Getxo will be the epicenter of the world triathlon
The race will start at 8.30 am and it is estimated that the first classified will finish at around 12.30 pm and the last, around 16.30 pm. The nerve center of the race is the Ereaga beach and the complete circuit will have a distance of 113 kilometers, distributed as follows: 1.900 meters of swimming, 90 kilometers of running, XNUMX meters of swimming, XNUMX meters of running ... bike (two laps of a circuit that will also pass through towns such as Berango, Sopelana, Urduliz, Plentzia, Mungia and Laukiz) and 21 kilometres of running, with three laps of a circuit that will run between Ereaga and Las Arenas along the seafront promenade. “The cycling section is tough, you have to go up to Unbe and that part will be a bit difficult. Rompepiernas. And the race on foot will be very beautiful because it will go to the Hanging Bridge”, valued the local triathlete Iker Martín.
In this first edition there will be an 20% of foreign participants, highlighting the presence of Marceau, world champion and maximum candidate for victory, 60% of the State and 20% of Euskadi, according to Iñigo Elarre, from Win Sports Factory, organizer of the event.
The mayor of Getxo, Imanol Landa, stressed that this event "will mean an unbeatable tourist and economic opportunity for the entire municipality in general, and for the commerce and hospitality sector of Ereaga and the Old Port, in particular." In this sense, Elarre explained that according to the calculations handled by the organization if the test is held in Getxo annually, in 2015 it could bring together 1.200 triathletes and report "an economic return of one million euros".
