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IRONMAN 70.3 Vichy

Vichy, FranceHalf distance22 August 2027

Photo: Thomas Kowalski, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

313

days to race day

Checked against the organiser's own race page.

Vichy race week and bags, in the app.

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IRONMAN 70.3 Vichy at a glance

Swim

1.9 km

Bike

90 km

Run

21.1 km

Race week, the last three years

Air

27°C

16°C at night

Rain

29%

of race-week days

Wind

13

km/h gusts on a typical day

Date
22 August 2027
Where
Vichy, France
Distance
Half, 1.9 / 90 / 21.1 km
Official page
ironman.com/im703-vichy

Standard distances; the organiser's own course page has the laps and the map. Weather: the seven days around the race date in 2023, 2024, 2025, averaged (Open-Meteo, ERA5). Sea is the sea off the town, not a reading of the swim. The water temperature that counts is the one officials measure on race morning.

The course at Vichy

Swim
Lac d'Allier in the centre of town. Wetsuit legal, usually 20 to 22 degrees.
Bike
One loop, 91.5 km and 1,142 m of gain through Chateldon and the Livradois-Forez, with a steady shaded climb to La Guillermie and false flats after it.
Run
Two flat laps around the Lac d'Allier and through the parks of Vichy.

Course read from Unbroken's published course guide. Verify everything against the official athlete guide for your season.

What that changes in your bags

A ten-year average of 25.8 degrees with 1,142 m of climbing is the combination that empties bottles: this is a two-bottle bike whatever you normally ride. The shaded climb is also why sunscreen is the item people skip here and regret on the run.

IRONMAN 70.3 Vichy race week guide

Race week in three parts, the same three the Taperly app uses. Times and deadlines come from the athlete guide.

  1. 15 August 2027 to 20 August 2027

    Race week

    Everything that still has time to go wrong, while there is still time to fix it. Nothing you train this week makes you faster on the day, but plenty of it can make you slower.

    Must do: Read the athlete guide properly, Check your race entry and category are right, Final equipment check: tyres, brakes, gears, cleats, Arrange care for kids or pets.

  2. On site, by 21 August 2027

    At the race

    A long day of small errands in a town you do not know, and then an early night. Do them in an order you decided in advance.

    Must do: Athlete check-in, Timing chip somewhere you cannot leave without it.

  3. 22 August 2027

    Race day

    If the week went well, this is only a list of things to pick up and put down. It ends when the horn goes, because from there nobody is holding a phone.

    Must do: Timing chip on, Race number, Bike on your own rack number.

The full race week checklist

Taperly plan with the prep phases and what is left

The same race week, planned day by day in the app.

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Packing list for Vichy

What goes in each bag. The full list, to tick off bag by bag, is in the app.

IRONMAN 70.3 Vichy: questions

When is IRONMAN 70.3 Vichy?

IRONMAN 70.3 Vichy is on 22 August 2027, in Vichy, France. The date is checked against the organiser's own race page.

What is the IRONMAN 70.3 Vichy course like?

Swim 1.9 km. Bike 90 km. Run 21.1 km. The organiser's course page has the laps and the map.

What is the weather like at IRONMAN 70.3 Vichy?

In race week it has been 16°C at night and 27°C in the day, with rain on 29% of days and gusts around 13 km/h (2023, 2024, 2025).

What should I pack for IRONMAN 70.3 Vichy?

Everything sorted by the bag it goes in: what you wear, the morning bag, the bike bag and the run bag. The full list, with what changes for Vichy, is free in the Taperly app.

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