IRONMAN 70.3 Taiwan · KentingVerified
IRONMAN 70.3 Taiwan · Kenting: 90 km bike leg, 477 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
Out of T1 at the Howard Beach Resort Kenting, turn right onto Provincial Highway 26 and head south along the coast, past Nanwan and the Maanshan nuclear plant, then left onto Nanguang Road and on to County Road Ping 153 (the main rolling section), back onto Highway 26 for about 10 km to the U-turn, and return the same way: you see the southern Taiwan coastline once in each direction. Official elevation gain is 506 m. In November the Hengchun Peninsula often gets the northeast monsoon (the local downslope wind), so the coastal sections of Highway 26 are mostly about handling crosswinds; the power plan already factors in wind direction section by section.
Source: Adapted from the official IRONMAN course description (2026-11-01 race)
The terrain on this course
- Flat (±1.2%) makes up 66%
- Main climb 76.2–77.0 km: 39 m of gain (avg 5.6%)
Speed score
The wind here is part of the terrain: ride the headwind sections to your range, not to the speedometer, and in crosswinds relax your upper body and stay low. The plan already has wind in every segment, so just ride the numbers.
Historical race-day weather (around 11-01): 25.7°C · Wind 8.2 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”.