IRONMAN VichyVerified
IRONMAN Vichy: 181 km bike leg, 1895 m of climbing. Elevation profile, what the terrain asks of you, the weather this race day usually brings, and how to pace this course.
Course intel
Rolling loop through the Auvergne hills, continuous undulation with close to 1900 m of elevation gain and no single big climb. August in central France can be very hot, so restraint on the rollers and hydration matter equally.
Source: Compiled from the official route and public race information · every course rechecked before launch
The terrain on this course
- Flat (±1.2%) makes up 43%
- Main climb 37.5–40.9 km: 120 m of gain (avg 3.6%)
- Main climb 41.0–45.2 km: 187 m of gain (avg 4.5%)
- Main climb 135.8–138.8 km: 154 m of gain (avg 5.0%)
Speed score
There is a climb longer than 2 km out there: go in at an intensity you can hold to the top, and only add past halfway if you feel good. Riders who go hard from the bottom mostly bleed speed in the back half.
Historical race-day weather (around 08-24): 21.8°C · Wind 2.1 m/s
0 to 100, and the higher it is the easier it is to post a good time. Points come off for terrain, for corners, and for the heat and wind this race has actually had over the last five years at the same time of year. Full explanation in the article “How the course score works”.