IRONMAN France Cancelled Due to Historic Heat Wave and More

June 26, 2026

A day after IRONMAN was celebrating three more years of the IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 races continuing in the city (despite the cancellation of two of the three upcoming world championship events – see link below), the news has come that this weekend’s event is cancelled due to the extreme heat that’s engulfed much of Europe over the last week. Here’s the statement from the company:

IRONMAN can confirm that the Alpes Maritimes Prefecture has issued a notice of cancellation of the Ramify IRONMAN France Nice and the IRONMAN 70.3 Nice triathlons, scheduled to take place this Sunday June 28 in response to the rising temperatures.

“The weather conditions, combined with the extension of the orange heatwave alert in the department and the context of a prolonged heatwave episode that has affected the national territory for the past ten days, have led us to cancel both the IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 events in Nice scheduled for Sunday, 28 June. This decision has been taken both to safeguard the health and safety of all participants (athletes, organisers, and the security and emergency personnel mobilised for the event) and to avoid placing any additional strain on emergency and healthcare services, which are already under significant pressure across the region.”, indicates the Prefecture.

The safety and wellbeing of our athletes, volunteers, staff, and the wider community is always our top priority. We respect the decision of the authorities and have been working in close coordination with the City of Nice and relevant stakeholders throughout this process. SLOWTWICTH