| After the great success of last year, when the Valencia Triathlon changed its image and was held in the Juan Carlos I Royal Marina, in this new edition to be held on 11th September the sports day has been extended to two days in which 2,500 people will take part in different categories around the Juan Carlos I Marina, the Valencia Street Circuit and the City of Arts and Sciences. For the Olympic and sprint distances, the tri-athletes will go inside this architectural complex for the cycling part.
There is also a new category being introduced - the FLASH distance. Together with the supersprint and women's triathlon, this will allow anybody beginning in the sport to take part in a triathlon. The usual Olympic and sprint distances will also take place, including relay teams, and other races such as paratriathlon and children's duathlon.
Last year's success with the Valencia Triathlon coupled with other aspects that set it apart (the attractiveness of the city, the spectacular circuit and the attention paid to the triathletes) compared to other renowned sporting events such as those in London and Hamburg, have meant that the Valencian event has been included in the 2011 European TrigrandPrix.
This circuit is made up of six events in Europe (England, Ireland, France and two other areas in Spain - Zarauzt and Pamplona) and big elite triathletes take part in it.
It is especially worth noting that tourism promotion agencies like Turismo Valencia, the Regional Department for Tourism and Turespaña have set up an international campaign to promote the event in order to attract a large number of foreign fans to the event in Valencia.
The campaign "Your Challenge, Your Dream," with a promotional video, advertisements, reports and agreements with specialist sports tour operators, will announce the Valencian event abroad. It is also worth mentioning the launch of the Valencia Triathlon team, composed of a group of renowned athletes from the Valencia region who will represent this event on a tour of different international events.
Social Commitment from the 2011 IberCaja Valencia Grand Prix Triathlon
In this second edition, the social commitment of the Valencia Triathlon goes to three charitable causes: Unicef, the Welfare Association for Aid to Disabled Athletes with Disabilities TRI WWW (World Winners Way) and Fundación Pequeño Deseo, to whom all the proceeds from the registrations for the child duathlon will go.
Valencia Triathlon categories:
The IberCaja Valencia Grand Prix Triathlon categories include male and female classifications as well as age groups. The women's triathlon, sprint and Olympic distances allow for the participation of relay teams.
- Olympic Distance: 1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running.
- Sprint Distance: 0.75 km swimming, 20 km cycling and 5 km running.
- Women's Triathlon and Supersprint Distance: 0.3 km swimming, 8 km cycling and 2.5 km running.
- Flash Category: 0.2 km swimming, 4 km cycling and 1 km running.
- Children's duathlon: this will be held on a circuit depending on the age of the participants. It varies between 250 and 2,000 meters running, 1 to 8 km cycling, 125 to 1,000 meters cycling and then a running race again.
- Paratriathlon: details of the event will be announced soon.
You can register through the official website: www.valenciatriatlon.com |
