Americas Cup Trainings & Familiarisations

Here are the training spaces we have reserved for you as well as some of the most popular places in Montreal for you to discover during your training sessions.

Trainings Schedule

Swim trainings & familiarisations

Familiarisations

You will be able to familiarize with the swim course on Friday, June 16th from 10:15 to 11:00 (all athletes together) directly in the Olympic Basin. Athletes must bring their accreditation and report to the Athletes Lounge in order to participate in the familiarization. Lifeguards and medical services will be available on site. You will only be allowed to swim in the di- rection of the course and must exit at the swim exit. A bike rack will be provided near the athletes' lounge.

N.B. For safety reasons, it is forbidden to swim in this area outside of the swim familiarization times.

Swim trainings

Lanes are offered exclusively for you at Parc Jean-Drapeau Aquatic Complex on a first come first served basis. Please bring your ID with you as you

won't have the accreditation yet.

Bike trainings & familiarisations

Bike familiarisations

A bike familiarization is provided by the LOC on Friday July18th from 08:45 to 09:15 (PTS/ PTVI) and 9:30 to 10:00 (PTWC).
Meeting point in the Transition area.

Recommended bike training routes

Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve

It will be possible to train on the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Situated in Parc Jean Drapeau the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, or the “Circuit’’, as it is affectionately called, is a short distance from the Complexe Aquatique. The track is a 4.4 km asphalt loop that is also used for the Montreal Formula 1 (that takes place five weeks before the para triathlon event). Training on the Circuit is free. It will be possible to train on the Circuit from 06:00 to 23:00. The KOM is held by Montreal pro cyclist James Picolli at over 51 kph for a single circuit (Segment Strava). However, in the 2019 Montreal Grand Prix, Valteri Bottas had the fastest lap at 216 kph!

When: Monday to Friday from 6:00 - 23:00 For sure, the Circuit will be closed on Friday, July 18th from 08:00-10:00 for the bike familiarizations and on Saturday, July 19th from 07:00-14:30 for the race day.

Cost : free, it is a public space open to all.

Run trainings

Recommended run training routes

Olympic Rowing Basin

The Olympic Rowing Basin in Parc Jean Drapeau is a legacy from the 1976 Summer Olympics. A paved path around the basin is the perfect place to train for a run with a flat 4.6 km loop. As the Formula 1 event will be tearing down the race site on the Gilles Villeneuve track, please be careful when training around the Rowing Basin. The KOM is held by Canadian Elite middle distance runner Jonathan Tedeschi at a 3 minute/km pace.

Mont-Royal 

A crushed gravel trail run that winds around the Mount Royal Park. There is a beautiful terrace and vista point to view the entire city and beyond near the top of Mount Royal in front of the Mount Royal Chalet. Elite middle distance athlete Chris Balestrini has the KOM at a 3:36/km pace.