Miguel Induráin, Mireia Belmonte and Abel Antón will be at the Santander Triathlon Series Sevilla

The three athletes will sponsor this year's competition, which will be played next September's 10, and in which they will participate in a relay team with Mireia Belmonte, in swimming; Miguel Induráin, in cycling, and Abel Antón, in a walking race

The City Council of Seville yesterday welcomed the presentation of the Santander Triathlon Series. The event was attended by the mayor of Seville, Juan Espadas, and the municipal councilor for Sports, David Guevara; along with the president of the Andalusian Triathlon Federation, Pablo Castilla; the territorial director of Andalusia of Banco Santander, Alberto Delgado, and the director of Sponsorships of Banco Santander, Virginia Martínez de Murguía.

The presentation was attended by the test ambassadors, the five-time winner of the Tour de France, Miguel Induráin, and the athlete and marathoner world champion Abel Antón. Both have chosen this framework to announce their participation in Seville, where they will team with Mireia Belmonte, gold medal in the 200 m. butterfly at the recent Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The three athletes will sponsor this year's competition, which will be played next September's 10, and in which they will participate in a relay team with Mireia Belmonte, in swimming; Miguel Induráin, in cycling, and Abel Antón, in a running race. An exceptional team that will face the Olympic distance: 1.500 swimming, 40 km bike and 10 km of running on foot.

"In principle it is a popular triathlon but to which we are all going to collaborate with the practice of each of our sports," said Miguel Induráin, who, like Abel Antón, "we hope to have here in Seville a beautiful test, together with Mireia Belmonte. "

"I will be the one to retrace the test after Mireia and Miguel do their thing," Abel Antón joked. "Mireia's contribution will be fundamental and I know that she and Miguel will make it easier for me, so I will not have to run as much as in the 99", when she was proclaimed World Marathon Champion in the World Championship in Seville. "Sevilla is my second home and I'm always happy to come back and remember that World Cup. Before yesterday, precisely, it was the 17º anniversary. On that occasion, there were 40 degrees but this time it will be easier with Mireia and Miguel. " For Abel Antón, there is no doubt that "Mireia Belmonte is now, with her four medals, the best current Spanish athlete and Miguel Induráin, with her five Tours de France and the Atlanta medal, the best athlete of all time".

In the words of the mayor of Seville, Juan Espadas, "it is very important to value that the city of Seville is chosen for this appointment and that Banco Santander has managed to get three legends like Miguel Induráin, Abel Antón and Mireia Belmonte to participate, that gives many carats to the test ". Juan Espadas, who has declared himself a fan of cycling and "a fan of Miguel Induráin and his exploits," thanked the organizers and the Bank of Santander for their contribution so that Seville could once again organize a race of great competitive level. a city with a lot of potential and attractiveness for the practice of sport and its primordial role in society, something that is part of the objective of this City Council ".

Pablo Castilla, president of the Andalusian Triathlon Federation, thanked "the collaboration of the City Council and the Santander Bank to return to include Seville and Malaga in the Santander Triathlon Series circuit. The test of Seville will be in the Island of the Cartuja and we will be lucky to have a team of height ".

Alberto Delgado, territorial director of Andalusia of Banco Santander, stressed that "we are delighted to be here for a unique sporting event such as triathlon. At Banco Santander we are clear that the mission of the banks is to contribute to the progress of the city and we usually do it through financing but also with one thousand annual employment grants and now collaborating with the city of Seville and with the values ​​of the healthy life and companionship. "

Virginia Martinez de Murguía, Director of Sponsorships of Banco Santander, has confirmed that "Banco de Santander is well known for all its sports sponsorships but we have also made a great turn now towards society in a strategy that has triathlon as an objective but also with running with 50 own races throughout Spain and supporting women's sports as in this triathlon. And it is that in the environment of Seville, this can be simply spectacular ".

Seville will once again be the venue for the third consecutive year of the largest popular triathlon circuit in Europe, hand in hand with Banco Santander this year as title sponsor. The test will visit some of the most emblematic places in the city, such as the old area of ​​the Universal Exhibition of the 92. With a renewed circuit of cycling and the facilities of the CEAR of Rowing and Canoeing of the Charterhouse, the event will have the following distances: supersprint (individual modality, pairs and 1l2l3), sprint (individual modality and relays) and Olympic (individual modality and relays). In addition, the Triathlon for Nosotras is premiered, an ideal supersprint distance test for the debut of women athletes in this sport.

"Choose your goal and cross it with us". Under this motto and with the aim of accommodating the more athletes removing the barriers that triathlon is an unattainable sport for many, the Santander Triathlon Series circuit, organized by Win Sports Factory, has since this year with the sponsorship of Banco Santander .

More information and last places available for Santander Triathlon Series Sevilla in: http://www.santandertriathlonseries.com/sevilla/