Playa d’Alcúdia
Find your rhythm before the road climbs.
Alcúdia Bay can give you shelter, but it won't choose your line for you. Follow the marked buoys and adjust your stroke to the water you actually find.
Seed honestly. Settle into rhythm.
Race Finder IRONMAN 70.3 Alcúdia-Mallorca.
Race Intelligence · Alcúdia, Spain
IRONMAN 70.3 Alcúdia-Mallorca.
Your best day in Alcúdia.
Swim from Playa d’Alcúdia. Ride into the Tramuntana through Coll de Femenia and Coll de la Batalla. Return for three run loops by the bay, bridges and canals.
Alcúdia, a mountain landscape.
- Race day
- 8 May 2027
- Course
- Swim 1.9 km · Bike 90 km · Run 21.1 km
- Historical air
- 14–25°C
Your day in Alcúdia
What could you race?
I’m Tom, the coach behind Sense Endurance Coaching. Tell me where you are now and I’ll show you what a strong day in Alcúdia could look like.
The course behind your race
Take the mountains at an effort the bay can afford.
The bike takes you into the Tramuntana through Coll de Femenia and Coll de la Batalla, then asks you to descend without giving back the patience you showed climbing. Ride the 90 km course at an effort you can afford, because the repeated run loops by Alcúdia Bay are still to come.
Femenia and Coll de la Batalla
Hold the climb inside your plan.
Coll de Femenia and Coll de la Batalla put the long climbing early in the ride. Choose a gear that lets you keep turning the pedals without repeated power spikes. A slower climbing speed is cheaper than repeatedly standing to follow another rider.
Pace by heart rate. Fuel early.
Descent and inland villages
Recover where the road allows it.
The high point at Coll de la Batalla is around km 35, with descending and rolling inland roads still to come. Brake before bends, then let effort fall where speed no longer needs extra power. Resume drinking on safe straights rather than trying to feed through technical turns.
Brake early on the descent. Finish planned nutrition.
Alcúdia · the opening laps
Make the return to the bay controlled.
The flat course still crosses bridges and canals. Let those small changes interrupt pace without forcing an acceleration afterwards. On the second lap, compare breathing with the same landmarks from lap one before deciding to press.
Easy first aid station. Check posture.
Third loop to the beach
Choose the final move after checking effort.
The third return along the bay is the place to commit if breathing and stride remain stable. Build effort over several minutes; a surge at a familiar landmark gains little if you cannot hold it to the beach finish.
Stay tall. Choose the last move late.
What to check in race week
Walk through the Artá Street transition arrangements and confirm the swim-to-transition access. Check sea conditions in the bay, wind and road conditions in the Tramuntana, and forecast heat for the run before setting your pacing plan.
Forecast statusToo early for a forecast
A race-day forecast is not meaningful yet; check back closer to the event.
- Temperature
- 13.6–24.6°CDew point centred on 11.2°C
- Wind and gusts
- 10.5 km/hGusts up to 44.3 km/hPrevailing direction NW
- Rain likelihood
- Up to 85%Wet-surface uncertainty retained
Historical baseline, 2019–2025 · Open-Meteo historical archive · Updated 2026-09-13.Historical comparison only. This is not a forecast for 2027.
Make your finish prediction and I can send this plan to you in race week.
Your plan, in race week
Prepare for Alcúdia
Build the legs.
Practise the decisions.
A finish range gives you something to work towards. The preparation is specific to this race: Build steady climbing endurance and controlled descending, then practise running after both. Rehearse the longer transition walk so you do not try to win back its time on the first uphill.
I’m Tom. With Sense Endurance Coaching, I’ll build that preparation around your life, follow how you respond and adjust the work as you get closer to Alcúdia.
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