IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz Triathlon - PJAMM Cycling

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A beautiful race in the Basque mountains of northern Spain, with a bike course through the rolling hills Spanish wine county. This race has only been running since 2019, but the triathlon culture abounds in this colorful Spanish town. 

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Parking:
Shuttles will be running from these two parking lots in downtown Vitoria to take you to the swim start/T1:
Alternatively, select hotels will be running their own shuttles to T1, click here for the list (scroll to "Sunday" section).  Shuttles leave at 5:45am for T1. You will not be allowed to park and leave your car at the swim start/T1. 

Historical Weather:
Afternoon temperatures will be pleasant in the low 70Ëšs, but mornings may be cool in the low 50Ëšs.  Check the PJAMM Cycling Weather Tool for both current and historic weather data.

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140.6 Vitoria-Gasteiz
Spain
3 ROUTES
19 POIs
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140
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DISTANCE
4,102
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RACE REVIEW

IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz Bike Course Analysis

Overall Surface Quality:

Excellent

Significant Ascents:

  • Before the left turn onto A-3012, there’s a 0.5 km segment that breaks 8%. You’ll do this climb 3 times, at km 7, km 79, and km 151

  • There are rollers when you approach the lake near the end of each lap, the most significant of which breaking 6%. You will do this twice at km 64 and km 136

  • The steepest gradient on the course comes at km 154 and lasts less than half of a km. This peaks at just under 10%.  You will only do this once as you make the final turn after 2 full laps to head into the city.

Click here to view a full interactive profile of the 112 mile course.

Last year’s fastest times:

Male: Yannick Matejicek,  4:28:59 / 40.2 kph

Female: Sera Sayar,          5:14:12 / 34.4 kph

Last year’s median age-grouper times:

Male: 6:17 / 28.6 kph

Female: 7:01 / 25.7 kph

Strava Activity of last year’s Champion (or runner up):

Different course used

Male: https://www.strava.com/activities/6184081024 

Female: https://www.strava.com/activities/5950844356 

Transition Layout:

  • T1 is straightforward, a direct path from the water to the road. See page 36
  • There’s a confusing two part T2, located on different streets. See page 48 of the athlete guide for full details and layout.

Turn by Turn Course Recon:

*Turn angle is measured by the sharpest corner angle throughout the entire turn*

Click thumbnail for example (66˚ turn)

Turn 1:

90˚ Left turn;  Km 5.2

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  -1.1%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  -1.2%                        

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Turn 2:

90˚ Right turn;  Km 18.3

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  -2.5%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  -1.5%                        

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Turn 3:

123˚ right turn;  Km 24.8

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  -1.9%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  -1.4%                

  • Roundabout turn

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Turn 4:

105˚ right turn;  Km 38.3

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  -2.8%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  0%                

  • Turn enters a poorly lit underpass
  • Be cautious of concrete safety poles sticking out of the ground!

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Turn 5:

106˚ left turn;  Km 38.5

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  0%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  1.6%                

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Turn 6:

80˚ right turn;  Km 43.7

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  -0.6%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  -0.6%                

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Turn 7:

47˚ left turn;  Km 43.7

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  -0.6%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  -0.6%                        

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Turn 8:

80˚ right turn;  Km 44

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  -0.2%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  0%                

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Turn 9:

97˚ left turn;  Km 48

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  5.1%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  3.8%                

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Turn 10:

50˚ left turn;  Km 51.8

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  -3.8%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  -3.1%                

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Turn 11:

90˚ right turn;  Km 52.6

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  -1%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  -1.4%        

  • Sharp zero visibility turn around building

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Turn 12:

106˚ left turn;  Km 52.7

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  -1.9%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  -1%                

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Turn 13:

88˚ right turn;  Km 52.9

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  0.1%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  -0.1%                

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Turn 14:

90˚ right turn;  Km 53.3

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  0%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  0%                

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Turn 15:

119˚ right turn;  Km 56.4

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  0%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  -0.3%                

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Turn 16:

54˚ left turn;  Km 63.8

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  0%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  0%                

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Turn 17:

39˚ right turn;  Km 64.6

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  0%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  1.6%                

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Turn 18:

43˚ left turn;  Km 67.1

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  2.4%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  1.2%                

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Turn 19:

39˚ right turn;  Km 68.9

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  2.4%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  -2.2%                

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Turn 20:

40˚ left turn;  Km 69.1

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  3.6%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  -2.1%                

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Turn 21:

35˚ left turn;  Km 70.3

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  3.6%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  -2%                

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Turn 22:

124˚ right turn;  Km 71.5

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  0%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  0%                

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Repeat all for lap 2


Turn 45:

85˚ right turn;  Km 152.5

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  -1.1%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  -1.1%                

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Turn 46:

36˚ right turn;  Km 152.5

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  1%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  0%                

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Repeat turns 6 - 14


Turn 46:

73˚ left roundabout turn;  Km 175

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  -0.3%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  0.3%                

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Turn 47:

50˚ right turn;  Km 176.5

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  0%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  1.6%                

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Turn 48:

125˚ left turn;  Km 177.2

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  1.3%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  1.3%                

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Turn 49:

70˚ left turn;  Km 178.2

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  2.1%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  1.8%                

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Turn 50:

90˚ right turn;  Km 179

Entrance gradient (preceding 100 meters):  2.8%

Exit gradient (next 100 meters):  0.8%                

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Obstacles and Other Notes:

  • Point to point bike course
  • Confusing 2 part T2 - see page 48 for the full details and layout
  • Several roundabouts and concrete curbs to watch out for during the last few km into downtown

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Full Interactive Bike Course Profile

Link to main race site:

https://www.ironman.com/im-vitoria 

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