My understanding is that 2018 70.3 Nice was the test event for 2019 IM 70.3 WC and followed the proposed WC course. The bike course as shown totals about 4,500 feet of climbing (per PDF map while GPX shows about 4,000') with the early climb accounting for about 2,200' in 6 miles. So I don't see it needing to change.
By comparison, the past several WC bike courses had the following climbing totals: 2018 - 2,700'; 2017 - 3,000'; 2016 - 1,900' and 2015 3,300'. The 2017 WC in Chatt bike course got a lot of mentions for a big climb that is a little more than half the elevation gain and half the distance of this Nice course. The 2015 WC Zell am See bike course is probably the closest equivalent with an early climb of 2,000' in about 8 miles.
IM 70.3 WC Nice is going to provide a serious cycling challenge!
Once-a-miler wrote:
Is this the WC course
or just the 70.3 NICE course? I'm sure they will change it? maybe not.
Pun_Times wrote:
Link to the PDF File for higher res