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Vichy

IRONMAN 70.3 Vichy

Vichy, FranceHalf distance23 August 2026

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

Finished

Raced 15 days ago.

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.

Packing list for Vichy

Sorted by the bag each thing goes in. Bag systems vary by event, so check your athlete guide.

What you'll wear

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On you at the swim start. Nobody hands you a bag for this one.

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Morning clothes bag

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White bag. Clothes for the walk to the start, and everything you want the moment you finish. Many races take this bag from you at the swim start and hand it back after the line.

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Bike gear bag (T1)

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Blue bag. Everything between the water and the bike course. At most races the bike is checked in the day before, which splits this bag in three: what goes ON THE BIKE has to be there before the bag is, what you CARRY IN goes with you on the morning because it cannot sit out overnight, and the rest is the bag itself. Each line says which.

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Run gear bag (T2)

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Red bag. What you want waiting for you when the bike is racked.

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Not in a bag

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Everything that has to leave the house and belongs to no race bag. A bike that arrives is a bike you have to put back together, and nothing in that hour can be bought at eight on a Saturday night.

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