When is the 2027 Versailles triathlon?

The 2027 date is not announced yet. The 2026 edition, the 15th, took place on 30 and 31 May, with the Triathlon du Roi and the Triathlon de la Reine on Sunday 31 May.

How do you enter the Versailles triathlon?

Online only, on the registration platform linked from the official website (Klikego in 2026), or on site if places remain. Without an FFTri licence, you buy a Licence Expérience when you register; no medical certificate, but an FFTri health form to fill in.

Is there an Olympic distance in Versailles?

No. The festival’s triathlons are a sprint (750 m, 20 km, 5 km) and an XS (300 m, 8 km, 2.5 km). Versailles hosted the French championship over the M distance in 1991, but it is not on the festival programme.

Triathlon de Versailles: how many weeks of preparation?

For an athlete at intermediate level, Endu builds a 11-week preparation. If your race is closer, the plan compresses phases while keeping the taper; if it's further away, it lengthens the preparation, and when the gap is large the preparation starts right away, gently and at your current volume, before building up.

How many sessions per week?

This example has 5 sessions per week. You choose 3 to 7 training days and the exact days (e.g. Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun): the plan sticks to them.

I'm a beginner, is this plan for me?

The plan adapts to your declared level (beginner to semi-pro): starting volume, progression and intensity change. Endu also offers a "Discovery" mode without a race to build a base first.

Can I follow sessions on my watch?

Yes, on Garmin and COROS. On Garmin, the Endu app (Connect IQ Store) shows today’s session and starts it as a guided workout. On COROS, link your account from your profile: your running, trail and cycling sessions land in the watch calendar. Other brands are not supported yet.

How much does it cost?

14-day free trial, then €7.99/month with no commitment or €59.88/year (€4.99/month). Unlimited objectives and sports.

Triathlon de Versailles 2027: date, course and training plan

25.8 km · swim 0.8 · bike 20 · run 5Versailles2027 edition: date not announced yet

The Versailles triathlon is the Versailles Triathlon Festival, run by the Versailles Triathlon club around the Pièce d’Eau des Suisses, in the palace grounds; the 2026 edition, the 15th, took place on 30 and 31 May. There is no Olympic distance: the main race is a sprint (750 m, 20 km, 5 km), raced twice on Sunday, with the Triathlon du Roi in the morning and the Triathlon de la Reine in the afternoon. Around it come an XS, a swimrun, a swim race and an adult-and-child duathlon, for a record of more than 1,850 entries.

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Triathlon de Versailles at a glance

Date: 2027 edition: date not announced yet2026 edition: 31 May 2026
Formats: Triathlon du Roi et de la Reine (distance S)Plan below — 750 m swim in the Pièce d’Eau des Suisses, 20 km bike on road (320 m of climbing, 7 climbs), 5 km run on paths (2 laps). Two starts on Sunday in 2026: the Roi at 9 am (licensed men, unlicensed men expecting under 1 h 25 for swim and bike, men’s relays), the Reine at 1:30 pm (all women, other unlicensed men, women’s and mixed relays). Drafting allowed.
Triathlon des Suisses (distance XS) — 300 m swim, 8 km on a mountain or hybrid bike on paths (2 flat 4 km loops), 2.5 km run (one lap of the lake). Saturday at 4:45 pm in 2026. Relays allowed.
Swimrun Royal — One hour to complete as many laps as possible of a loop of about 250 m of swimming and 1 km of running, solo or in pairs. Saturday at 2:45 pm in 2026.
Défi du Dauphin — Open-water swim of 1 km (one loop) or 3 km (three loops), 1 h 20 maximum. Sunday at 9:30 am in 2026.
Duathlon familial en duo — An adult and a child aged 6 to 13 race together: 250 m, 1 km on a mountain or hybrid bike and 250 m for the youngest, 750 m, 5 km and 750 m for 10 to 13-year-olds. On Saturday.
Registration: Online registration only, on the platform linked from the official website (Klikego in 2026), or on site if places remain. Without an FFTri licence, you buy a Licence Expérience (day licence) when you register. 2026 prices for the Roi and the Reine: €38 for an FFTri licence holder, €7 more without a licence, €55 for a relay. On the Reine, the quota for men is reduced for much of the registration period. The 2027 opening date is not announced.
Official website: versaillestriathlonfestival.com

The 2026 course

Everything happens around the Pièce d’Eau des Suisses, in the palace grounds. The swim is a 750 m loop, in-water start, buoys kept on the left and exit by a pontoon. The transition area is on the Allée des Peupliers, which slopes. The bike (20 km, 320 m of climbing, 7 climbs) is on open roads: it climbs straight away towards Satory on Avenue Clément-Ader, and its first part uses the same road out and back. The run first goes through woodland, then does two laps of the Pièce d’Eau des Suisses on paths, 5 km in all.

What the race asks of your training

Seven climbs in 20 km

The bike covers 20 km and 320 m of climbing over 7 climbs, and starts with the climb up to Satory on Avenue Clément-Ader. That is hilly for a sprint: short hill repeats on the bike, seated then standing, prepare you better than flat volume.

Riding in a group, without aero bars

Drafting is allowed, so aero bars and time-trial bikes are banned, even short bars that stay behind the brake hoods. Road, gravel, mountain or hybrid bikes are fine. A few group rides teach you to hold a wheel and to push on the climbs.

A sloping transition

The transition area sits on the Allée des Peupliers, which slopes. Rehearsing a few transitions, running with the bike on sloping ground, saves time and energy on race day.

Cut-offs from the first transition

The bike is on open roads and uses the same road out and back at the start: you must leave the first transition within 25 min on the Roi and 35 min on the Reine, and be back from the bike 1 h 25 or 1 h 45 after the start. These times are indicative; according to the organisers, only one person has been pulled from the race since 2010.

The plan below prepares the Triathlon du Roi et de la Reine (distance S) format, for an athlete at intermediate level with 5 days available per week. Until the official date is out, the example is set for May 2027. Aiming for another format? Enter its distance when you create your plan, which will be calibrated on your level, your available days and your feedback after every session.

weeks: 11
sessions: 54
sessions / week: 5
peak week: 5.4 h

Plan structure

Periodised in phases: build the base, move to race-specific work, then taper before the race.

Base
Weeks 1–4 · 4 wk
Build
Weeks 5–7 · 3 wk
Specific
Weeks 8–9 · 2 wk
Taper
Weeks 10–10 · 1 wk
Race week
Weeks 11–11 · 1 wk

Volume progression

Week by week: lighter recovery weeks are built in to absorb the load.

Wk	Phase	Hours	km
1	Base	4.1 h	10
2	Base	4.2 h	10
3	Base	4.3 h	10
4	Base	4.6 h	11
5	Build	4.4 h	11
6	Buildrecovery	3.6 h	9
7	Build	4.9 h	12
8	Specific	5.1 h	12
9	Specific	5.4 h	13
10	Taper	4 h	16
11	Race week	1.9 h	7

Sample week — week 7 (Build)

Real sessions from the plan with their targets. Each session is detailed step by step, and can be sent to a Garmin or COROS watch.

MondaySwimmingEasy
3 × 300 m steady
20 s recovery
39 min · 1.7 km
TuesdayBrickHard
50 min bike + 30 min run
including 2 × 10 min at threshold on the bike · run at threshold
1 h 28
FridaySwimmingHard
7 × 100 m at threshold
15 s recovery
33 min · 1.5 km
SaturdayCyclingEasy
1 h 20 at endurance pace
1 h 20
SundayRunningEasy
Long run 53 min
53 min · 8.6 km

Example generated for a intermediate-level profile (MAS 15 km/h, 5 days available per week). Your plan will depend on your level, availability and feedback.

This plan’s check-up

Pass

A 11-week build (recommended minimum: 6); a longest run never more than 9% above the previous month’s; 83% of the time at easy effort; a taper cutting volume by 65% in race week.

4 worth knowing · 18 checks passed

Remarks

Lighter weeks — 5 loading weeks in a row without a lighter week (up to week 5).
Open water — The plan has 2 open-water session(s) before the race, for at least 3 recommended.
Strength training — No strength session.
Fueling — Long sessions (up to 98 min in this plan) are where race fueling is rehearsed.

The 18 checks passed, in detail

Length of the build — 11 weeks: enough for this race (recommended minimum: 6).
Sessions per week — 5 sessions a week: the minimum for this race is met.
Volume progression — Running volume rises smoothly from week to week.
Long run increase — Each week, the longest run is at most 9% longer than the longest of the previous month (benchmark: 10%).
Intensity distribution — About 83% of the time at easy effort: the most common distribution among trained endurance athletes.
Demanding sessions — No more than 3 demanding session(s) a week: suited to the level.
Hard days back to back — Demanding sessions are separated by easy days.
Rest days — At least one rest day a week.
Bike-run bricks — 9 bike-run bricks over the last 12 weeks.
Taper — Volume drops 65% in race week.
Intensity during the taper — Short race-pace efforts remain in the last two weeks.
Frequency during the taper — The number of sessions stays close to usual (90%).
Swim / bike / run balance — Swim 26%, bike 44%, run 30%: within coaches’ benchmarks.
Frequency per discipline — Each discipline comes back at least 2 times a week.
Longest ride — The longest ride lasts 90 min (benchmark: 60 to 120 min).
Longest run — The longest run lasts 60 min (benchmark: 45 to 105 min).
Swim distance — The longest swim covers 253% of the race distance.
Long ride increase — The long ride grows in small steps.

Endu runs its own plans through the plan check open to everyone: same public rules, same thresholds, same sources. The rules and their sources, and a check of your own plan.

Why this plan works

Science-based periodisation

Base → build → specific → taper, with a recovery week every 3 to 4 weeks. Load goes up, but never two hard weeks in a row without a breather.

Paces, not vague feelings

Every session has target zones (pace, HR) computed from your MAS or a reference performance. A MAS test is built into the plan if you don't know yours.

Three disciplines, one load

Swim, bike and run are planned together: brick sessions, key sessions spread out, and a coherent total load week after week.

A plan that listens

After each session you rate how it felt (RPE). Too hard? The plan eases what follows. Skipped a session? It reschedules or absorbs it.

On your watch

On Garmin with the Endu app, on COROS by direct sync: the guided workout shows up on your wrist, step by step.

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