Subject: RE: Ironman Canada 2013 : Official ThreadFunny timing! I was just coming on here to post since my wife and I were in the area yesterday and drove the bike course. Its been a couple of years since I've been on a bunch of the sections of the course, and my memory wasn't as good as I thought. The climb from Pemberton back to Whistler was way worse than I remembered. Pretty much 35km of steady climbing. There are a few brief drops (one quite steep), and pretty much zero flat sections. Be prepared for an hour or more of just about constant climbing on the way back. The route as a whole was hills, everywhere (up and down obviously, as your covering the same road both directions). The only significant flat section was Pemberton Meadows. I'm definitely looking into changing my gearing out, as I'm not a strong climber. Just one guys view. And keep in mind I haven't ridden any of it yet. But I plan on hitting it a bunch as soon as the snow clears out a bit, because I haven't got any better place to practice sustained climbing anyways. |