Discover the circuits of the Long Course Weekend Mallorca

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 The LCW Mallorca is a test of LD triathlon that takes place on three consecutive days, 3.8 km of swimming on Friday, 172 km of cycling on Saturday and the marathon on Sunday.

Every time there is less for the next 3, 4 and 5 to celebrate the biggest sports festival on the island of Mallorca, the Long Course Weekend (LCW) in the city of l'Alcudia.

SWIM DAY (November 3 Friday)

Swimming will take place in the calm and crystal clear waters of the bay of l'Alcudia, next to the port. There will be 4 different distances, 750m, 1500m (2 turns to a circuit of 750m), 1900m and the queen test, the 3800m, where athletes will swim during 2 turns to a perfectly signalized circuit of 1900m.

BIKE DAY (Saturday 4 November)

 Participants in the LCW can choose between two distances, one of 86 km and another of 172 km. The cycle circuit consists of 86km totally closed to traffic. The first 10km will be neutralized and you can go to the wheel during the entire test. The participants of the long test will give two rounds to the circuit.

The circuit consists of many steep slopes, with some areas between Santa Margalida and Llubí and another one in spectacular Wall. They are well-known roads among cyclists from all over the world. It runs through the center of the island of Mallorca.

The circuit is identical to the first part of the Ironman Mallorca circuit of 2016 won by Carlos López Díaz. There are no very hard areas or long climbs, but as there are many slides it will be a lot of fun to try to go in a group because there can be continuous attacks. In total there are 840 m of positive elevation gain accumulated in the two laps. accumulated positive in the two rounds.

The cycling segment has 3 refreshments, 2 of them with solids and liquids

Link of the circuit in BikeMaps

RUN DAY (November 5 Sunday)

Finally on Sunday 5 will be "Run Day", being the Test reigns the marathon, that will run along the beach promenade, next to the sea, in a very nice tour with great views of the sea. Like the rest of the days, the triathletes will be able to choose among other distances of 5, 10 or 21 km.

The marathon consists of 4 turns and a half to a circuit that runs almost entirely parallel to the sea and the S'Estany Gran, with stunning views that will make the kilometers more bearable.

Alcudia is an ideal city for athletes of different disciplines: triathletes, swimmers, cyclists, runners, etc ... This city has been involved in sport for many years and has great infrastructures and perfect facilities to combine sport and leisure.

You can consult all the information about the circuits in the official website Of the test.

Photos: http://www.lcwmallorca.com/es/