The triathlon adventure in the most authentic Ibiza, Ibiza Blue Challenge

31 January 2017Updated on January 4, 2024

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The Ibiza Blue Challenge is an artisanal sports test concept that offers a multi-event that takes place in a single day in a format with very small seats.

The proposal he makes Ibiza Blue Challenge covers a triathlon half that can be done individually or by relays, a swimming crossing of 3,8km, a relay cycling timea night trail of 26k and a sports photo contest that allows to capture the beauty of all the above.

"Amistad" by Ana G. Hernando winning photo of the blue challenge contest 2016

It reaches the third edition with record of enrolled in most of its modalities thanks to an excellent qualification of all those who have participated in previous editions and of the conscientious work of a great team of people who love sports.

Ibiza Blue Challenge Promotion €180.00€145.00

His founder, Juanjo Serra, has extensive experience since 1996-2010 organized the Home of Ferro that it was the Spanish Long Distance Championship in innumerable occasions, race director of the first triathlon world championship held in Spain (Ibiza 2003) and organizer of the first edition of the European Cros Triathlon Championship (ETU) that was held at 2008.

The test brings remarkable differences compared to other triathlons as a 2,5k swimming with exit from the stone arch of an island, a transition to the bike 2km with a hellish water outlet where you have to climb 200m of unevenness in the first 500m of travel, a road cycling with 90k of slides in rural Ibiza, without streets or traffic lights and a race on foot through forest tracks with the asphalt as great absent.

Video of the 2016 edition:

Care for the environment is one of the pillars of the test that passes through natural areas of special interest and organizational details such as the contribution of an 5% of the sponsorships to the repair of stone walls or a goal tape with the name of the triathlete in place of the finisher medal are aspects outside of everything seen so far. The possibility of coming to Ibiza and that of your group of sports friends all have some option to participate in some modality they do it as a small Olympiad.

The test supposes a return to the most authentic sport with the best locations on the island of Ibiza to frame a different test, which gives the rider experience, friendship, respect for the environment and enjoyment at 100%.