IRONMAN Taiwan · PenghuVerified
IRONMAN Taiwan · Penghu: 179 km bike leg, 1115 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
A multi-island out-and-back route linked by the Penghu cross-sea bridges, gentle terrain (most of the elevation gain comes from the bridges), but the crosswind at the tail end of the April northeast monsoon works on you the whole way. Here, pacing by wind direction segment by segment matters more than gradient.
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 66%
- Main climb 51.3–52.3 km: 45 m of gain (avg 4.5%)
- Main climb 89.0–90.2 km: 50 m of gain (avg 4.2%)
- Main climb 127.0–127.8 km: 40 m of gain (avg 5.0%)
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 04-12): 23.0°C · Wind 5.0 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”.