It is probably the toughest and hardest triathlon you may encounter during your life long endurance journey. The Embrunman triathlon, happening in Département Haute-Alpes (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) accumulates astonishing 3,800 meter vertical climb only on the bike leg with summit Col d’Izoard (2,360 m) to cross. Current male course record: Félix Martinez-Rubio 9:57:37 hours.
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Riders must climb famous Tour de France mountain Col d’Izoard during the bike leg of Embrunman. Photo: Stephan Brunker - cc-by-sa |
Only Norsemen Extreme triathlon or some more adventures endurance formats like Inferno Triathlon can be compared. Just follow all the action live: http://embrunman.com/live/