Triglav Lakes Race

Course

The course climbs 2750 m+. With 61 m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 44% of the distance is uphill, 38% downhill and 18% flat. The longest climb runs 4.6 km at an average 4.9% grade (226 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 8.2 km at 14.3% (1166 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 51.0% over 0.5 km. The steepest descent drops at 63.2% over 0.3 km. Surface: 51% trail, 20% technical, 16% smooth, and 13% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 68.1 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Kreda (857 m), 5.0 km from the start.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here — only about 7.8 km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 30 of 100), with 33% of the load in the first half: 2 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control on the marked descents until km 20, target pace until km 33, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• #1 · 19.3–22.8 km · 490 m D−, -13.8% · 44% of the race ahead → target pace
• #2 · 25.2–34.1 km · 1194 m D−, -13.3% · 16% of the race ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 12°C to 20°C, around 13°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 51%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 15% of days around this date.