Course description
A middle-distance race on the Adriatic over 2 km / 80 km / 18 km: a sea swim, a rolling 500-metre bike loop into the hills of Romagna and a flat run back along the promenade.
Coach tip
Around 500 metres of climbing sounds modest but arrives in short steep ramps — ride them seated in an easy gear rather than out of the saddle.
The flat promenade run is fast; hold back enough on the bike to actually be able to run it.
The Adriatic is still cool in mid-May — plan on a wetsuit.