Courses · IRONMAN · Vichy, France
180.6 km measured along the road and 1649 m of climbing read off the ground, in 7 climbs.
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Each piece named by what the ground is: the climbs, the flats and the descents.
| Piece of road | Length | Slope | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat, 34.5 km from km 0.0 | 34.5 km | — | 115 m |
| Descent, 1.3 km at 3.9% from km 34.5 | 1.3 km | -3.9% | — |
| Climb, 1.4 km at 3.2% from km 35.7 | 1.4 km | 3.2% | 45 m |
| Flat, 1.2 km from km 37.1 | 1.2 km | 0.8% | 9 m |
| Climb, 6.8 km at 4.2% from km 38.3 | 6.8 km | 4.2% | 286 m |
| Flat, 7.8 km from km 45.1 | 7.8 km | 0.8% | 65 m |
| Descent, 3.1 km at 4.7% from km 52.9 | 3.1 km | -4.7% | — |
| Flat, 3.8 km from km 56.0 | 3.8 km | — | — |
| Descent, 1.1 km at 2.6% from km 59.8 | 1.1 km | -2.6% | — |
| Flat, 3.4 km from km 60.8 | 3.4 km | 1.1% | 36 m |
| Descent, 5.9 km at 3.6% from km 64.2 | 5.9 km | -3.6% | — |
| Flat, 14.7 km from km 70.1 | 14.7 km | -0.6% | — |
| Climb, 1.3 km at 5.6% from km 84.7 | 1.3 km | 5.6% | 76 m |
| Flat, 3.6 km from km 86.1 | 3.6 km | — | 7 m |
| Descent, 1.4 km at 6.0% from km 89.7 | 1.4 km | -6.0% | — |
| Flat, 22.5 km from km 91.1 | 22.5 km | — | 69 m |
| Climb, 3.4 km at 2.5% from km 113.6 | 3.4 km | 2.5% | 82 m |
| Descent, 1.7 km at 2.8% from km 116.9 | 1.7 km | -2.8% | — |
| Flat, 3.8 km from km 118.6 | 3.8 km | -0.9% | — |
| Climb, 1.9 km at 4.4% from km 122.4 | 1.9 km | 4.4% | 85 m |
| Flat, 9.0 km from km 124.3 | 9.0 km | — | 40 m |
| Descent, 2.4 km at 4.7% from km 133.3 | 2.4 km | -4.7% | — |
| Climb, 3.0 km at 5.0% from km 135.7 | 3.0 km | 5.0% | 150 m |
| Flat, 1.0 km from km 138.7 | 1.0 km | — | — |
| Descent, 1.3 km at 3.7% from km 139.7 | 1.3 km | -3.7% | — |
| Flat, 1.7 km from km 141.0 | 1.7 km | — | 3 m |
| Climb, 1.3 km at 5.4% from km 142.7 | 1.3 km | 5.4% | 69 m |
| Flat, 10.7 km from km 143.9 | 10.7 km | — | 44 m |
| Descent, 5.9 km at 3.6% from km 154.7 | 5.9 km | -3.6% | — |
| Flat, 17.2 km from km 160.5 | 17.2 km | — | — |
| Descent, 1.1 km at 3.1% from km 177.8 | 1.1 km | -3.1% | — |
| Flat, 1.7 km from km 178.9 | 1.7 km | -0.9% | — |
Predict your time on this courseThis page describes the road. How long it takes depends on who rides it.
How the road was measured
The length is measured along the mapped roads (OpenStreetMap), which 99% of the route followed, rather than along a GPS trace, which is longer or shorter than the road by however far its receiver wandered. The course file itself said 180.6 km, and a head unit measuring its own trace will read something close to that.
The climbing is read off a terrain model of the ground, averaged along the road, rather than off a barometer, which cannot tell a change in the weather from a hill. The file's own altimeter said 2474 m, near enough the same road.
The course as described from the course IRONMAN published for 2027. watts & time is not connected with the event or its organisers; a course changes from year to year, so check the current one before you plan on it.
180.6 km with 1649 m of climbing, in 7 climbs. The distance is measured along the mapped roads (OpenStreetMap) rather than a GPS trace, and the climbing is read off a terrain model of the ground rather than a barometer, which drifts with the weather, so a head unit will often show slightly different figures.
In the order you meet them: Climb, 1.4 km at 3.2% from km 35.7; Climb, 6.8 km at 4.2% from km 38.3; Climb, 1.3 km at 5.6% from km 84.7; Climb, 3.4 km at 2.5% from km 113.6; Climb, 1.9 km at 4.4% from km 122.4; Climb, 3.0 km at 5.0% from km 135.7; Climb, 1.3 km at 5.4% from km 142.7.
That depends on you, so the page does not guess: open the course in the predictor. Set your weight, the power you will hold on each kind of slope and the position you will ride in, and it answers with the time and the band around it, climb by climb. Nothing to upload: the course is already there.