IRONMAN has announced that general registration for Qatar Airways IRONMAN Barcelona has now sold out, whilst several other IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 triathlons across Europe are also reportedly close to selling out.
IRONMAN Barcelona follows other events that have reportedly reached sell-out status in the last few weeks. These include: IRONMAN Karnten-Klagenfurt, Austria; IRONMAN European Championship Hamburg; and Mainova IRONMAN European Championship Frankfurt.
IRONMAN Wales is following trends from previous years with its ‘cult following’ and is also close to selling out.
With the popular Qatar Airways IRONMAN Barcelona now sold out, athletes looking for an alternative late season coastal race in southern Europe and the opportunity to soak up some end of summer sun, could explore IRONMAN Italy Emilia-Romagna on September 16, 2023, or IRONMAN Portugal Cascais on October 21.
For athletes on the hunt for a qualifying slot to the 2023 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship in Nice (men), or Kailua-Kona (women), other events to explore include:
- IRONMAN France Nice on June 25, 2023
- IRONMAN UK on July 2, 2023
- IRONMAN Switzerland Thun on July 9, 2023
- IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz on July 16, 2023
- IRONMAN Kalmar on August 19, 2023 – Kailua-Kona only (2023 for women, 2024 for men)
- Qatar Airways IRONMAN Copenhagen on August 20, 2023 – Kailua Kona only (2023 for women, 2024 for men)
- IRONMAN Ireland Cork on August 20, 2023 – Kailua Kona only (2023 for women, 2024 for men)
The half distance IRONMAN 70.3 Barcelona, which takes place on the same day as the full distance IRONMAN Barcelona, sold out a few weeks ago, joining IRONMAN 70.3 Venice-Jesolo, IRONMAN 70.3 Marbella, IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea, and IRONMAN 70.3 Les-Sables d’Olonne-Vendée.
IRONMAN 70.3 Nice also has limited entries remaining. Here, IRONMAN adds that… ‘athletes dreaming of racing in the glitzy Côte d’Azur and taking on one of the most famous bike climbs on the IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon circuit, should sign up now.’
Athletes who are still hoping to be in with a chance of qualifying for the 2023 VinFast IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships in Lahti, Finland can explore:
- IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire on June 11, 2023
- IRONMAN 70.3 Switzerland on June 11, 2023
- IRONMAN 70.3 Luxembourg-Région Moselle
- IRONMAN 70.3 Elsinore on June 25, 2023
- IRONMAN 70.3 Lahti on July 1, 2023
- IRONMAN 70.3 Andorra on July 2, 2023
- IRONMAN 70.3 Jönköping on July 9, 2023
