The III Cross Triathlon of Santa Pola has 1.250 registered athletes
III Triathlon Cross Villa of Santa Pola will be played next June 9 and already has a total of 1.250 athletes registered for the test. Most of them come from the province of Alicante, Valencia, Albacete, Murcia, Almeria and Madrid, as well as the rest of the communities.
The race will start from the Peña Grande jetty and will begin with a 1.000-meter swim, 18.800 meters will be contested bike of mountains and 4.800 meters that will be developed on foot along an urban circuit that ends in Santa Pola del Este.
Francisco Martín, Councilor for Sports, said during the presentation of the event that "triathlon is one of the most spectacular and tough sporting events of our annual program, besides being a successful participation due to the great effort of the organization".
For his part, Roque Alemañ, president of Santa Pola Athletics Club, recalled: "The triathlon was a risky bet that we made because when organizing the route of the cross we left the road segment, so we chose the mountain bike As there was a gap in this specialty in the Valencian Community, we still have a very important acceptance and we had to close the registration early, which has exceeded the 1.200. "
Source: diarioinformacion.com