70.3 Ironman Portugal Cascais

650 years of history, is just a 20 minute drive from Lisbon International Airport and is located between Sintra - a UNESCO World Heritage Site - and the Village of Oeiras. Competitors will take in the best Cascais can offer, starting the swim in front of the Fortaleza da Cidadela, the most spectacular bay in Portugal. Originating in Cascais, bike course runs alongside the Ocean, a fast and flat part of this very beautiful landscape. The course also covers stunning natural scenery in the Sintra forests, returning to Cascais along the Guincho Beach road “where the land ends and the sea begins”. The run course goes along the seafront (Paredão) promenade, the perfect inspiration to finish the race. Running between Cascais, Estoril and S. Pedro, competitors will be cooled by sea breezes and cheered on by spectators from the many restaurants. Historic houses, palaces and fortresses of bygone times over one of the most beautiful race courses ever designed for a triathlon.