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I will ditto ttx's comments. Wisconsin is pretty good. Plenty of folks scattered around the bike course: the hill into Mt Horeb, Radio Tower Hill, in Verona proper. The run course is pretty easy to move around on, you can see "your" athlete 6-8 times on the run course without too much hassle, and it is all in the city so there are non-IMers hanging out watching the spectacle...
I don't remember there being large crowd support out on the course at LP.
Another vote for IMOO. Raced it twice. Spectated at IMLOU last year and watched/volunteered at IMLP this year.
IMLP had a nice crowd on the bike at the 'hot corner' through town, and the run was packed coming up the street and for a good portion of the out and back before the boathouse, but it was largely centralized.
IMOO the last two years has been incredible. Going through Verona on the bike there's a long (1/4 mile or more) section of town where the road is barricaded off and the crowds are incredible and the road is covered in chalk/writing. The actually bus people out to there from town. Then the two big climbs are a blast with the crowds lining the road and parting as you approach, almost like in Le Tour. The run is awesome too, with a couple of trips up and down State St at the start and then about halfway through each loop. Tons of people cheering/screaming etc... for blocks. Also good crowds around campus etc...My friend that was with me at IMLP this year has done every IM race in North America and he says IMOO is hands down the best for crowd support.
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