If you're racing IRONMAN France Nice 2026, you've chosen one of the most beautiful and most demanding full-distance triathlon bike courses in the world. This isn't a flat aero course where CdA and wind dominate the equation — it's a genuine mountain loop that climbs into the Alpes-Maritimes, threads through Provençal villages and river gorges, and puts your power-to-weight ratio to the test across 180 km of some of the most spectacular road in European triathlon.
Race Overview
IRONMAN France Nice is held annually on the French Riviera and carries exceptional course pedigree: Nice hosted the IRONMAN World Championship for men in 2023 and 2024. When you toe the start line at IRONMAN France Nice 2026, you're racing the same swim, the same mountain bike loop, and the same run finish as the best athletes in the world. Few regional IRONMAN races can make that claim.
The race covers the classic 140.6 distance (3.8 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km run), with the swim and run both staged along the iconic Promenade des Anglais and the bike course heading inland into the pre-Alps. It is widely regarded as the second-hardest European IRONMAN bike course, behind only Lanzarote, and is significantly harder than Frankfurt, Roth, or Hamburg.
Course Description
The bike leg departs from transition on the Promenade des Anglais and immediately begins climbing away from the Mediterranean coast into the Alpes-Maritimes. The course is a single loop (no repeated laps), which means every kilometer is new terrain and there is no opportunity to recalibrate based on a first pass.
The two headline climbs are the Col de Vence and the Col de l'Ecre. The Col de Vence comes early, rising out of the coast through hairpin bends with views back over Nice and the Baie des Anges. The Col de l'Ecre (tackled via the Gorges du Loup) is a 13 km climb averaging 4.9% with 639 meters of elevation gain, threading through one of the most dramatic gorges in southern France. Between and beyond the two cols, the route passes through Parc Naturel Régional des Préalpes d'Azur and villages including Gourdon and Andon before beginning the long descent back toward the coast along the Var river valley.
Total elevation gain is approximately 2,200 meters over 180 km. The climbing is front-loaded, you spend roughly the first 90 km ascending before the course crests and begins the return to Nice. The descents are technical in places: hairpins, narrow Provençal roads, occasional loose surfaces. Athletes on TT bikes who are uncomfortable descending at speed will lose significant time (and risk) on the way down. A road bike with clip-on bars is not an unusual sight at this race, and for good reason.
Forecasted Weather
Late June in Nice means heat. Average race-day temperatures sit at 26–30°C on the coast, and in recent years conditions have pushed above 32°C by midday on the run. On the mountain sections of the bike course there is some shade and cooler air at altitude, but the coastal and valley sections are fully exposed. The Mediterranean sun reflects off pale rock, white buildings, and the sea. There is nowhere to hide once you're back on the Promenade for the run.
For BBS pacing purposes, heat fundamentally changes the equation on a course like Nice. A power target that is sustainable in 18°C is not the same as one that is sustainable in 30°C over six-plus hours of climbing. Building a conservative plan that accounts for heat-driven cardiac drift on the second half of the bike is not a weakness — it's what separates athletes who run well in Nice from those who walk the back half of the marathon on the seafront.
Why This Course Rewards a Best Bike Split Plan
IRONMAN Nice is where feel-based pacing fails most catastrophically. The mountainous bike leg is exciting, the scenery is extraordinary, the cols feel achievable on fresh legs, and there's a natural tendency to climb to your limit rather than your plan. Athletes who summit the Col de Vence at race pace and push the Col de l'Ecre above their target effort pay for it across two hours of technical descent and then a full marathon in Mediterranean heat. A BBS race plan for IRONMAN France Nice will:
- Set a target power calibrated to climbing, not flat-road IF — on a course with 2,200m of gain, your normalized power will diverge significantly from your average power, and the climbs need individual power targets that reflect your FTP and the gradient, not a blanket IF applied across the whole leg.
- Model the elevation profile segment by segment — so your watt targets rise appropriately on the Col de Vence and Col de l'Ecre and back off on the descents, letting you carry speed on the way down rather than braking against an arbitrary power floor.
- Account for the single-loop format — unlike Frankfurt's two-loop course, Nice gives you one shot at every section with no chance to recalibrate. A precise segment-by-segment plan is more valuable here than on any multi-loop IRONMAN.
- Give you a head-unit-ready watt target — so when the views from the Col de Vence are screaming at you to push harder, you ride your number and bank the effort for the descent and the 42 km still ahead.
Interactive Race Plan and Course Map
This power plan was modeled for an athlete with an average CdA of 0.2641, an FTP of 240 watts and weighing 175 lbs. Want to see what your time would be on the 2026 Ironman France course? Try the Time Analysis feature below, where you can quickly adjust Drag, Power, Weight and Crr to your own values. Check out our demo race plan to see what a premium race plan looks like.
| Interval | Int. Time | Total Time | Int. Dist. | Total Dist. | Grade | Speed | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 00:12:14 | 00:12:14 | 4.13 mi | 4.13 mi | +0.12 % | 20.23 mph | 127 w |
| #2 | 00:00:16 | 00:12:31 | 0.11 mi | 4.24 mi | -4.01 % | 24.10 mph | 73 w |
| #3 | 00:00:07 | 00:12:38 | 0.06 mi | 4.30 mi | -0.91 % | 28.06 mph | 109 w |
| #4 | 00:00:13 | 00:12:52 | 0.06 mi | 4.36 mi | +8.03 % | 14.98 mph | 179 w |
| #5 | 00:00:21 | 00:13:13 | 0.07 mi | 4.43 mi | -1.36 % | 12.30 mph | 98 w |
| #6 | 00:05:43 | 00:18:57 | 1.63 mi | 6.06 mi | +0.25 % | 17.09 mph | 131 w |
| #7 | 00:06:38 | 00:25:35 | 0.62 mi | 6.68 mi | +6.87 % | 5.61 mph | 163 w |
| #8 | 00:00:30 | 00:26:05 | 0.04 mi | 6.72 mi | +9.14 % | 5.12 mph | 199 w |
| #9 | 00:02:05 | 00:28:11 | 0.49 mi | 7.21 mi | +0.99 % | 13.90 mph | 141 w |
| #10 | 00:00:33 | 00:28:44 | 0.21 mi | 7.42 mi | -3.33 % | 23.03 mph | 84 w |
| #11 | 00:08:09 | 00:36:54 | 1.46 mi | 8.88 mi | +2.99 % | 10.71 mph | 152 w |
| #12 | 00:01:04 | 00:37:58 | 0.09 mi | 8.97 mi | +10.68 % | 5.18 mph | 225 w |
| #13 | 00:12:04 | 00:50:03 | 1.55 mi | 10.52 mi | +4.42 % | 7.70 mph | 158 w |
| #14 | 00:07:13 | 00:57:16 | 1.48 mi | 12.00 mi | +2.11 % | 12.31 mph | 149 w |
| #15 | 00:01:37 | 00:58:54 | 0.62 mi | 12.62 mi | -1.72 % | 22.89 mph | 103 w |
| #16 | 00:01:25 | 01:00:19 | 0.37 mi | 12.99 mi | +1.28 % | 15.71 mph | 145 w |
| #17 | 00:01:50 | 01:02:10 | 0.55 mi | 13.54 mi | +0.02 % | 17.99 mph | 128 w |
| #18 | 00:00:10 | 01:02:20 | 0.06 mi | 13.60 mi | -1.13 % | 19.12 mph | 106 w |
| #19 | 00:00:46 | 01:03:07 | 0.13 mi | 13.73 mi | +4.43 % | 10.35 mph | 161 w |
| #20 | 00:05:42 | 01:08:49 | 1.68 mi | 15.41 mi | +0.89 % | 17.66 mph | 138 w |
| #21 | 00:01:59 | 01:10:49 | 0.84 mi | 16.25 mi | -1.50 % | 25.32 mph | 100 w |
| #22 | 00:00:27 | 01:11:16 | 0.15 mi | 16.40 mi | +0.41 % | 19.80 mph | 129 w |
| #23 | 00:00:50 | 01:12:06 | 0.18 mi | 16.58 mi | +2.85 % | 12.61 mph | 155 w |
| #24 | 00:04:01 | 01:16:07 | 1.17 mi | 17.75 mi | +0.61 % | 17.45 mph | 135 w |
| #25 | 00:00:07 | 01:16:15 | 0.04 mi | 17.79 mi | -1.84 % | 16.87 mph | 94 w |
| #26 | 00:04:02 | 01:20:18 | 0.87 mi | 18.66 mi | +2.56 % | 12.88 mph | 153 w |
| #27 | 00:00:35 | 01:20:53 | 0.16 mi | 18.82 mi | -0.65 % | 16.24 mph | 112 w |
| #28 | 00:04:45 | 01:25:39 | 1.16 mi | 19.98 mi | +1.96 % | 14.66 mph | 151 w |
| #29 | 00:02:07 | 01:27:46 | 0.74 mi | 20.72 mi | -1.11 % | 21.02 mph | 106 w |
| #30 | 00:01:23 | 01:29:09 | 0.76 mi | 21.48 mi | -3.15 % | 33.04 mph | 79 w |
| #31 | 00:02:30 | 01:31:40 | 1.11 mi | 22.59 mi | -1.52 % | 26.57 mph | 101 w |
| #32 | 00:03:51 | 01:35:31 | 2.36 mi | 24.95 mi | -3.48 % | 36.65 mph | 79 w |
| #33 | 00:00:48 | 01:36:20 | 0.22 mi | 25.17 mi | +4.77 % | 15.90 mph | 161 w |
| #34 | 00:02:10 | 01:38:30 | 0.19 mi | 25.36 mi | +9.84 % | 5.15 mph | 209 w |
| #35 | 00:00:24 | 01:38:55 | 0.03 mi | 25.39 mi | +11.47 % | 4.95 mph | 235 w |
| #36 | 00:08:34 | 01:47:29 | 0.98 mi | 26.37 mi | +5.06 % | 6.88 mph | 162 w |
| #37 | 00:01:00 | 01:48:30 | 0.05 mi | 26.42 mi | +18.70 % | 3.23 mph | 237 w |
| #38 | 00:07:03 | 01:55:34 | 0.07 mi | 26.49 mi | +83.94 % | 0.60 mph | 155 w |
| #39 | 00:00:32 | 01:56:07 | 0.21 mi | 26.70 mi | -13.71 % | 23.45 mph | 0 w |
| #40 | 00:00:42 | 01:56:49 | 0.09 mi | 26.79 mi | +19.64 % | 7.81 mph | 236 w |
| #41 | 00:00:12 | 01:57:02 | 0.09 mi | 26.88 mi | -19.45 % | 26.99 mph | 0 w |
| #42 | 00:00:02 | 01:57:05 | 0.04 mi | 26.92 mi | -2.22 % | 43.96 mph | 92 w |
| #43 | 00:00:19 | 01:57:24 | 0.03 mi | 26.95 mi | +27.48 % | 6.39 mph | 226 w |
| #44 | 00:00:23 | 01:57:47 | 0.08 mi | 27.03 mi | -0.54 % | 11.48 mph | 115 w |
| #45 | 00:02:05 | 01:59:53 | 0.19 mi | 27.22 mi | +9.74 % | 5.50 mph | 207 w |
| #46 | 00:00:18 | 02:00:12 | 0.09 mi | 27.31 mi | -4.94 % | 16.71 mph | 68 w |
| #47 | 00:35:32 | 02:35:45 | 4.74 mi | 32.05 mi | +4.61 % | 8.01 mph | 159 w |
| #48 | 00:01:54 | 02:37:39 | 0.62 mi | 32.67 mi | -0.13 % | 19.41 mph | 122 w |
| #49 | 00:36:29 | 03:14:09 | 3.78 mi | 36.45 mi | +6.13 % | 6.21 mph | 163 w |
| #50 | 00:01:29 | 03:15:39 | 0.56 mi | 37.01 mi | -2.00 % | 22.48 mph | 93 w |
| #51 | 00:02:56 | 03:18:35 | 1.35 mi | 38.36 mi | -0.85 % | 27.45 mph | 109 w |
| #52 | 00:08:24 | 03:26:59 | 1.61 mi | 39.97 mi | +2.92 % | 11.53 mph | 154 w |
| #53 | 00:02:55 | 03:29:55 | 1.52 mi | 41.49 mi | -3.41 % | 31.30 mph | 82 w |
| #54 | 00:02:47 | 03:32:42 | 1.12 mi | 42.61 mi | -1.08 % | 24.16 mph | 109 w |
| #55 | 00:03:49 | 03:36:32 | 0.82 mi | 43.43 mi | +2.82 % | 12.80 mph | 154 w |
| #56 | 00:00:51 | 03:37:23 | 0.20 mi | 43.63 mi | +0.80 % | 14.35 mph | 137 w |
| #57 | 00:05:11 | 03:42:34 | 0.94 mi | 44.57 mi | +2.71 % | 10.87 mph | 157 w |
| #58 | 00:04:45 | 03:47:20 | 1.55 mi | 46.12 mi | +0.37 % | 19.58 mph | 130 w |
| #59 | 00:01:47 | 03:49:08 | 0.55 mi | 46.67 mi | +1.09 % | 18.19 mph | 142 w |
| #60 | 00:00:24 | 03:49:32 | 0.11 mi | 46.78 mi | -0.11 % | 16.47 mph | 123 w |
| #61 | 00:01:23 | 03:50:55 | 0.65 mi | 47.43 mi | -2.21 % | 28.34 mph | 90 w |
| #62 | 00:00:23 | 03:51:18 | 0.25 mi | 47.68 mi | -5.67 % | 37.79 mph | 0 w |
| #63 | 00:00:29 | 03:51:48 | 0.30 mi | 47.98 mi | -2.86 % | 36.46 mph | 83 w |
| #64 | 00:13:30 | 04:05:18 | 2.00 mi | 49.98 mi | +4.07 % | 8.89 mph | 159 w |
| #65 | 00:04:33 | 04:09:52 | 2.16 mi | 52.14 mi | -1.50 % | 28.45 mph | 98 w |
| #66 | 00:03:35 | 04:13:28 | 0.83 mi | 52.97 mi | +2.37 % | 13.88 mph | 155 w |
| #67 | 00:00:12 | 04:13:41 | 0.05 mi | 53.02 mi | -5.60 % | 14.17 mph | 0 w |
| #68 | 00:01:59 | 04:15:41 | 0.24 mi | 53.26 mi | +5.28 % | 7.07 mph | 162 w |
| #69 | 00:00:20 | 04:16:01 | 0.07 mi | 53.33 mi | +0.25 % | 11.84 mph | 129 w |
| #70 | 00:02:15 | 04:18:16 | 1.07 mi | 54.40 mi | -6.65 % | 28.51 mph | 0 w |
| #71 | 00:00:03 | 04:18:20 | 0.05 mi | 54.45 mi | -1.38 % | 43.66 mph | 100 w |
| #72 | 00:01:02 | 04:19:23 | 0.25 mi | 54.70 mi | +3.60 % | 14.67 mph | 160 w |
| #73 | 00:01:14 | 04:20:37 | 0.43 mi | 55.13 mi | -1.20 % | 20.74 mph | 106 w |
| #74 | 00:00:05 | 04:20:43 | 0.04 mi | 55.17 mi | +0.33 % | 23.91 mph | 131 w |
| #75 | 00:02:45 | 04:23:28 | 0.62 mi | 55.79 mi | +2.13 % | 13.58 mph | 152 w |
| #76 | 00:02:08 | 04:25:36 | 0.72 mi | 56.51 mi | -0.53 % | 20.21 mph | 121 w |
| #77 | 00:00:05 | 04:25:42 | 0.03 mi | 56.54 mi | +1.09 % | 21.09 mph | 141 w |
| #78 | 00:05:29 | 04:31:11 | 1.14 mi | 57.68 mi | +2.37 % | 12.48 mph | 153 w |
| #79 | 00:02:06 | 04:33:17 | 0.61 mi | 58.29 mi | +0.53 % | 17.41 mph | 135 w |
| #80 | 00:00:18 | 04:33:36 | 0.09 mi | 58.38 mi | +2.17 % | 16.54 mph | 154 w |
| #81 | 00:00:48 | 04:34:24 | 0.33 mi | 58.71 mi | -2.74 % | 24.35 mph | 89 w |
| #82 | 00:00:07 | 04:34:32 | 0.06 mi | 58.77 mi | -0.53 % | 29.27 mph | 117 w |
| #83 | 00:02:04 | 04:36:37 | 0.56 mi | 59.33 mi | +1.57 % | 16.12 mph | 147 w |
| #84 | 00:00:22 | 04:36:59 | 0.12 mi | 59.45 mi | -1.40 % | 18.66 mph | 105 w |
| #85 | 00:00:06 | 04:37:05 | 0.04 mi | 59.49 mi | -0.29 % | 21.45 mph | 123 w |
| #86 | 00:03:58 | 04:41:03 | 0.84 mi | 60.33 mi | +2.19 % | 12.74 mph | 152 w |
| #87 | 00:00:41 | 04:41:45 | 0.23 mi | 60.56 mi | -1.16 % | 19.82 mph | 106 w |
| #88 | 00:00:05 | 04:41:51 | 0.04 mi | 60.60 mi | +0.14 % | 22.65 mph | 128 w |
| #89 | 00:02:51 | 04:44:42 | 0.72 mi | 61.32 mi | +1.49 % | 15.14 mph | 150 w |
| #90 | 00:01:36 | 04:46:19 | 0.83 mi | 62.15 mi | -3.17 % | 30.83 mph | 83 w |
| #91 | 00:01:15 | 04:47:35 | 0.47 mi | 62.62 mi | +0.45 % | 22.51 mph | 137 w |
| #92 | 00:00:08 | 04:47:43 | 0.04 mi | 62.66 mi | -0.78 % | 18.54 mph | 114 w |
| #93 | 00:00:35 | 04:48:18 | 0.28 mi | 62.94 mi | -3.91 % | 28.23 mph | 75 w |
| #94 | 00:00:05 | 04:48:24 | 0.05 mi | 62.99 mi | -1.96 % | 33.02 mph | 98 w |
| #95 | 00:00:55 | 04:49:20 | 0.39 mi | 63.38 mi | -0.53 % | 25.20 mph | 118 w |
| #96 | 00:00:21 | 04:49:41 | 0.10 mi | 63.48 mi | +1.68 % | 17.65 mph | 148 w |
| #97 | 00:01:31 | 04:51:12 | 0.76 mi | 64.24 mi | -3.31 % | 30.16 mph | 81 w |
| #98 | 00:00:51 | 04:52:03 | 0.47 mi | 64.71 mi | -6.59 % | 32.70 mph | 0 w |
| #99 | 00:00:06 | 04:52:10 | 0.07 mi | 64.78 mi | +3.44 % | 36.63 mph | 157 w |
| #100 | 00:00:23 | 04:52:33 | 0.22 mi | 65.00 mi | -11.90 % | 32.71 mph | 0 w |
| #101 | 00:00:06 | 04:52:40 | 0.07 mi | 65.07 mi | +5.37 % | 38.05 mph | 162 w |
| #102 | 00:02:41 | 04:55:22 | 1.54 mi | 66.61 mi | -6.17 % | 34.28 mph | 0 w |
| #103 | 00:00:46 | 04:56:09 | 0.30 mi | 66.91 mi | -1.89 % | 23.13 mph | 99 w |
| #104 | 00:01:17 | 04:57:27 | 0.71 mi | 67.62 mi | -7.13 % | 32.99 mph | 0 w |
| #105 | 00:01:37 | 04:59:05 | 0.81 mi | 68.43 mi | -4.57 % | 29.66 mph | 70 w |
| #106 | 00:01:04 | 05:00:09 | 0.61 mi | 69.04 mi | -6.27 % | 34.02 mph | 0 w |
| #107 | 00:00:42 | 05:00:52 | 0.47 mi | 69.51 mi | -4.71 % | 39.52 mph | 68 w |
| #108 | 00:38:19 | 05:39:12 | 4.67 mi | 74.18 mi | +5.10 % | 7.31 mph | 161 w |
| #109 | 00:02:06 | 05:41:19 | 0.68 mi | 74.86 mi | -0.30 % | 19.31 mph | 120 w |
| #110 | 00:00:35 | 05:41:55 | 0.35 mi | 75.21 mi | -6.12 % | 34.80 mph | 0 w |
| #111 | 00:00:04 | 05:41:59 | 0.05 mi | 75.26 mi | -4.36 % | 42.45 mph | 69 w |
| #112 | 00:05:24 | 05:47:23 | 0.71 mi | 75.97 mi | +5.66 % | 7.84 mph | 161 w |
| #113 | 00:02:51 | 05:50:15 | 0.71 mi | 76.68 mi | +1.20 % | 14.83 mph | 142 w |
| #114 | 00:05:58 | 05:56:13 | 3.21 mi | 79.89 mi | -3.86 % | 32.22 mph | 76 w |
| #115 | 00:00:03 | 05:56:16 | 0.03 mi | 79.92 mi | -1.97 % | 37.12 mph | 91 w |
| #116 | 00:01:06 | 05:57:23 | 0.66 mi | 80.58 mi | -5.57 % | 35.57 mph | 0 w |
| #117 | 00:00:06 | 05:57:30 | 0.04 mi | 80.62 mi | -3.07 % | 22.51 mph | 78 w |
| #118 | 00:01:10 | 05:58:40 | 0.37 mi | 80.99 mi | +0.29 % | 18.85 mph | 131 w |
| #119 | 00:00:41 | 05:59:21 | 0.35 mi | 81.34 mi | -3.92 % | 30.55 mph | 78 w |
| #120 | 00:03:01 | 06:02:22 | 1.81 mi | 83.15 mi | -4.42 % | 36.05 mph | 71 w |
| #121 | 00:00:51 | 06:03:13 | 0.61 mi | 83.76 mi | -7.15 % | 43.16 mph | 0 w |
| #122 | 00:00:20 | 06:03:34 | 0.21 mi | 83.97 mi | -2.04 % | 35.40 mph | 92 w |
| #123 | 00:00:14 | 06:03:49 | 0.09 mi | 84.06 mi | -4.93 % | 22.50 mph | 67 w |
| #124 | 00:00:05 | 06:03:54 | 0.04 mi | 84.10 mi | -7.05 % | 31.26 mph | 0 w |
| #125 | 00:01:07 | 06:05:02 | 0.55 mi | 84.65 mi | -1.80 % | 29.45 mph | 99 w |
| #126 | 00:00:06 | 06:05:09 | 0.05 mi | 84.70 mi | -3.47 % | 25.31 mph | 75 w |
| #127 | 00:05:54 | 06:11:03 | 1.02 mi | 85.72 mi | +3.39 % | 10.38 mph | 156 w |
| #128 | 00:02:04 | 06:13:07 | 0.55 mi | 86.27 mi | +0.60 % | 15.94 mph | 135 w |
| #129 | 00:02:18 | 06:15:26 | 1.17 mi | 87.44 mi | -4.59 % | 30.36 mph | 73 w |
| #130 | 00:00:02 | 06:15:29 | 0.03 mi | 87.47 mi | -6.05 % | 40.23 mph | 24 w |
| #131 | 00:00:24 | 06:15:54 | 0.23 mi | 87.70 mi | -2.00 % | 34.45 mph | 96 w |
| #132 | 00:00:26 | 06:16:20 | 0.23 mi | 87.93 mi | -4.21 % | 31.52 mph | 75 w |
| #133 | 00:00:04 | 06:16:25 | 0.04 mi | 87.97 mi | +1.12 % | 31.16 mph | 141 w |
| #134 | 00:02:24 | 06:18:49 | 0.83 mi | 88.80 mi | -0.77 % | 20.67 mph | 119 w |
| #135 | 00:00:52 | 06:19:41 | 0.39 mi | 89.19 mi | -3.47 % | 26.68 mph | 80 w |
| #136 | 00:00:21 | 06:20:03 | 0.15 mi | 89.34 mi | -6.73 % | 25.17 mph | 0 w |
| #137 | 00:00:14 | 06:20:17 | 0.08 mi | 89.42 mi | -1.01 % | 20.92 mph | 108 w |
| #138 | 00:00:06 | 06:20:24 | 0.04 mi | 89.46 mi | -2.41 % | 23.90 mph | 89 w |
| #139 | 00:00:06 | 06:20:30 | 0.05 mi | 89.51 mi | -6.06 % | 27.42 mph | 0 w |
| #140 | 00:00:53 | 06:21:24 | 0.53 mi | 90.04 mi | -5.22 % | 35.79 mph | 66 w |
| #141 | 00:01:05 | 06:22:29 | 0.52 mi | 90.56 mi | -2.02 % | 28.84 mph | 92 w |
| #142 | 00:00:11 | 06:22:41 | 0.08 mi | 90.64 mi | -8.47 % | 24.21 mph | 0 w |
| #143 | 00:00:42 | 06:23:23 | 0.22 mi | 90.86 mi | +0.66 % | 18.68 mph | 134 w |
| #144 | 00:00:11 | 06:23:35 | 0.08 mi | 90.94 mi | -7.56 % | 25.65 mph | 0 w |
| #145 | 00:01:34 | 06:25:10 | 0.64 mi | 91.58 mi | -0.68 % | 24.38 mph | 115 w |
| #146 | 00:00:22 | 06:25:32 | 0.17 mi | 91.75 mi | -3.19 % | 26.15 mph | 82 w |
| #147 | 00:02:19 | 06:27:52 | 0.96 mi | 92.71 mi | -1.00 % | 24.64 mph | 108 w |
| #148 | 00:01:10 | 06:29:03 | 0.53 mi | 93.24 mi | -2.02 % | 27.19 mph | 95 w |
| #149 | 00:04:59 | 06:34:03 | 2.77 mi | 96.01 mi | -4.86 % | 33.22 mph | 69 w |
| #150 | 00:14:24 | 06:48:27 | 5.18 mi | 101.19 mi | -0.40 % | 21.57 mph | 121 w |
| #151 | 00:00:24 | 06:48:51 | 0.16 mi | 101.35 mi | -3.48 % | 23.21 mph | 80 w |
| #152 | 00:00:30 | 06:49:22 | 0.13 mi | 101.48 mi | +4.59 % | 15.70 mph | 161 w |
| #153 | 00:13:23 | 07:02:45 | 4.38 mi | 105.86 mi | -0.07 % | 19.63 mph | 126 w |
| Totals/Avg | 07:02:45 | 07:02:45 | 105.89 mi | 105.89 mi | +0.19% | 15.03 mph | 136.31 w |
Climb Summary by Category
| Category | Climb Count | Total Time | Total Dist. | Avg. Time | Avg. Dist. | Avg. Grade | Avg. Speed | Avg. Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat2 | 3 | 01:53:29 | 13.58 mi | 00:37:49 | 4.53 mi | 5.19 % | 7.16 mph | 160 w |
| Cat3 | 2 | 00:40:59 | 4.75 mi | 00:20:29 | 2.37 mi | 6.61 % | 6.90 mph | 175 w |
| Cat4 | 11 | 00:53:58 | 8.27 mi | 00:04:54 | 0.75 mi | 3.95 % | 9.95 mph | 159 w |
| All Cats | 16 | 03:28:27 | 26.60 mi | 00:13:01 | 1.66 mi | 4.51 % | 9.04 mph | 161 w |
| Climb | Start Time | Start Dist. | Duration | Distance | Speed | Power | Grade | Elevation Gain | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 00:18:57 | 6.06 mi | 00:09:14 | 1.15 mi | 7.47 mph | 168 w | 4.47 % | 271 ft | Cat4 |
| #2 | 00:28:44 | 7.42 mi | 00:03:48 | 0.54 mi | 8.51 mph | 157 w | 4.24 % | 121 ft | Cat4 |
| #3 | 00:36:19 | 8.80 mi | 00:20:56 | 3.20 mi | 9.18 mph | 157 w | 3.39 % | 574 ft | Cat3 |
| #4 | 01:18:57 | 18.45 mi | 00:01:20 | 0.21 mi | 9.22 mph | 162 w | 4.21 % | 46 ft | Cat4 |
| #5 | 01:35:31 | 24.95 mi | 00:20:02 | 1.55 mi | 4.63 mph | 193 w | 9.83 % | 802 ft | Cat3 |
| #6 | 01:57:05 | 26.93 mi | 00:38:39 | 5.13 mi | 7.96 mph | 157 w | 4.45 % | 1206 ft | Cat2 |
| #7 | 02:37:39 | 32.68 mi | 00:36:29 | 3.78 mi | 6.21 mph | 163 w | 6.11 % | 1220 ft | Cat2 |
| #8 | 03:21:26 | 39.12 mi | 00:05:32 | 0.86 mi | 9.35 mph | 159 w | 3.71 % | 169 ft | Cat4 |
| #9 | 03:33:57 | 43.04 mi | 00:02:34 | 0.41 mi | 9.47 mph | 159 w | 3.54 % | 76 ft | Cat4 |
| #10 | 03:51:48 | 48.00 mi | 00:13:30 | 2.00 mi | 8.89 mph | 158 w | 3.91 % | 413 ft | Cat4 |
| #11 | 04:13:41 | 53.05 mi | 00:01:59 | 0.24 mi | 7.07 mph | 162 w | 5.28 % | 66 ft | Cat4 |
| #12 | 04:18:20 | 54.47 mi | 00:01:02 | 0.25 mi | 14.67 mph | 160 w | 3.60 % | 48 ft | Cat4 |
| #13 | 05:00:52 | 69.52 mi | 00:38:19 | 4.67 mi | 7.31 mph | 161 w | 4.99 % | 1231 ft | Cat2 |
| #14 | 05:41:59 | 75.27 mi | 00:08:15 | 1.41 mi | 10.25 mph | 156 w | 3.50 % | 261 ft | Cat4 |
| #15 | 06:05:09 | 84.71 mi | 00:05:54 | 1.02 mi | 10.38 mph | 158 w | 3.28 % | 177 ft | Cat4 |
| #16 | 06:48:51 | 101.38 mi | 00:00:44 | 0.18 mi | 14.14 mph | 149 w | 3.69 % | 34 ft | Cat4 |
Build your own personalized IRONMAN France 2026 power plan today! Sign up for a free Athlete Basic account to get started with your athlete profile and bike setup, then grab the 2026 Ironman France course to model your own race plan.
IRONMAN France 2026 FAQs
Your target power depends on your FTP, body weight, bike setup, and finish time goal — not a generic number that applies to every rider. The variables that matter most are your current fitness, your aerodynamic position, and the specific demands of the IRONMAN France 2026 course. The best approach is to build a personalized plan in Best Bike Split using your actual athlete profile — you'll get a segment-by-segment power target based on your specific inputs rather than a one-size-fits-all recommendation.
Every course is different and requires its own unique pacing plan. On a multi-loop course, fatigue and wind shift between laps and what felt comfortable early can become unsustainable later. On an out-and-back, headwind in one direction becomes tailwind in the other — an asymmetry a flat power target can't account for. On a point-to-point or single-loop course, you only get one pass at every section with no opportunity to recalibrate. When you create a Best Bike Split race plan for IRONMAN France 2026, we model the specific demands of that course so your pacing strategy reflects the race you're actually doing.
Significantly — and the effect varies depending on the course profile. On flatter courses, wind and aerodynamics become the dominant variables in your speed equation, more so than on courses where gradient naturally dictates effort. On climbing-heavy courses, your power-to-weight ratio and how you manage the descents matter most. A Best Bike Split race plan lets you model the specific conditions forecasted for IRONMAN France 2026, so your targets reflect what you'll actually face on race day rather than what the course looks like on paper.
It depends on the course and how well you pace it. Flat, fast courses offer genuine PR potential but only if you execute correctly — without terrain to naturally regulate your effort, going out too hard early is easy and costly. Technical or hilly courses reward smart segment-by-segment pacing over raw fitness. Either way, a physics-based race plan from Best Bike Split gives you a realistic split prediction based on your actual profile so you know before race day what a well-executed bike leg looks like for you specifically.
Yes — and this is one of the most underused features. Once you've built your IRONMAN France 2026 race plan, you can export it directly to Zwift, TrainerRoad, or any ERG-mode trainer for indoor sessions, or push it to your Garmin, Wahoo, or Karoo for outdoor rides. Training on your actual race plan means you arrive at IRONMAN France 2026 already knowing what your target effort feels like at every section of the course — not just what the number says on paper.
