The Ironman World Championship is moving to another location: Nice, France. At least a part of it, because starting next season, the Ironman World Championship will be held in two separate locations each year. In 2023, the men, both pros and AG, will race in Nice on Sept. 10, while the women will compete for world titles in Kona in October. A year later, in 2024, roles will be reversed and women will come to Nice, while all the men race at Kona. For at least the next few years, the men’s and women’s races will be separate and will continue to rotate between two different venues.
I just booked a “just in case” reservation for the speculated dates in Nice at $550usd/night for a basic hotel, my Kona booking is $685usd/night for a full resort.
Having stayed at both properties in the past, the Kona hotel at $135/night more is a head-and-shoulders above Nice.
I was there for 70.3 World in 2019, not a cheap place… but about half of current Kona cost, locals were happy and the city was not overwhelmed with +5000 athletes
The Ironman World Championship is moving to another location: Nice, France. At least a part of it, because starting next season, the Ironman World Championship will be held in two separate locations each year. In 2023, the men, both pros and AG, will race in Nice on Sept. 10, while the women will compete for world titles in Kona in October. A year later, in 2024, roles will be reversed and women will come to Nice, while all the men race at Kona. For at least the next few years, the men’s and women’s races will be separate and will continue to rotate between two different venues.
That would explain why they put the Legacy registration on hold.
the Nice hospitality industry will catch on and jack up rates as well.
I wonder if this is real, or a leak intended to scare the officials in Hawaii into giving in on whatever demands they have been making of IM to host another 2 day event…
I have been one of the biggest advocates for keeping the World Championships in Kona, but I am surprisingly pleased with the split to Nice.
Hope it happens.
Cost for accommodations will be sky high, but so was Kona this year (I hear, wasn’t there).
Will men have a chance to defer their entry to the 2024 Kona if they already accepted it with the expectation they would be racing in Hawaii? I would be very unhappy if I was in that position. They had to beg people to come race in St George. The draw for most is bucketlist Kona, not the Ironman World Championships.
Will men have a chance to defer their entry to the 2024 Kona if they already accepted it with the expectation they would be racing in Hawaii? I would be very unhappy if I was in that position. They had to beg people to come race in St George. The draw for most is bucketlist Kona, not the Ironman World Championships.
They could but they wound also be well served increasing the available slots in Europe for the men’s field if they are concerned about filling the race and Americans unwilling to make that trip.
I already qualified for Kona '23, accepted my slot, paid the registration, and booked travel to Kona. I’ll be pretty pissed if everything changes now. So far I’ve received no communication about this from IM and their official WC page still says 2 days in Kona, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
I’d be even more pissed if I were someone in the US who just missed a rolldown, and now a few folks who accepted a Kona slot ahead of me might cancel because they can’t swing a Euro trip. Or vice versa for Euro athletes who might have passed on a Kona slot because they didn’t want to fly to the US.
the Nice hospitality industry will catch on and jack up rates as well.
I wonder if this is real, or a leak intended to scare the officials in Hawaii into giving in on whatever demands they have been making of IM to host another 2 day event…
Yes and No… that city is used to deal with half of France showing up for the whole month of August… we are talking about 2500-3000 athletes (+fans), small potatoes.
Big event in a small city vs Small event in a big city.
I’m watching for this. I KQ’d at Wisconsin for 23. Waiting to hear directly from Ironman before I cancel all my plans. Already booked flights and Vrbo for October. This is going to be an absolute mess.
