Subject: Eagleman Bike Course Winds This week is Ironman Maryland, and the bike course borrows heavily from the Eagleman course.
From everything I have read, it sounds like wind is almost guaranteed. It also sounds like it usually comes from the north, which would mean a rough headwind from about miles 35-45, and again for miles 80-90, roughly. You may get the benefit of a tailwind early on each loop, but it sounds like you get more head and cross winds than actual tailwind.
Any thoughts or experiences would be greatly appreciated. I will struggle to make the bike time limit so I am looking for every advantage I can give myself heading into this.
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