400 athletes will participate in the XII Triathlon 'Beaches of Punta Umbría'
Around 400 athletes will participate this Sunday, September 23, in the XII Triathlon 'Beaches of Punta Umbría', one of the most important sporting events in the calendar of this type of tests that combine swimming, cycling and athletics. At the same time it is the last test of the Andalusian Triathlon Circuit.
This expected call has overflowed the forecasts and forced the municipality of Puntarenas to expand twice the number of participants, so that the 300 initially planned will eventually be registered 400.
In the words of the Councilor for Sports, Juan Iglesias Lago, “it is becoming increasingly popular, which causes our Triathlon to increase in quantity and quality, since the best of Andalusia, along with those of Portugal and Extremadura, and even it gives the circumstance that some of the participants has been Olympic ”.
The circuit will be played in Sprint mode with 750 meters by swim, 20 km by bike and other 5 km on foot.
Specifically, participants will be at 11.00 hours in the car parks located next to the Barceló hotel. However, the swimming test will start from the area of the beach that is located at the height of the Plaza del Atlántico and, the signaling of buoys, in the direction of Barceló, will lead the swimmers next to the Camarón beach bar.
Subsequently, the triathletes will take the bikes and will go from the aforementioned car parks to the Camping La Bota by the old road of Punta Umbría. This tour will be completed twice. And, finally, the walking test will be carried out on Avenida del Oceano, between the transition area (parking lots of Barceló) and Altair. They will also give two laps to this itinerary.
According to the bases, there is an absolute male and female category that will reward the best three of each gender. In addition, classifications will be configured by ages, up to seven different, and a classification by teams that will give trophies to the three best times.
On the other hand, there will be travel aids that will add a total of 1.500 euros, for those who finish between the first and the seventh male or female position. And for the first three teams.
The XII Triathlon 'Playas de Punta Umbría' has the organization of the coastal City Council, the Punta Umbría Cycling Club and the Andalusian Triathlon Federation.
Last year, Samer Ali-Saad and María Pujol were the absolute winners of the event.
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