Similar to Cascais 70.3. Interesting bike course. Hilly first half, and then pretty much a pancake flat second half. Run seems similar to Nice in that it’s a little more than 5k out and back along the coast.
Looks interesting, and a nice location. One for consideration for 2021 maybe.
And looking at the run course they’ve moved away from running to Estoril and you’re headed back to the west. Only one hill there as you go past the finish line. Looks like you’ve got to do it 3 times though.
Tailwind on the bike towards Lisbon and then headwind back. I can see the second lap doing that could be a bit of a chore - I hate laps though especially on bike courses
The highest section of the 70.3 bike which it doesn’t look like the full goes to was very windy with it coming in off the Atlantic and it was pretty exposed. I had a 60mm front and rear disc and got moved around a bit on that section but as soon as you descended it was absolutely fine.
A nice coastal breeze for the run. It could be an issue on that long section headed out of Cascais to the western turn if it’s against you. I only rode that bit coming back into t2 this year.
I’ve been to Sintra; lovely place. It’s a shame our son was 1 at the time and a complete PITA that year; I was still getting the migraines then as he was never sleeping. Can’t remember if I got one on holiday. Probably
Yeah, I just got the same IM app notification. Although the notification said it was a 70.3, and it was only when I saw it was offering slots to Kona that I realised it was actually a full
The event page says it’s really accessible, and you wont need a car?