Course description
A 2027 debut on the Algarve and one of the first races of the European season: an Atlantic swim off Vilamoura, a hilly bike course inland and a flat run along the marina. The water is around 16 degrees in early April.
Coach tip
In early April the water is cold at around 16 degrees — get at least two open-water wetsuit swims in beforehand, not just pool sessions.
Appealing as a season opener, but the build runs through winter: your last hard bike sessions fall in February and March.
The hilly bike and the flat run are a poor match — ride the climbs too hard and you feel it on the very first running kilometres.