IRONMAN 70.3 EcuadorVerified
IRONMAN 70.3 Ecuador: 93 km bike leg, 648 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
Two laps totaling 90 km on the wide roads of Manta; the official description is challenging. About 648 m elevation gain over rolling coastal hills. July is the cool, cloudy season on the Ecuadorian coast, more comfortable than you would expect, but there is real wind off the sea.
Source: Adapted from the official course description (the course page on ironman.com)
The terrain on this course
- Flat (±1.2%) makes up 61%
- Main climb 19.2–19.9 km: 35 m of gain (avg 5.4%)
- Main climb 65.5–66.2 km: 35 m of gain (avg 5.8%)
Speed score
Rolling terrain is where you overspend without noticing: 20 extra watts on every little rise adds up and empties your legs for the back half. Let power touch the top of the range on the small stuff and leave it there.
Historical race-day weather (around 07-19): 24.2°C · Wind 3.7 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”.