Race Intelligence · Sanremo, Italy
A sea swim in the Portosole area. A road inland towards Bajardo. Then the coastal path and Capo Nero tunnel, with the ride still in your legs.
Sanremo, Italy, the harbour and marina.
Your day in Sanremo
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This prediction uses · 1.9 km swim · 80 km bike · 21.1 km run
The course behind your race
The road goes inland towards Bajardo, where the climb matters just as much as the descent back to the coast. Save enough concentration to descend well and enough legs for the run along the sea. The mountain does not end when you pass the top.
San Martino to the harbour
Check the briefing for the final Portosole layout. Sight the official buoys rather than cutting towards the harbour entrance; establish your breathing before trying to gain position.
Settle by 300 m. Sight the official course markers.
The road inland
The opening coastal kilometres are where fresh legs can make the day feel cheap. Use them to settle position, eat and drink, and arrive at the first serious climbs with the race still fully under control.
Start drinking before the terrain changes. Check effort before average speed.
The climb towards Bajardo
This is the defining sustained effort of the course. Set a power or heart-rate ceiling before the climb begins and keep returning to it, even when other athletes make a different choice.
Set a hard ceiling before the climb starts. Fuel on the climb, not just before it. A climb raced too hard here can turn the run into damage control.
Back towards the coast
The closing descent is valuable because it can reduce the cost of the climb. Descend cleanly, let effort fall where the road allows it and finish the nutrition job before T2 instead of turning gravity into another race target.
Treat the descent as recovery, not a second effort. Finish your nutrition before T2.
Coastal path and Capo Nero
The flat coast path is an honest test after Bajardo. Let the first half tell you what the bike cost: find stride and breathing, and use the Capo Nero tunnel as a reset rather than forcing the pre-race target immediately.
Shorten your stride if the legs are heavy. Use the tunnel as a mental reset point.
The closing run
If the opening kilometres have stayed composed, increase effort deliberately. If they have not, protect the best sustainable pace instead of turning a difficult first half into a collapse in the second.
Compare the back half to the front honestly. Change one thing at a time if you push.
Check the latest bike route and climbing figures, the swim markers around the breakwater, and road conditions for the descent. Confirm run access and aid provision on the coastal path, including the Capo Nero tunnel.
A race-day forecast is not meaningful yet; check back closer to the event.
Historical baseline, 2019–2025 · Open-Meteo historical archive · Updated 2026-09-15.Historical comparison only. This is not a forecast for 2026.
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Prepare for Sanremo
A finish range gives you something to work towards. The preparation is specific to this race: Build the ability to hold a steady climbing effort and descend with control after it. Practise starting the run without forcing your usual fresh-leg pace after a long uphill ride.
I’m Tom. With Sense Endurance Coaching, I’ll build that preparation around your life, follow how you respond and adjust the work as you get closer to Sanremo.
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