On Sunday, June 26, 2022, Frankfurt and the Rhine-Main region will once again be under the sign of sports, because then the Mainova Ironman European Championship will take place here again - this year for the 20th time!!! More than 3000 athletes from 65 nations will fight for one of the coveted qualification places for the IRONMAN Hawaii by swimming 3.8 kilometers, cycling 180 kilometers and then running a marathon.
It starts at the Langener Waldsee, before it goes on the approximately 90km long bike course, which is driven twice. The final marathon then leads four laps along both sides of the Main riverbank before heading to the finish on Römerberg.
The first finish at Römer is expected for about 14:30.
Distance
The individual route sections and information for residentscan be found HERE
Traffic info
When the "iron men" and "iron women" on Sunday, 26. June, are on the move again, it comes in Frankfurt to considerable traffic disruptions: Numerous lines will be diverted, interrupted or discontinued.
S-Bahns and subways as an alternative
S-Bahns and subways will not be affected by the Ironman, so they are a good alternative for passengers to get to their destination well, especially in Frankfurt's dense public transport network. On the S-Bahn line S4, four additional connections will be offered in the morning in the direction of Langen and in the direction of Kronberg. The subways are running according to schedule.
Up-to-date information: Service telephone and Internet
All information on timetables, additional trips and detour is available on the RMV service telephone at 069/2424-8024 daily around the clock and on the Internet at https://www.rmv-frankfurt.de
Live broadcast
The race will also be broadcast this year by hr. Already at 6.15 o'clock begins the live coverage from the start at the Langener Waldsee on hr-television. The broadcast will run until 15.45. In the evening, from 21.45, clock is also the final finish to see live on hr-fernsehen.
Frankfurt-Tipp.de keeps its fingers crossed for all participants of the IRONMAN 2022!
