Did they announce that Taupo was the winner?

 
It's just a matter of time :)

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Fitter Radio podcast was just talking about that. Bevan thought it would have to be a different date, like December. Said no way September would work. Would Ironman be willing to alter the schedule?

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I have PM'd you.

There is a lot of talk about this September date. The proposal is NOT for September. The lake will be much warmer :)

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Is that when Ruapehu goes off because Taupo lake is never warmer than just above freezing.

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Who is proposing December? That date wouldn’t work well in WA because of IMWA. I wouldn’t have thought it would be good for Northern Hemisphere folk would it?

  




Taupo.




That's why it's called a World Championships. I personally like the idea of it moving around locations, and with that comes the need to change times of year. Imagine an IM WC at the end of the Southern Hemisphere summer, rather than the end of winter, Cameron Brown would of been a multiple podium finisher and likely have been World Champion (more than once I'd say).

Sits well with me.

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What about Taupo 70.3? That's in december isn't it?

i Real fancy either of them locations to be honest ,even travelling from UK

Feb it can be pretty warm. Itu sprint race in kinloch has been non wetsuit a number of times

Maybe the years you've done it, but I've never found that. Maybe I'm making an unfair comparison with the relatively balmy blue lake /tikitapu

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It used to be held in November so a date change would not be unprecedented. I am simply curious whether Dec would be the new time frame going forward or just a one off date for Taupo.

Well if it is going to be in December, they should make it so that it is the weekend before Xmas....then Northern Hemisphere people can just make it one long vacation in NZ after the race. Making it 2-3 weeks out from Xmas and you'll have less Northern Hemisphere people making it as they have to take 2 vacations very close to each other. Sep in Taupo would be really really really really bad from a cold perspective!

When will this be announced? In South Africa perhaps?

 

We find out tomorrow :)

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Will it be announced world wide tomorrow or are they just telling the communities first? I am calling it for Taupo.

Press Conference, Kona. 10AM Kona Time.

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I will be interested to hear what the qualifying window will be for the Taupo WC.

I love, love, love, love Taupo... it was my first IM. Amazing *venue*, but as a course it's not suited for a World Championships... too flat.

OTOH, the chip seal is a real challenge!

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I saw a tweet that it was officially announced, but can't find any details. Can you shed some light on when the race will be held?

  
It is going to be held the last weekend of November, 2020.

We have a rather famous (in NZ) bike race which is usually held that weekend, Cycle Challenge has agreed to move their dates 1 week, to the beginning of December. So 1 week apart which would make it worthwhile staying in Taupō an extra week. The race does 1 full lap around Lake Taupō.

There will not be a 70.3 in December.

The course has not been announced, however, it will not be the usual 70.3 'Broadlands' course. I'm not at liberty to say where it'll be but it is more 'sporting' than the usual course (on the bike).

It is very exciting for Taupō.


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Fantastic.

Out towards Kinloch maybe..?

Will the normal December 2019 race be the usual current course, or will they trial run the new course?

November 28/29th- I have a feeling this is going to kill the participants from the USA considering it is right after Thanksgiving.

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Same as North American races kill it for us in the Southern hemisphere, when the champs are right in the middle of our winter. Swings and Roundabouts !!

Curious about the $19 million dollar economic impact.

Seems like a big influx for 5,000 athletes (and their families) over the course of a week.

If it’s close to true, then IM has every right to negotiate for free accommodations, road closures, zoning accommodations, etc.... their take is only a fraction of the local economy’s.

Good! Then I don't have to work too hard to get my spot there!

I'm so hyped about this!

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This is awesome news. Taupo is a great spot and New Zealand rocks!

Yanks will be in from a shock when they ride on the rough roads.

But agree NZ is beautiful.

Long way to travel for a half ironman.

I’d suggest an Aussie 70.3. About 3 weeks out from the Taupo race would be a nice link.

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I can't confirm but I was told a lot of the road was resurfaced. Maybe not as bad over a half but it sucks over 180km so someone may be able to chime in as I certainly hope so...

Not a long way to travel if you live in Australia or New Zealand!

Out and back on first part of round Taupo ride? That’s pretty ‘sporting’

Not me! Always wanted to go to New Zealand! This actually gets me excited to try and qualify for it!

just a thought is WA ironman usually the start of december

"kill 2 birds with 1 stone"

always wanted to visit NZ and have relatives in Perth ?

thats assumimng qualification !

Likewise. Unfortunately I’m not sure I’ll be able to pull it off around the holiday. Looks beautiful down there. Oh well looks like I’ll shoot for ITU worlds.

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This! New Zealand is probably my #1 destination for places I've never been.

When you visit the US, try doing IM Wisconsin, or ride any road in Indiana. We have our share of neglected tarmac!

But! thanks for the tip, I will be sure to run 25mm

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That will be Thanksgiving weekend in the USA in 2020 as Thanksgiving is November 26th in 2020.

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US athlete here who did IMNZ this year and had heard and expected to be riding some pretty rough roads. I remember maybe one short stretch where I thought the road was in bad shape, and most of the rest seemed fine to me. Not totally smooth, but definitely not the terrible ride I was expecting. Absolutely loved the race and New Zealand in general.

also a US athlete, and IMNZ was my first Ironman in 2007. I was a total Tri novice, and this was back in the day of pump your tires up to the max allowed. Needless to say I had quite a rough day on the chip seal on the bike course ;)

I also had an aluminum bike

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Lame. That's the usual ST negativism for every 70.3 WC outside of the US. Meanwhile, I'm very interested and the FB buzz has already started in Tampa Bay.

Congrats! Do you know if the qualifying window will be extended two months to account for the later WC date? If they hold to 6 wks lead time then qualifying would extend into early Oct 2020.

Similarly to the Comm Games this past April?

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Not being negative. Objectively, the date will impact US athletes and who chooses to take a slot. No one is complaining about Nice either. It has the highest slot take rate for any 70.3 WC slot.

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Why is Thansgiving week bad? I spent two Thanksgivings at IM Cozumel. It makes it easier for US athletes to travel at a time when many people are off work anyway. From my perspective it is fantastic timing.

Hah! This was exactly me in 2005. I have a distinct memory of really wanting to get off the bike after the first 56 mile lap.

Fat tires and low pressure FTW now.

Agreed. Although it would bleed over into the next week so that would be a concern for people with families since kids would be back to school the day after the race.

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Even better for me! Not only is the 28th my birthday; but also I'm in Canada, where we get our Thanksgiving over with in October! My wife just had a good friend move to NZ so it will be an easy sell to head down for this one :)

Looks great! I hope I can qualify and take the family along

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Sounds very cool. The other thing is having WC 70.3 after Kona how does that change the dynamic. I don't know.

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We haven't been told yet, and as everyone is up in Kona at the mo won't find out until they're back here in Taupō in a couple weeks.

The town is absolutely buzzing about it. The volunteers really get behind IMNZ, that's what makes it so special, there are people already on social media groups here trying to volunteer for all manner of things, to be in the medical tent, aid stations etc. The town is PUMPED about it.

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The first five years the WC was in Clearwater it was around ~10 Nov. This will extend the season for some athletes but give a couple more weeks for pros to recover from Kona and sharpen for the 70.3. And with the new pro qualifying system, some may now go to IMAZ or IMCOZ and try to secure a spot while the big boys and girls are in Taupo.

Or it's perfect timing as we already have 4 days off, don't need as many vacation days (that is, those of us that prefer family-less holidays LOL)

We had planned on going to Nice next year anyway, so hoping to tack on a week in Portugal (Cascais 70.3 28th Sept 2019) now to get qualification early for 2020, that way can be focussed on our own athletes in Taupo 2019 rather than worrying about qualification.

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good news for some of us, who don't mind skipping Thanksgiving one year to race in Taupo ;-)
might make the qualifier a bit easier. That's my first year in 60-64, hmm

Reserve my room in the bunkhouse for that race.

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Any more news on when the qualifying period will be? Looking at the 2019 races on the website, Dun Laoghaire (August 25th) says it's offering qualifying slots to Nice but Zell am See (September 1) just says "slots to the IM 70.3 World Championship". Do we think that's likely to be the cutoff point between Nice and Taupō? Or am I just missing some important part of the qualifying process (entirely possible)?

In general, I understood the cutoff for the WC of that year is around the end of June. 70.3 Canada already lists 2020 slots, so I'm surprised Dun Laoghaire is for Nice. Probably because it's an EU based race

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The fact that Nice is in September limits the cut-off between those two... Perhaps some Europeans races closer to nice may offer later than the usual late June/early July cut-off but I doubt much races will go beyond the usual.

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[/url]Just received an email from Ironman teasing a "special announcement #FastTrackToTaupō #815"
Any idea what this is...? Number of slots in the local races?

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