Watch Live Ironman Western Australia 2019
Event Name:Ironman Western Australia 2019
Location:Signal Park, Busselton, Australia
Date:December 1, 27 - Mon, December 2, 26
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Ironman 70.3 Western Australia – Busselton, Australia
IRONMAN 70.3 Western Australia will be staged alongside the legendary IRONMAN Western Australia event that will take place in Busselton on 1 December 2019.
Incorporating the iconic Busselton Jetty, IRONMAN Western Australia is renowned worldwide for being the place to go for a personal best. The bike and run courses are among the flattest on the global IRONMAN circuit and the IRONMAN 70.3
event is no different, with an almost identical course to the IRONMAN race that includes a fantastic start from a pontoon at the end of the jetty. Learn more about the course >
With the addition of the IRONMAN 70.3 Western Australia triathlon, the picturesque town of Busselton will now host three IRONMAN events. Read more >
IRONMAN 70.3 Qualifier Seal 2020IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Qualifying Race
The age-group race will offer qualifying slots for the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Taupo, New Zealand.
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About Busselton, Western Australia
If you’re looking to step into a world of awe-inspiring beauty and discover experiences found nowhere else on earth, you’ve come to the right place. Australia’s South West has been chosen by Lonely Planet as one of the world’s Top 10 Regions for 2010. While in WA discover towering forests, enjoy whale watching, taste fine food and world-class wines from Margaret River. Busselton itself is best known for its iconic two-kilometer long jetty and calm turquoise bays. More about Western Australia
Brownlee seeking to keep his 2020 options open
Olympic Games and IRONMAN still possible next year?
Taking place on Sunday 1st December 2019 in Busselton, the long-standing IRONMAN Western Australia will see Great Britain’s double Olympic Gold medallist, Alistair Brownlee, make his third IRONMAN start.
The news – revealed today on the IRONMAN in Western Australia Facebook page – also gives further comment from Alistair himself, that aspirations to also race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are still in his plans:
“Some people say the only way to learn how to race IRONMAN, is to race IRONMAN. I think that could be true. So, despite being later in the year I am heading to IRONMAN Western Australia. I still have aspirations to race the Olympics and if I race in Tokyo, it will definitely be my last Olympics. But I also want to qualify for Kona next year and I hope to be able to do it in Busselton”
Early Qualification goals
In a similar manner to other ITU star athletes seeking early qualification for the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship (check out Xiamen this past weekend, for example), in order to then fully focus on their Olympic preparations, early qualification for the 2020 IRONMAN World Championship also takes away a lot of pressure on Pro athletes, providing more flexibility to their season planning
Alistair Brownlee / IRONMAN World Championship / Kona 2019
Photo: Jane Hansom
Five-time ITU World Champion, Javier Gomez, recently won IRONMAN Malaysia to put himself in exactly the position that Alistair would like to be; free to fully focus on preparations for an Olympic Games campaign, safe in the knowledge that a start at Kona next October is already done and dusted. The Men’s Olympic Games Triathlon in Tokyo will take place on 27th July 2020, with the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, Hawaii on 10th October 2020.
How to qualify?
The race in Busselton will have two Pro qualification slots available for both Men and Women – and obtaining one of those is likely to be the key objective, over and above the $50,000 prize purse which provides $10,000 for the race winners
Busselton – the race
The event in Busselton is consistently one of the fastest on the IRONMAN circuit, with a two-lap flat bike course which has a maximum elevation of just 29 metres and a net gain over the 180km of just 338 metres. The four-lap run course is similarly flat.
Busselton – the race
The event in Busselton is consistently one of the fastest on the IRONMAN circuit, with a two-lap flat bike course which has a maximum elevation of just 29 metres and a net gain over the 180km of just 338 metres. The four-lap run course is similarly flat.
The Men’s course record is 7:51:26 set by New Zealand’s Terenzo Bozzone, who has won the last three editions, including a tough battle 12 months ago with Cameron Wurf, who broke the bike course record with a 4:07:14 split.
Terenzo Bozzone / IRONMAN Western Australia - PHOTO Delly Carr
Ironman Western Australia
Date:Sunday 01 December 2019 Add To Calendar
Location:Busselton (Australia)
The host town of Busselton is situated in a long bay around three hours south of the state capital of Perth. Conditions are usually quite sheltered, making for fast times. For the third time in ten years, Busselton just won an award as the top tourist town in Western Australia, which ensures that Ironman is very welcome. The swim goes around the awesome two kilometre jetty at Busselton, affording the public a unique view of the swim course. Once out of the water, the incredibly fast flat bike course awaits, which takes the triathletes through three 60km loops on flat fast roads through rare forest plantations protected from winds and on an excellent surface. The run course is a three-lap course along the Busselton foreshore. The huge tented Ironman Village in Barnard Park is where the transition is situated, which also serves as the halfway point of the run, affording spectators an unrivalled view of the final leg. The finish line offers the ultimate party atmosphere and won't quickly be forgotten by any of the finishers
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