The VII Ciudad de Almería Triathlon will gather more than 500 athletes
Almería will become the capital of the endurance events this weekend thanks to the celebration of the VII City of Almería Triathlon, a great event that will have more than 500 athletes and that will take place this Sunday in El Toyo.
The test was presented this morning by the Sports Councilor of Almeria, Juan José Alonso, who was accompanied by David Martínez, representative of Almeritour Sport, the company organizing the event together with the Municipal Sports Board.
The mayor stressed that the triathlon is experiencing a boom in Almeria, before the number of athletes who opt for this discipline "that has three modes, swimming, then cycling, to finish with running on foot." He explained that the event will have two categories, "sprint and super sprint," commenting that the latter is more popular, more accessible to athletes who do not have a great preparation, less traveled.
The VII Triathlon will be held in El Toyo, next Sunday, June 10 day, and Alonso said he hopes "that the Almeria decide to see this event, which will have the best triathletes in Andalusia, as the brothers Raso, Victoriano and Bruno, who are winning almost all the triathlons, if not all, that are being played in Andalusia. "
David Martínez, for his part, thanked the Board for its support, especially in the current situation, and highlighted the number of participants, stating that the organization of the event has received congratulations for the volume of athletes that it will bring together, since it will be "the second event in participation in Andalusia." He commented that the sprint event will have 750 meters, for the swimming event; 20 kilometers, for the bike; and 5, for the foot race; and the super sprint, 300 meters and 7 and 2,5 kilometers, respectively.
The appointment will also include the team modality, in which each test can be performed by a different athlete; that of couples, in which both must participate together in all; and adapt, in which Almeria has two major competitors, Miguel Ángel Úbeda and Jairo Ruiz. The competition will start at 1030 hours, with the super sprint mode; at the 1200, the sprint will start, male, and five minutes later, the female.
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