I was thinking about 2017 70.3 Worlds this morning. Presumably, it will be North America's turn to host, and since it was in Canada in 2014, I also presume it would be in the US in 2017.

What are the options? I'm guessing it has to be July / August / early September with lead up to Kona. Santa Cruz? Vineman? Racine? Steelhead?

I agree, though, flat and hot doesn't sound very appealing.

Why not South America? South Africa? Asia?

The course doesn't matter. The Vegas 70.3 WC was hilly as crap and it was the worst drafting I have ever seen. Courses don't draft, people do.


It will be interesting to see where they do put it. If it's truly a world rotation, then the three you mentioned would be in play. Are they definitely going to move it every year? (ie Australia has no shot in 2017?)

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Amen! I don't care what course it is...it all comes down to individual decisions to draft or not.

I hope it does come back to the US. Austin, TX would be a awesome place if it had to be in TX. :) I love BBQ!

With the move to rolling starts or bigger breaks in wave starts drafting shoud decrease.

My tip. Somewhere in Dubai / UAE.

WTC ARE DESPERATE to get in there.

Then 2018 USA

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I can't imagine Galveston being a huge destination race, but I have never been so I can't really judge. I could pick other current 70.3 WTC races that I would pick over Galveston. Would WTC again go with a current race, or do a specific WC 70.3 race?

Curious to know if they will go to Africa or South America first before returning to the to the states. I can see South America first especially since they are trying to really build up that part of the world.

I've seen some recent hints at Boulder being a possible candidate to host 70.3 WC with a different course than the current layout. If it was held in Boulder, my guess would be that it would be like MT last year - hold the "normal" 70.3 race at the regular time/date and then have a second race as the WC later in the season.

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I think you could make Galveston work with enough wave spacing even at the 70.3 WC level. I have done both Silverman and Tremblant 70.3 in non championship mode and they were largely draft free, but at the 70.3 WC both have been limited by wave spacing issues due to road closures/overlaps. At Galveston, they should literally be able to keep the place open all day. Personally I don't think the run course at Galveston is anything worthy of a 70.3 WC (but nor was Vegas). Tremblant was much better but could have also been much tougher. Clearwater had a major wave spacing issue as the "out and in" overlapped, meaning that the last wave had to head out before the pros came back. Plus one lane of the highway with cones marking off the tarmac made it worse.

I am told in Austria, they have a full two lanes for the entire loop for riders.

Personally I would likely go to Galveston if I qualified, only because it is convenient, but it's not my number 1 location. I'd rather see it go back to Henderson or Tremblant and they fix the wave spacing issues. I think if it went to Henderson and they did the swim out at Lake Mead as we did last year, then a lot of the drafting issues go away with the hard first part of the course with potentially both lanes closed off for riders only. They could reduce the out and back (because the drafting is caused by single lane out and back traffic...we see that in every large race where you have an out and back with no shoulder) and and add a loop through Lake Las Vegas Resort on the way back to Henderson.

If the race were to go back to Tremblant, they need to add wave spacing and run the course in reverse to put the hills at the start. If not it is certain draft fest again.

I think Tahoe should get it. :)

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That would be a great option!

Why not Lake Stevens? (slightly pink)

It is a brutal bike course that breaks up drafters quite quickly and a double figure 8 run course with lots of good viewing spots.

I doubt it will be a true world rotation. WTC panders to it's base: USA.

Ever done the Austin 70.3? Arguably the shittiest course imaginable. It would be an embarrassment to have the 70.3 WC there. It's embarrassing enough it's a IM 70.3 to begin with.

Now if they put it elsewhere in Austin that would be awesome!

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No just been there on business. Visited a park that ran along the river for a workout and then I ate some awesome BBQ. :)

The article seemed like it was a fact the race would be back in North America in 2017.

Australia would have no shot in 2017 since they have it in 2016. It is going to rotate. Looks like the rotation is North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific. Not sure why South America gets no love but they haven't so far.

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I've done Galveston 7 years straight except for this year. Drafting is never bad because the wind is steady at 20 mph off your side for most of the race.

Where's the article?

A hilly bike and run would definitely help. St. George might be a decent candidate for a WC course. I'm not sure the community has sufficient accommodations, but I don't know the area that well.

New 70.3 race in Punte del Este, Uruguay would be a stunning location. Looks flat as a pancake though.

It was in the Galveston newspaper. Just checked for the article online but you need a subscription. It quoted folks from WTC and one of the WTC employees stated all cities in USA, Canada, and Mexico that currently host a 70.3 could submit a bid for the 2017 race that was returning to North America.

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Edmonton would be cool. They did a super job with Worlds last year.

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Draftveston should not be a WC race...it was like your local BikeMS ride out there yesterday....

Not a 70.3 site.

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