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Subject: Compare: Mont-Tremblant and Great Floridian Bike Course

Hi All,

I just completed my second full iron distance tri.  Last year (2011) I did Beach 2 Battleship and found the event to be, overall, absolutely terrific--but also acknowledging that, while the course was flat, I found the wind on the bike course to be very challenging.  This past weekend (2012) I did Great Floridian.  That event was also terrific--but I found the hills on the bike course to be really really really hard.

I'm thinking of trying to get into the 2013 Mont-Tremblant Ironman....but I'm a bit wary of the bike course.  Any opionions about how hard the bike course on Mont-Tremblant is?  Especially, can anyone compare Mont-Tremblant's bike course to the Great Floridian's bike course?

Any help or opinions on this would be SO appreciated.

 

 

 

 

2012-10-24 11:38 AM
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Not sure about GF bike course but if you log onto the ironman website for Mont Tremblant, it has the bike profile map on there. I cant recall the exact amount of elevation but I hear its similar to LP. I am going to be doing MT in 2014 and I am working on my hills now. When looking at the profile, it says it has a few 6% grades and a 12% grade but I am not sure how long they are. Lots of people commented about how great of shape the roads are in up there but I have no info on wind. I would try and read some RR from others who did it this year. Good luck trying to get in this year, I believe its sold out but you can still get in via the Foundation slots.
2012-10-24 1:02 PM
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I did the Mt Tremblant 70.3 this year. Wind was not an issue as I recall. But the hills were legit.

Not "I cant get my bike up this incline" hills, but rather "I wish that I had taken it easier on those hills" as I was struggling to run kind of hills.

Trainingpeaks elevation corrected my bike at about 4000 ft of climb for one lap. You will be doing 2. Were I to go back, I would change the casette out for one with an easier gear.

The roads are amazing though. I went the fastest that I have ever recorded myself going on a bike coming down a very long straight descent along the freeway. Scared me to be honest.

Swim and run are great too. It might get a bit dark on the run. A big portion of it is on a crushed gravel path and I am not sure how well it is lit. Still, great trees. Nice scenery.

It was a very well supported race and I would give it an unreserved reccomendation. The town is great. Really easy place to have your kids along. Everything that you could need is within walking distance. I had no need for a car while we were there. It was a bit difficult to get to though. We ended up with a very expensive tranfer to and from the airport. Were I to do it again, I might look at renting a car just for the day to get to and from the resort area.

 It might not be the kind of place that you will PR at, but it will be a race that you will remember.

2012-10-24 1:18 PM
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2012-10-24 1:46 PM
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cgregg - 2012-10-24 2:18 PM

Mont-Tremblant: http://www.mapmytri.com/routes/view/39108762

Great Floridian: http://www.mapmytri.com/routes/view/73236876

Do you feel that elevation is correct?  It shows about 3300 ft for IMMT as a whole, and someone said they had about 4000 ft for one lap?  That's a large discrepancy.

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2012-10-24 1:56 PM
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firemedic001918 - 2012-10-24 3:46 PM
cgregg - 2012-10-24 2:18 PM

Mont-Tremblant: http://www.mapmytri.com/routes/view/39108762

Great Floridian: http://www.mapmytri.com/routes/view/73236876

Do you feel that elevation is correct?  It shows about 3300 ft for IMMT as a whole, and someone said they had about 4000 ft for one lap?  That's a large discrepancy.

Shane

I think 3100 per lap so 6200 total was the general consensus on ST after both the 70.3 and the full IM.  My Garmin put it at 3400 

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firemedic001918 - 2012-10-24 2:46 PM
cgregg - 2012-10-24 2:18 PM

Mont-Tremblant: http://www.mapmytri.com/routes/view/39108762

Great Floridian: http://www.mapmytri.com/routes/view/73236876

Do you feel that elevation is correct?  It shows about 3300 ft for IMMT as a whole, and someone said they had about 4000 ft for one lap?  That's a large discrepancy.

Shane

 

 

I'd say that it is 100% as accurate as any Google map.

ETA: According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Earth">Wikipedia, Google Earth uses digital elevation model (DEM) data collected by NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.



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What did you have for gearing?
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I raced M-T last year and loved it, and will be doing it again this year.  I'd recommend an 11-28 cassette because there are some stretches on the road to ?Lac Supérieur where you'll be glad you have the 28.  Due to my reduced training last year I forced myself to keep the intensity down on both laps of the bike, especially the hills, and had a 5:55 bike split.  You'll love the race if you get in.
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I have not done a race at Clermont but went down there to ride with a friend when he was training for IMFL.  Those hills are steep, but they ski at Mont Tremblant.  Nothing in central Florida would be ski-worthy, even if we got snow.  Which we don't, this is good.
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Birkierunner - 2013-01-04 4:21 PM I raced M-T last year and loved it, and will be doing it again this year.  I'd recommend an 11-28 cassette because there are some stretches on the road to Lac Supérieur where you'll be glad you have the 28.  Due to my reduced training last year I forced myself to keep the intensity down on both laps of the bike, especially the hills, and had a 5:55 bike split.  You'll love the race if you get in.

I meant to type 12-28, not 11-28...sorry

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