IRONMAN 70.3 Western SydneyVerified
IRONMAN 70.3 Western Sydney: 90 km bike leg, 162 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
Flat lakeside course at Penrith in Western Sydney (284 m of elevation gain). Early May is autumn in Australia, with cool, damp mornings; hold your watts on the flat.
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%
- No significant climbing: what matters is handling the wind and holding your power steady
Speed score
Lots of turns and U-turns: slow down and shift down before the corner, then bring the power back on the exit. Diving a corner saves two seconds and buys crash risk; on this kind of course, steady is fast.
Historical race-day weather (around 05-02): 15.0°C · Wind 1.6 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”.