The Embrunman is a long distance triathlon held on August 15 each year around Embrun in the Hautes-Alpes, France.

However, the first bike ride included the steep climb up the Cote de Chalvet (indeed the competitors had to tackle it twice) and which still features today at the end of the bike stage - triathletes today still call it "The Beast" In 1985, the event was given the organisation of the standard distance triathlon championship of France.

In 2008, despite the competition of the Olympic Games in Beijing, the event see a record of number of participates with 1260 registered on the long route and 600 on the short.

For this event, the bike course was totally changed, with greater technical challenge and a vertical climb of 1,200 m located mainly on the first part of the course.

As part of its tenth event in 1993, Embrun hosts a stage of the World Cup triathlon for the third consecutive time.

To date, with these 4 appearances, Embrum is the French triathlon which has most often hosted a stage of the World Cup circuit.