Overview
Race IRONMAN 70.3 Tours Métropole - Loire Valley with a Loire River swim, flat bike course, and scenic run through historic France. A fast, picturesque, and thrilling event!
A journey through history Tours, the city of castles, was once the capital of the kingdom of France in the 15th and 16th centuries. Located in west-central France, the city lies between the banks of the Loire and Cher rivers. Just an hour by train from Paris, the IRONMAN 70.3 Tours Métropole - Loire Valley will offer athletes a glimpse of everything the Loire Valley has to offer, from medieval and Renaissance castles steeped in history, to verdant parks and riverside paths, on a course set to be one of the fastest in France.
Race categories
113K
IRONMAN 70.3
- Schedule
Friday, 30 May 2025
10 AM - 7 PM · Athlete Registration · Expo Village - Grand Hall 10 AM - 7 PM · IRONKIDS Registration · Expo Village - Grand Hall 10 AM - 7 PM · EXPO & Official Merchandise Store · Expo Village - Grand HallSaturday, 31 May 2025
9 AM - 4 PM · Athlete Registration · Expo Village - Grand Hall 9 AM - 4 PM · IRONKIDS Registration · Expo Village - Grand Hall 9 AM - 6 PM · EXPO & Official Merchandise Store · Expo Village - Grand Hall 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM · Athlete Briefing (French session) · Finish Line - Grand Hall 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM · Athlete Briefing (French session) · Finish Line - Grand Hall 11:15 AM - 12 PM · PRO Athletes Briefing · Finish Line - Grand Hall 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM · Athlete Briefing (English session) · Finish Line - Grand Hall 2 PM - 7 PM · Transition Opens - Bike/ Bags Check-In · Transition - Hall B 4 PM · IRONKIDS · Finish Line - Grand HallSunday, 1 June 2025 – Race day
5:30 AM - 6:50 AM · Transition Opens · Transition Area - Hall B 7 AM · IRONMAN 70.3 Tours Métropole Start · Pôle Nautique du Cher 8 AM - 4 PM · EXPO & Official Merchandise Store · Expo Village - Grand Hall 10:45 AM · Finish Line Party for the First Athlete · Finish Line - Grand Hall 2 PM - 5:15PM · Transition Opens - Bags/ Bike Check-Out · Transition Area - Hall B 4:30 PM · Official hearing (timing/ results objections) · Transition Area - Hall B 4:30 PM · Finish Line Party for the Final Athlete · Finish Line - Grand Hall 5:30 PM · Awards Ceremony · Finish Line - Grand Hall 6:30 PM · Slots Allocation · Finish Line - Grand Hall- Route
Swim
River
Bike
Flat
Run
Flat
Typical race-day conditions
Air 13–22 °C · Water 19 °CSwim course
The 1.9km (1.2 miles) ROKA swimming course takes the form of a rectangle in the Cher River, a tributary of the Loire. Enjoy yourself, even if the spectators all around the river will be urging you to go fast!Bike course
Athletes will then take on a 90 km (56 mile) flat bike course, a loop that will take them along the banks of the Cher River, past some of the region's historic castles, including the most famous, the Château d'Ussé, which inspired the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. The château is distinguished by its French Renaissance style and spectacular turrets. Aid stations: 18km, 47km, 72kmRun course
The 21.1 km (13.1 mile) SALOMON running course, in the form of two loops, will offer athletes a glimpse of the banks of the Cher and its artificial island, the Parc Honoré de Balzac. The day will end with a festive 100% indoor finish in the Parc des Expositions de Tours. Aid stations: 1.4km , 3.8km ,6.3km ,8.4km, 9.3km, 12.1km, 14.5km, 16.9km, 19.1km, 19.9km
Update history
3 Oct 2026
Time changed: 6 June at 0:00 → 6 June at 4:00
IRONMAN 70.3 Tours Metropole - Loire Valley
Sun, 6 Jun 2027