IRONMAN 70.3 Marbella
IRONMAN 70.3 Marbella: 89 km bike leg, 1553 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
Marbella's mountain-and-sea course: climb from the coast into the Andalusian hills and turn back, 1553 m of elevation gain with long climbs and technical descents. Late April is comfortable; everything comes down to how you pace the climbs.
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 23%
- Main climb 7.4–15.9 km: 477 m of gain (avg 5.6%)
- Main climb 54.6–57.1 km: 178 m of gain (avg 7.0%)
- Main climb 64.0–65.7 km: 86 m of gain (avg 5.3%)
Speed score
There is a climb longer than 2 km out there: go in at an intensity you can hold to the top, and only add past halfway if you feel good. Riders who go hard from the bottom mostly bleed speed in the back half.
Historical race-day weather (around 04-27): 17.5°C · Wind 2.0 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”.