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IRONMAN Vichy
CYCLING - ROAD
Vichy Vichy gaelmainard
Created on 6/16/2015
2.2 1 reviews
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Discover this 93.1 km bike route near Vichy. It has a cumulative ascent of more than 520m.
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Parcours vélo: IRONMAN Vichy 2 tours, après le km 90, ne pas revenir au départ, mais attaquer directement la 2ème boucle dans Bellerive Sur Allier IRONMAN 70.3 Vichy 1 tour
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ironmatemark
September 3, 2015
Having already completed 37 Ironman I found Iron man Vichy course to be a fast (2 loop) circuit
See below my top things you need to know about IM Vichy bike course
1- Easy to follow there were M-Dot arrows clearly marked on the road
2 - The course was not hilly
3 - Expect hot cross winds to be more a challenge
4 - It was not technical bike course even for nervous inexperienced cyclist
5 ? Depending on your speed and skill level there was only 7 braking sections for each loop, less times to brake if you took a good line.
6 - The road surface was generally good and was swept on various comers for the 70.3 and Ironman event.
7 - Careful with drain covers through villages
8 ? There was snot much shade apart from some section of trees
9 ? The feed stations were situated at good places and were long enough to get all your nutrition and hydration needs
10 - During the final 19 km it was undulating but you lost approximately 300 feet so expect your average pace to increase.
11 ? Take care with the road surface exiting the transition to the road, rough uneven avoid holes or risk losing your drinks bottles or ask me how to avoid losing your cycle bottles
Competitor of 470 triathlons including sub 12 hours at Ironman Vichy
See you at the races!
Mark Kleanthous @ironmatemark