Course description
Belgian North Sea race: a 1.9 km straight out-and-back swim off Heist Beach sheltered from chop by a dike, a very flat bike course through the polders and a run along the beach promenade.
Coach tip
Wind decides the flat bike leg – hold steady power rather than steady speed.
Water sits around 19 °C in September and the dike keeps it calm – a fast swim, but a cold one.
The promenade offers little shade and no shelter from the wind.