 10 h 30, with clock-time checks at km 61 (12.30 pm) and km 107 (2.40 pm).

The bike crosses the Limagne plain, then climbs steadily to La Guillermie and through the hills between Lapalisse and Châtel-Montagne before returning along the Sichon. The organiser warns that the first 2.5 km along the lake can be slippery in the wet, and notes that the published elevation gain is an estimate. It gives no measured water temperature for recent editions.

Source: ironman.com, read on 20 October 2026.

Against the calendar

Where this race sits among the others

Ranks are computed across every race of the same distance.

  • Average water temperature

    22 °C · median 22 °C

    The 22nd coldest of the 48 full-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.

  • High air temperature

    25 °C · median 25 °C

    The 24th coolest of the 52 full-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.

  • Bike elevation gain

    2000 m · median 1130 m

    The 9th hilliest of the 43 full-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.

4

races of this distance pair a hilly bike with a flat run, out of 55. 14 share the bike profile alone.

42

races across every distance fall in August, out of 354.

160

races are held in Europe. 32 of them in the same month as this one.

Questions about this race

When is IRONMAN Vichy 2027?
IRONMAN Vichy is held on 22 August 2027 in Vichy, France. Registration is open on the official race page.
Is a wetsuit allowed at IRONMAN Vichy?
Most likely. The average water temperature is 22 °C, below the 24.5 °C limit up to which wetsuits are allowed for age-group athletes. The official call is made on race morning.
What is the cut-off at IRONMAN Vichy?
The course closes 16 h after the start. Intermediate cut-offs after the swim and the bike are in the athlete guide.
How hard is IRONMAN Vichy?
The bike course climbs about 2000 m, the 9th hilliest of 43 full-distance races with a figure. The bike is labelled hilly and the run flat. Expect highs of about 25 °C on race day.
How much is the entry fee for IRONMAN Vichy?
Entries start at €792 for an individual age-group entry, before service fees. Prices rise by tier as the race fills.

Where to stay

Hotels and rentals around the race venue, for the nights around race day.

Suggested stay: 20 Aug 2027 to 23 Aug 2027

The map is provided by Stay22. Bookings are made with the provider.

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Entries are handled by the organiser

Registration and the athlete guide are on the official race page.

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