Americas - Familiarisations & trainings

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.

Swim Familiarisation

You will be able to familiarize with the swim course on Friday, June 26th from 08:45 to 09:30 directly in the Olympic Basin. Lifeguards and medical services will be available on site. You will only be allowed to swim in the direction of the course and must exit at the swim exit. Bike racks will be provided near the swim area.

For safety reasons, it is forbidden to swim in this area outside the swim familiarisation 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. Note that a fee of $6,26 + taxes  will be charged if you come outside of the scheduled time slots.
Outdoor pool session times
- Wednesday June 24th from 14:00 to 16:30 (4 lanes) & 16:30 to 18:00 (3 lanes);
- Thursday June 25th from 11:00 to 15:00 (4 lanes).

Bike Familiarisation

A bike Familiarisation is provided by the LOC on Friday June 26th from 08:00 to 08:45. Meeting point in the Transition Area.

Recommended Bike training area

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!

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

Recommended Run training areas

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 view 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.