IRONMAN 70.3 Vietnam · Da NangVerified
IRONMAN 70.3 Vietnam · Da Nang: 90 km bike leg, 146 m of climbing. Elevation profile, what the terrain asks of you, the weather this race day usually brings, and how to pace this course.
Course intel
Da Nang 70.3: flat coastal out-and-back, under 200 m of elevation gain. The terrain is not the hard part, the heat is: drink on schedule and hold your watts so you have legs for the run.
Source: Compiled from the official route and public race information · every course rechecked before launch
The terrain on this course
- Flat (±1.2%) makes up 93%
- Main climb 7.1–8.2 km: 31 m of gain (avg 3.0%)
- Main climb 31.8–32.5 km: 28 m of gain (avg 3.5%)
Speed score
The real threat this day is heat: drink on schedule and pour water over yourself from the first mile, and keep power 3–5% conservative. Once core temperature climbs, you are not getting it back down mid-race.
Historical race-day weather (around 05-10): 30.0°C · Wind 1.7 m/s
0 to 100, and the higher it is the easier it is to post a good time. Points come off for terrain, for corners, and for the heat and wind this race has actually had over the last five years at the same time of year. Full explanation in the article “How the course score works”.