The Triathlon Series Madrid becomes Duathlon

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The delay in the construction of the Lago de la Casa de Campo requires turning the Triathlon Day into a duathlon. The test will be played next October 20.

The traditional Triathlon Day, Madrid's appointment Santander Triathon Series circuit, rethinks its format for its next 20 celebration in October.

The delay in restoration works of the Lago de la Casa de Campo, which the City Council of Madrid has made public, obliges the organization to turn the sports event into a duathlon.

Three-month extension

The completion of the works was scheduled for this month of August. However, the work will be extended three more months. According to the Diario ABC, sources from the Area of ​​Environment and Mobility of the City of Madrid, the reasons are "the exceptional rains this year", which have led to the extension of "the deadline for implementation until November".

Faced with the impossibility of developing swimming in the waters of Lake Casa de Campo, the organization has been forced to disregard the celebration of triathlon and propose, instead, a duathlon with the same staging and with all the details that define , year after year, the classic Triathlon Day.

Communication for those registered

 In the coming days, all athletes already enrolled in this sport event will receive an e-mail in which they will be informed of the details of the event, as well as their options to make effective their registration in the duathlon or get the refund of the amount Of the same.

Further information: www.santandertriathlonseries.com

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