Based on internal evaluation and discussions regarding the viability of hosting the event in 2021, the Herbalife Ironman 70.3 Pucón triathlon will return on January 9, 2022.”. We are working diligently on all potential future options and further event details will be communicated as soon as possible.”. We especially would like to thank all of the people who work in front line healthcare. We promise you one thing: next year we will come back and host another great event. These events will not count for the Olympic qualification rankings or the World Triathlon rankings.”. A longer delay is unfortunately not an option: the preparation time for our event will be too short, so we will no longer be able to guarantee the quality of our event. That means the Olympics will take place from July 23 to August 8, 2021, while the Paralympics will take place from August 24 to September 5, 2021. For the first time in its history, the Ironman World Championship has been canceled. “USA Triathlon and race production company Smooth Running have announced that the Toyota USA Paratriathlon National Championships have been cancelled due to ongoing precautions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic,” the organization stated in a release last week. However, with the health and safety of our community being an utmost priority, and based on the recent mandates from the State of Indiana and Delaware County Health Department in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, we regret to inform you that the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 Muncie triathlon cannot take place. Stay strong, stay positive and see you soon!”. Proceed to edit the page elements and replace copy with the updated language. Today we learned that the inaugural Challenge Bled event in Slovenia will now “host the 2020 ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships, ETU Aquathlon European Championships and ETU Aquabike European Championships,” on the weekend of September 18 to 20. Malaysia’s Desaru Coast Multisport Festival which includes Ironman 70.3 Desaru Coast, 5150 Desaru Coast, Desaru Coast Sprint Triathlon and Ironkids Desaru Coast, is now scheduled to take place from Friday to Sunday, September 25 to 27, 2020. Challenge Roth will serve as both the German and European long-distance championship in 2021. This event is scheduled to take place 13-14 June. If just one of us is not safe, no one is safe. The 5150 Bela-Bela triathlon originally scheduled for August 15 cannot take place in 2020 and will return on August 21, 2021. Unfortunately, due to reasons related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic including the uncertainty over the duration and extent of international and domestic border restrictions and the potential impact on local community resources, we regret to advise that Ironman Australia cannot take place as planned on 13 September 2020. There are a lot more cancelled races on the Xterra schedule, including Canmore and Sleeping Giant (Thunder Bay), but surprisingly Mont-Tremblant at the end of August remains on the schedule. We reported yesterday that based on British Columbia’s latest plans to return to “a new normal” events with more than 50 people wouldn’t be happening until a vaccine or treatment for COVID-19 is found, or there is sufficient community immunity. Ironman 70.3 Victoria, scheduled for May 31. We are currently looking for alternative dates later in the summer and we will also continue to monitor the situation to see if the June 30th community deadlines are lifted. However, limitations put in place by the South African Government on athlete numbers at sporting events continue to remain in place. For now, all that remains for us to say is: this decision is hard for us, but we understand that it’s an equally big disappointment for you. Another popular race for Canadians won’t be happening in 2020, according to the Ironman update page: Based on the mandate from the Village of Lake Placid and Township of North Elba in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRONMAN 70.3 Lake Placid triathlon originally scheduled for September 13 cannot take place in 2020. In a statement on the company’s website, Multisport Canada, Ontario’s largest race series, provided updates on the two events it has scheduled for June, Rose City (Welland) and Gravenhurst: The communities of Gravenhurst and Welland have recently announced that they are closing their public facilities until at least June 30th. That’s why we note this in your registration waiver. Registered athletes will be transferred to next years race, while those who purchased “cancellation” insurance will have the option of getting the entry fee minus the booking and insurance fees. Ironman racing appears to be done in Louisville. We reported today on the news that there won’t be a full-distance race in Mont-Tremblant this year – we’d reported the news almost two months ago, but Ironman made the official announcement today. So, even if hosting one event might have been possible, we are not going risk the trust you have placed in MSC over the past nineteen years for the benefit of the one or two races with higher risk. We’ve got the details here. Add five more events to the Ironman “postponed” list – The Ironman Cairns Asia-Pacific Championship and Ironman 70.3 Cairns, which were scheduled for June 7, have been postponed, as have events slated for early May – Ironman Australia, Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie and Ironman 70.3 Busselton. “The postponement to August 16th was already a very difficult decision for us and to defer it to next year is an even more difficult call,” said Challenge Family CEO Jort Vlam. The exact location and the detailed information are expected to be announced at the end of August.”. Please know that our team are gutted. The June events in Japan have been postponed but no new dates have been announced. Triathlons Canceled or Postponed Due to Coronavirus Oceanside 70.3 RESCHEDULED to Oct. 24, 2020 Santa Rosa 70.3 POSTPONED to a date TBD Ironman Texas POSTPONED to a date TBD Ironman Mont-Tremblant POSTPONED to a date TBD Mont-Tremblant 70.3 CANCELED for 2020 Ironman St. George RESCHEDULED to Sept. 19, 2020 Ironman Tulsa CANCELED for 2020 … Challenge Kaiserwinkl-Walchsee was supposed to host this year’s ETU European Championships, but that race was cancelled due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. We’ll have to wait another year for the inaugural Ironman Tulsa – it has now been “rescheduled” to 2021 – it’s moved from the original May 31, 2020 date to May 23, 2021. In alignment with the joint Ministerial Decree of the Hellenic Ministries of Health, Interiors, Citizen Protection, Culture and Sports, and with the health and safety of our community being an utmost priority, IRONMAN race officials in conjunction with local authorities have decided to postpone the 2020 IRONMAN® 70.3® Greece, Costa Navarino originally scheduled for 5 April to 25 October 2020. government’s mandates so far, one would expect that event will need to be cancelled or postponed. Ironman 70.3 Westfriesland and 5i50 Triathlon Series Westfriesland will not take place on June 28. The date for the race has been moved from May 23, 2020 to September 12, 2020. Check out the link below for a heartfelt apology from the race director: Chalk up another two American events that won’t be happening this year – Ironman 70.3 Eagleman had been rescheduled to take place in conjunction with Ironman Maryland in September – both events “cannot take place in 2020.” Eagleman is set to return on June 13, 2021, while Ironman Maryland is scheduled to return on September 18, 2021. “As a result of the current, worldwide health crisis, we see no other option than to cancel the race of June 7, 2020. “New restrictions applied by the authorities” forced organizers to stop the racing after three of the six semifinal rounds leading to the “Super Final” which was to be scheduled for the original race date. Originally scheduled for June 14, Ironman 70.3 Wisconsin will now be held in conjunction with Ironman Wisconsin in September 13. new podcast hosted by Canadian Ray Zahab. We strive for a zero margin for error and this is more than your health and our reputation are worth. IRONMAN 70.3 European Championship Elsinore – After assessing all event scenarios, the Ironman 70.3 European Championship Elsinore triathlon, originally scheduled for June 21, 2020 has been postponed to September 06, 2020. However, considering the current circumstances and the international nature of our race, including approximately 1000 athletes from 32 different countries, this is the only right choice.”. Ironman Italy Emilia-Romagna, Ironman 70.3 Italy Emilia-Romagna and 5150 Traithlon Series Cervia were all scheduled for Sept. 19 and 20 – due to postponed elections they’ve been moved back a week to Sept. 26 and 27. Entered athletes will have the choice of a refund or defering their entry to the 2021 event. We reported on the news from Ironman on the status of Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant and 5150 Mont-Tremblant, the statement from the organizers of the upcoming worlds in Edmonton, According to the official Ironman update page, we learned today that one of the sport’s most iconic events has been cancelled. The layout container must have a custom class. Cancelled. Still no official word on the elite world championship site. Of course we also understand that this solution might not be suitable for all athletes. If you have cause to interact with any of these amazing people please be sure to thank them! Add to the growing list of events we’ll now see taking place in September and October: Originally scheduled for May, Herbalife Nutrition has rescheduled the Herbalife24 Triathlon Los Angeles, 5k and Bike Tour to Sunday, October 25, 2020. All athletes can get their personal starter package at the Kaiserwinkl information office! Who knows if it can actually happen – but according to the Ironman update page: With the health and safety of our community being an utmost priority, and in alignment with the Government of Spain in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz triathlon originally scheduled for July 12, 2020 has been postponed to October 11, 2020. Ironman Ireland will not take place on June 21. Slated for the end of June and including the Canadian national championships, WTS Montreal, the World Paratriathlon Championships and a PATCO sprint event, organizers have had to postpone the Montreal International Triathlon after a government order that will restrict foreigners from entering Canada from anywhere other than the United States until June 30. That means that right now the Ironman schedule includes 38 races for the month of September – 10 on the weekend of September 5/6, nine on September 13, 10 on the weekend of September 18/19 and nine on the weekend of September 26/27. The race in Germany has been moved from August 23 to October 4, 2020. There are more details about the event here. We reported in February that Xterra had cancelled its Asia-Pacific Championships in Taiwan, that the ITU had postponed the World Triathlon Series (WTS) opener in Abu Dhabi, while also postponing other Asian Cup and world cup events and moving a mixed-team relay qualifying event to Italy. All athletes will receive a personal email today with information about refunds. Ironman 70.3 Graz will not take place on May 24. “When we postponed the Ironman 70.3 Eagleman triathlon from its original date of June 14 to coincide with the IRONMAN Maryland triathlon on September 19, 2020, we felt confident we would be able to deliver an exceptional combined event,” Ironman announced in a release last night. Of course they would all come in when I was off for a few days. We previously reported that Xterra Bromont and Quebec are cancelled. This is a long way out – the event in Columbia scheduled for December 6 “cannot take place as planned.” No news on a new date. We will provide a final update on the status of these events NO LATER than Friday May 1st. In a message posted on the Ironman.com event site, organizers of Ironman 70.3 Greece announced that the race will be postponed to October. According to the Ironman update page: After careful consideration with our local partners and authorities as we continue to monitor restrictions and recommendations related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Itaú Ironman Brazil triathlon, has been further postponed from August 16 to November 8, 2020. 1st Ironman distance ride 112 miles Once the new system is approved by both organizations, it will be immediately communicated to all athletes, coaches and National Federations.”, The Executive Board, which met via teleconference, “also approved the proposal of the Technical Committee to postpone the World Triathlon Rules review until the end of 2021, extend the validation year of all ITU certified officials for one more year and start with the new TO certification system in 2022 instead of 2021 as it was originally planned.”. With just four days to go before the event, Ironman officials had to pull the plug on the rescheduled Ironman 70.3 Texas race in Galveston “due to the eleveated public safety alert that is in effect for Harris County, in addition to the stay at home orders and recommendations for Dallas, Travis, and other surrounding counties based upon the continued acceleration of COVID-19 infections in Texas,” according to a release from Ironman last night. According to a release from World Triathlon after yesterday’s board meeting, there will be at least three events scheduled for September now. Yeah, we can’t figure it out, either. “But this is depending on technical and safety regulations in and around the venue. Ontario’s largest triathlon series, the Multisport Canada Triathlon Series, has announced it’s refund and deferral policy, along with the “decision dates” for each of the races in the series. Yes, you read that correctly. Here’s the current status of the Xterra series events until the end of April: Scheduled to take place on April 3 and 4 in Tempe, Arizona, the event has been postponed. This is late notice … from a release sent out by Ironman last night: For the past few weeks our team has continued to work with respective local authorities and public health officials in preparing for 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 Muncie triathlon on July 11 and felt confident we would be able to deliver an exceptional and safe event for all. “The 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 Rio de Janeiro triathlon, scheduled for June 21, will not be taking place,” according to the event site. According to a release from Ironman earlier today, “Based on the mandate from the City of Delaware, Ohio in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRONMAN 70.3 Ohio triathlon, originally scheduled for July 26 cannot take place in 2020 and will return on July 25, 2021.”. According to the Ironman update page, “the 2020 Ironman 70.3 Lombok triathlon, originally scheduled for July 4 will not take place in 2020 and has been rescheduled to return on July 3, 2021.”, “The health and safety of everyone involved in the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon and ESCAPE Aquathlon remains our top priority, so in light of continued global health concerns regarding COVID-19 and guidance from local, state and federal authorities, we regret to announce that this year’s events will not take place,” says Jennifer Lau, Vice President of Action Sports Events, IMG. They have a new date for the event – October 24, 2021. According to the Ironman update page “the Enea IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia triathlon originally scheduled for August 2, 2020 has been postponed to September 6, 2020. In a sentance: Montreal and Bermuda cancelled, Hamburg now hosts 2020 worlds, Edmonton will host the 2021 standard distance worlds, Bermuda will host the age group sprint and mixed team relay, along with the elite super sprint and mixed team relay worlds, there won’t be any qualifying slots for next year’s worlds – all the qualifying races next year will qualify for the 2022 age group worlds team. Ironman 70.3 Florianopolis, which was to take place on April 26 will now take place on July 12. Due to the ever-changing global situation on this matter, we are working closely with the local public health authorities and will follow their lead and the World Health Organization recommendations in regards to mass gatherings and events – such as our World Triathlon Grand Final. Unfortunately, due to reasons related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and further conversations with the local authorities at the City of Hamburg, we regret to advise that IRONMAN Hamburg cannot take place in 2020 and will return on June 6, 2021. Ironman was able to let athletes taking part at Ironman 70.3 Oceanside that the race has been rescheduled to the fall: “We are pleased to share with you the new 2020 race date for IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside triathlon which is now scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 24, 2020,” the company posted on Ironman.com last night. The latest update from Ironman can be found here. In what has been a continually evolving and challenging time globally, we recognize that the change at this late juncture will come as a disappointment but look forward to providing athletes with an exceptional race experience in the future. Originally set for August 9, the event “cannot take place in 2020 and will return on August 1, 2021,” according to the Ironman update page. Ironman events might be filled in the US and Canada for 2021, but according to the Ironman updates page January events in South America are already being cancelled: “With the health and safety of our community being an utmost priority, and based on the continued acceleration of COVID-19 infections in Chile as well as the order from the Ministry of Health, we regret to inform you that the 2021 Herbalife IRONMAN 70.3 Pucón triathlon cannot take place on January 10, 2021. The Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is forcing huge changes in the 2020 race schedule, with numerous events being cancelled or postponed. We also learned from a release that the age group races for the WTS Hamburg event will not be happening this year, but plans still remain for the elite race on September 4/5, which would presumably include the Mixed Relay World Championship. We can assure you that we will do everything we can to find the best possible solution for everyone! 2021 IRONMAN 70.3 Waco will offer qualifying slots to the 2022 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship. Based on the mandate from the City of Delaware, Ohio in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRONMAN 70.3 Ohio triathlon, originally scheduled for July 26 cannot take place in 2020 and will return on July 25, 2021. We’ll update this page regularly with the latest race news. Slated for April 25, Ironman announced that the event will not be taking place on that date and that the company is “working diligently to secrure venues and a new race date for the Ironman Texas triatlon.”. IRONMAN Ireland, Cork – originally scheduled for June 21 will not take place in 2020 and has been rescheduled to return on August 15, 2021. Unfortunately, as things continue to evolve quickly due to reasons related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and after further conversations with the local and regional authorities, we regret to advise that Ironman Italy Emilia-Romagna can no longer take place in 2020. The Duathlon race will be a 5km run, 30km bike and another 5km run. Under all circumstances, we wish to prioritise the health of athletes, volunteers, employees and visitors,” organizers wrote on the Geraardsbergen website. A new date hasn’t been set, but will be announced by April 30. “We thank our loyal participants, partners and staff for their support, and look forward to bringing the triathlon community together again and celebrating 40 years of our race in 2021.”. The current Xterra schedule has only nine races still listed as “as scheduled,” including Xterra Tremblant with is slated for August 29. As we would love to give an opportunity to all of you to race the European Championship Middle Distance later this season, we are working very hard behind the scenes to see if we can postpone the event to a date in september. Scheduled for November 8, organizers have called off this year’s Challenge Cape Town event “amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.” You can find out more details here. Ironman 70.3 Aix-en-Provence in France had been rescheduled from May 17 to September 27 – but in the end the race couldn’t take place. Those willing to come and take the IRONMAN finish line for themselves. Ironman 70.3 Busselton will now be held on October 17. “As announced previously, the World Triathlon Executive Board voted in favour of holding the 2020 World Championships,” we learned in the release announcing the cancellation of a number of World Cup races. We already knew that the world championships set to take place in Almere would be delayed by a year, but organizers had hoped to still be able to run an event. Still no official word from Ironman regarding the full-distance race at the Quebec ski resort. “Unfortunately, based on further conversations and with direction from local Waco … Set in the beautiful Austrian Tyrol region near the German border, Challenge Kaiserwinkl-Walchsee is one of the oldest Challenge-Family events and was to serve as the 2020 European Championship. (Sorry, couldn’t resist …). That’s the same date as the rescheduled Ironman Nice …, “The IRONMAN 70.3 Ecuador triathlon scheduled for July 12, 2020 cannot take place as planned,” the update reads. Although the situation is improving, at this point of time it turns out to be impossible to host a big event with many participants and today the organisers had had to make the final call that this iconic race cannot take place for age groupers this year. With Ironman 70.3 Lubbock still on for the end of next month, Ironman released its “Return to Racing Guidelines” today. The, This table populates the race icon band on the race page and its subpages. Here’s part of the update from Ironman: In alignment with Bolton Council and in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, we can confirm that the IRONMAN UK originally scheduled for July 12 will not take place in 2020 and has been rescheduled to return on July 4, 2021. Due to a number of factors, including a pending announcement from German government in early May, we have not had the ability to make a final decision with respective stakeholders on a new event date at this time. According to the official Ironman update page, the popular events in Mont-Tremblant are now officially postponed. The race icon band and race card are managed by Webmasters. At the same time, that perspective remained unclear. Ironman’s first race in Russia will have to wait a year. In meetings leading up to the event, West-Friesland’s safety and health authorities were satisfied that IRONMAN’s proposed health and safety measures were well designed, and that participants, staff and the wider public would have been sufficiently protected from potential COVID-19 transmission. Stay positive, stay safe, stay active and get ready to celebrate your fitness later this summer! Based on the mandate from Boulder County in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder triathlon, originally scheduled for August 1 cannot take place in 2020. The truth is, no one knows what will and will not be permissible. Due to a number of factors, including a pending announcement by the federal government in early May, we have not yet been able to make a final decision about a new event date with the respective interest groups. Additionally, the Sunbelt Bakery IRONMAN 70.3 Chattanooga presented by McKee, A Family Bakery triathlon rescheduled for August 23 cannot take place in 2020 and will return on May 23, 2021. 2020 was supposed to be a comeback year for IRONMAN in Melbourne, and we were so excited to bring IRONMAN 70.3 Melbourne to the sports capital of the world. In a newsletter distributed today, Triathlon Ontario provided the following update: The standard-distance race in the Philippines won’t be happening this year, according to Ironman. Additionally, athletes that are in an earlier wave and finish before the final course cut-off but take longer than 8 hours and 30 minutes to complete the race will receive a DNF and will not be eligible for IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Slots. CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES The race will now be part of a “festival weekend” combined with Ironman 70.3 Waco on October 18. The event, one of the classics in the calendar, will return next year to the Siwss alpine landscape, with the 2021 Powerman Zofingen Duathlon Long Distance World Championships taking place on May 30.”. You can read about the big day of news here. virtual racing platform it will launch in April. Chalk up another event that “cannot take place as planned” according to the Ironman.com update page. Davos is situated in the heart of the Swiss canton Graubünden and is the highest town in Europe. Set for May 31, 2020, Ironman has announced it will postpone the inaugural race in Tulsa. Set for June 6 to 7, WTS Leeds has been postponed. We reported on the news from Ironman on the status of Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant and 5150 Mont-Tremblant – neither will be taking place this year. After the announcement of the Chinese government that all the international sport events in the country in 2020 will be cancelled, the Chinese Triathlon Federation has been forced to announce also the cancellation of all the international races in the next few months. In case an athlete prefers to move the registration to the edition of 2021 (03/28/2021) or 2022 (date to be specified), he/she can send an email to the organization (info@challengesalou.com) and the slot would be saved, at no extra cost. Based on the recent mandate from the City of Chattanooga in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Little Debbie Ironman Chattanooga presented by McKee, A Family Bakery triathlon originally scheduled for September 27 cannot take place in 2020 and will return on September 26, 2021. The Aussies don’t beat around the bush and use the word “cancelled” when an event that was supposed to happen in 2020 isn’t taking place. For the moment, World Triathlon Hamburg, Montreal and Bermuda are still scheduled to take place in September and October, while the Karlovy Vary, Arzachena and Miyazaki World Cups are planned for the same period. The new dates for the events in Tokyo will be exactly one year after the original dates. We reported on the news that the Ironman events in the popular ski resort in Quebec won’t be taking place in 2020 here. These races will include the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in 2021, two Ironman North American Championships and three Ironman 70.3 North American Championships.”. Live Update: Triathlon cancellations and postponements due to Coronavirus COVID-19, Ironman events might be filled in the US and Canada for 2021, WorlTour cyclist Adam Hansen will have to look for another race – the Australian pro cyclist was planning on competing in Cascais just a few weeks after he would have finished racing at the Giro d’Italia, reported on the Chinook Triathlon last month, we’d reported the news almost two months ago, part of a letter sent out to participants of Ontario’s Multisport Triathlon Series today. Athletes are being contacted directly with their options. Some updates – the event in Victoria has finally been cancelled for this year (which comes as no surprise based on the top news item from May 8 below), but a couple of Ontario events – Xterra Conquer the Crater in Sudbury and Xterra Sleeping Giant in Thunder Bay – remain “as scheduled” as does Xterra Tremblant. “This has not been an easy decision and we know this announcement will upset the athletes’ plans”, said the organization. Ironman 70.3 Maceiό Alagoas triathlon, originally scheduled for August 2 cannot take place in 2020 and will return in August 2021. Read more. When we postponed the Ironman Hamburg from its original date of June 21 to September 6, 2020, we felt very confident we would still be able to deliver an exceptional event at the later date. We reported that they were cancelled … the update site says they’re “postponed.” Bottom line is that the 2020 Ironman and Ironman 70.3 World Championships won’t be happening. Unfortunately, based on further conversations with and direction from local Waco authorities in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, and with the health and safety of our community being an utmost priority, both the Ironman Texas and the Bicycle World Texas Ironman 70.3 Waco triathlons cannot take place in 2020. This long-standing event set in New York’s Finger Lakes district was to debut as an Ironman race this year – that will likely have to hold off for a year. Ironman has now announced that the “2020 IRONMAN 70.3 Hawai`i triathlon, originally scheduled for May 30, 2020 has been postponed to August 15, 2020.”. We are working diligently to finalize 2021 race dates and will communicate updates as they become available.