Leeds will be lumpy bike and the run will be rolling I woild have thought
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Would expect nothing less from Yorkshire.
Itās been lumpy AF on the rare occasions Iāve ridden there!
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to me this was one of the main ATTRACTIONS of Bolton. Itās super USP! Not much use for first timers or weaker/heavier cyclists tho, or those chasing shallow glory times rather than relative positions. Glad that Leeds will be similar. As it should be in YorkieLand. 
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TT relay team entry?
Bagsy the swim.
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Well, not going to lie, this has piqued my interestā¦
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It wonāt have a Yorkshire entry fee, I can tell thee that much 
Iām not entering 
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FTFY. Couldnāt resist 
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Iāve just caught up on the āFuture of Ironmanā thread ā¦
ā¦ Iām sure @pacha knowd WAY more than I do, but my memory of running around Leeds is that itās surrounded by massive A roads, DCs and motorways 
Going east is crap, flatAF and power stations 
Going south from Roundhay? Nope. Pure city.
Going west? Again, the M62 conurbation.
So north is the only option.
Iād reckon itāll go up White Ridge Lane to Harewood house (ish) then up to Harrogate and out to Ilkley and Otley for a few loops around the Chevin, Bolton Abbey, Harlow Carr (Zwift Harrogate course) and Blubberhouses etc.
Back to Roundhay then a jog into Leeds centre for a split transition. Whilst being heckled by guys whoāve missed leg day wearing BooHooMan all black outfits with silly wedge haircuts.
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Also,
Putting it on the same day as Outlaw isnāt an accident. Theyre wanting to drive them out of business and get the 500 odd people who do Outlaw on a every few years or so basis (of which, I am one)
Great 
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Spot on. I think the bike route although they will likely have to at least partially cloase the A59 but that is a fast road (for cars) rather than busy, especially at the weekend. Could go up towards Greenhow and across to Grassington and then back via Bolton Abbey. I suspect youāre route means fewer road closures/traffic management. Could go East but it is dull and the roads are busier that way.
The run sounds like it will be laps of the park and I wpuld guess use a section of the ring road. They do that for the Leeds marathon and half marathon. But obviously this would be a different secrion. Itās nice around Roundhay Park but Seacroft 
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The park is pronounced as Roundy for those not familiar with it. āRound-hayā is for outsiders 
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The half marathon is also awful 
I did it. Once.
Quite fun on the motorway / dc part coming into the finish, though.
Clumber/Worksop half is one of my faves.
Wilmslow strangely fast.
Blackpool is dullAF.
Nottingham far too busy / charity / fun run esque.
Anywaysā¦ LEEDS LEEDS LEEDS
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Agreed, we all know what iM are up to with the same date. Donāt really think thatās fair and pretty shitty of them.
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I will very likely do the relay for next year, was maybe going to do the Outlaw aqua bike. I will probably do another Outlaw though. I age up in '26 and was thinking a Nice and Outlaw was doable.
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Agree. Cnuts trickā¦ 
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Part of me is really tempted. I went to uni in Leeds. I was actually born in the LGI not that we ever lived there. And the logistics of IM Leeds would be so easy. But part of me thinks like Poet and I fear that itāll be a bit grim, poorly supported, bad course, poor roads, mucky lake yada yada blah blah. I wish Klagenfurt wasnāt such an epic driveā¦
Iām 50/50 teetering on wnter
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My nephew and his husband live in Leeds, not sure where but I donāt think even the lure of free accomodation would get me excited about going to Leeds, for anything
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pity its not going through BURNLEY 
Apparently, my nephew lives in Pudsey, wherever that is!
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Locally pronounced as Putt-sey, itās quite a nice area.
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