Ullíbarri-Gamboa, lake swim
Swim patiently before the ride into Álava
The flat provincial-park lake gives calm water and simple sighting from the first stroke.
Seed honestly. Settle into rhythm.
Race Finder IRONMAN 70.3 Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Race Intelligence · Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
IRONMAN 70.3 Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Race Vitoria-Gasteiz on your terms.
In Vitoria-Gasteiz the half and full IRONMAN may start at the same reservoir and reach the same city, but they do not take the same roads. Your first job is to follow the correct race map. Your second is to leave enough for two loops through town.
Vitoria-Gasteiz, a mountain landscape with snow-capped peaks.
- Race day
- 11 Jul 2027
- Course
- Swim 1.9 km · Bike 90 km · Run 21.1 km
- Historical air
- 14–28°C
Your day in Vitoria-Gasteiz
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 Vitoria-Gasteiz could look like.
The course behind your race
One reservoir. Two different bike races.
Ullíbarri-Gamboa is a beautiful way to start, but the road you choose after the reservoir matters. On the earlier half-distance course, riders took different roads from the full-distance field before returning for two city run loops. Keep your power steady and follow your own distance, not the longer race around you.
A-4001 and A-3002, prior half bike
Set power without borrowing the full-distance routing
The gently graded roads through the Álava region and the Camino de Santiago section make it easy to ride harder than planned.
Watch the watts, not the speed. Fuel early.
Álava half-bike return, final roads pending
Arrive in town ready for 21.1 km
Hold effort through the remaining loop and finish your nutrition before two flat city run loops.
Stay aero. Finish planned nutrition.
Historic Vitoria, opening city loop
Find a pace to repeat around town
Let the first loop through downtown Vitoria-Gasteiz feel easy, not fast.
Easy first aid station. Check posture.
Historic Vitoria, closing city loop
Choose a final move only when it is sustainable
Only progress once the first loop has held together, saving something for Plaza España.
Stay tall. Choose the last move late.
What to check in race week
Check the final 2027 70.3 date, reservoir exit, two half-distance run loops and the precise 90 km bike. The 2026 road closures and full IRONMAN route do not establish next year's half course. Confirm transition access and aid before planning the day.
Forecast statusToo early for a forecast
A race-day forecast is not meaningful yet; check back closer to the event.
- Temperature
- 13.7–27.8°CDew point centred on 12.7°C
- Wind and gusts
- 8.6 km/hGusts up to 35.6 km/hPrevailing direction NNE
- Rain likelihood
- Up to 55%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 Vitoria-Gasteiz
Build the legs.
Practise the decisions.
A finish range gives you something to work towards. The preparation is specific to this race: lake composure, honest 90 km pacing and two measured city run laps are rehearsed on the right half-distance route.
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 Vitoria-Gasteiz.
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