Portugal
May 14–21, 2027 · 7 days
May 14–21, 2027
7 days
Up to 14 participants
Triathlon
The challenge
The Atlantic is grey and cold at Praia da Duquesa. You pull on a wetsuit. The water sits at 16°C.…
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The Atlantic is grey and cold at Praia da Duquesa. You pull on a wetsuit. The water sits at 16°C. You wade in, find your stroke, and swim out into the Bay of Cascais. This is how a lot of our mornings start.
I'm Albany Burton. I race crits for TEKKERZ CC in London, and I know what it feels like to be new and scared and hungry all at once. I only started racing in 2026. In my second race, I won. So I get the fear and the pull of a start line. Come and train with me in Portugal for a week.
We base ourselves in Cascais, with beaches on one side and the Sintra hills on the other. We ride the Sintra loop, past Guincho Beach and the old Estoril race track. Some days climb hard, 750 to 1,000 metres of it. We run the real Ironman Cascais course. We swim in open water and work on sighting. This is a hard week, and I won't pretend it isn't.
You'll join a team of people chasing the same thing. Two sessions a day, a support van on every ride, and lunch back at the hotel. We hike up to Palácio da Pena and look out over Lisbon and the coast. We eat well. We rest when we can.
On the last day the light goes gold over Guincho. You stand in the sea, tired, salt on your lips, and you feel every mile you earned.
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Day-by-Day
Day 1
Day 1 is your arrival. You'll fly into Lisbon, then transfer 25 minutes to Cascais on the Atlantic coast. Beaches sit on one side, the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park on the other. We gather for a shake-out run along the Paredão. Then a welcome briefing and dinner at Hotel Cascais. Salt air, tired legs, the sea just there.
Day 2
Day 2 is big. In the morning we ride the Sintra Loop, 55 km with 750 m of climbing. We roll to Guincho Beach, up through Malveira da Serra and Biscaia, then home past the Estoril track. After lunch we run the Ironman course, 10 km along the coast. Boca do Inferno at your side.
Day 3
Day 3 starts in the water. We walk to Praia da Duquesa and swim 1,500 to 2,000 metres in the Bay of Cascais. The sea sits near 16°C, so wear a wetsuit. After lunch, we ride 80 km with 1,000 m of climbing, past Praia Grande and Azenhas do Mar. Salt on your skin, hills in your legs.
Day 4
Day four starts in the water. We swim 1,500 to 2,000 metres at Praia da Duquesa, working on sighting and swimming as a group. Then we stretch on the sand. After lunch we drive to Sintra and hike up to Palácio da Pena, the highest point around. Below you, Lisbon, the coast, and the sea.
Day 5
Day 5 is our last full day. We ride the Sintra loop in reverse. That is 60 km with 800 m of climbing, mostly up before a downhill to Colares. A tailwind pushes us home to Cascais. In the afternoon, we run 12 km through pine and eucalyptus to a Natural Park peak. Then dinner. You earned this view.
Day 6
Day 6 splits the group in two. If you stay on, you'll ride the full Ironman Cascais bike route. That is 90 km with 600 m of climbing. We roll through the green hills of Sintra, past the Estoril race track, then take the Marginal road to Lisbon and back. The River Tagus stays in sight both ways.
Day 7
Day 7 is Guincho. We drive to the beach and run 8 km along the shore. Easy, scenic, and we finish with a dip in the sea. Light snacks wait at the café. Back at the hotel, we drill T1 and T2 at the pool. I answer every question. Then dinner. Salt on your skin, questions all gone.
Day 8
Day 8 is when we say goodbye. We wake up and share one last breakfast together. Then I ride with you to Lisbon Airport for your flight home. It is a quiet morning. Take a moment to feel your tired legs and think back on all we did. The Atlantic will still be there, waiting.