For the old course based at CLS they used the man-made lagoon for the swim, so I can’t think of a situation where there would be a swim cancellation. he new venue should have been a sea swim at Playa Blanca on the west coast. The winds normally hit the island from the north east, so you would expect it to be reasonably sheltered, but I guess the island is probably being hit by the tail end of a hurricane.
The IM swim is usually pretty flat at 7:00, but it can get a bit choppy later on if it’s a “windy” day. You’re swimming parallel to the shore for most of the time, so you’re never that far from the beach.
I did it in 2016 on 80/100… it was OK… but when I raced it again in 2019, they would have been a major issue, as is was a LOT windier (I used 40’s thankfully).
Its a big risk, as you never know whether Lanza is going to be ‘just windy’, or ‘really really windy’… and while you’d survive on them, you’d spend more time trying to stay on the road, than maintaining pace IMO.
This is true. I’ve been a few years on training camps. Most of the time it was fine but one day a couple of years back the wind was so strong we had to abandon a ride as some of the lighter riders were struggling.
Less of an problem for a massive unit like myself.
I’m 80kg, I would not be putting an 80 on the front. One of the impressive descents I was doing 90kph sitting up wrestling the bike to stay on tarmac. I don’t know what an off road crash would be called, but those lava formations say “blood & gore” to me!
