Bilbao will gather 650 triathletes the 19 of May in the second edition of the BilbaoTriathlon

Bilbao will bring together 19 triathletes on May 650, almost 200 more than last year, in the second edition of the BilbaoTriathlon, in which last year's winners, Mikel Elgezabal and Virginia Berasategui, will participate.

According to the organizers, the Bilbao estuary will once again be the special setting for a 1.900-meter swimming competition, which will be followed by 90 kilometers in bike along the slopes of Artxanda, to conclude with a 21-kilometre half marathon that will border the estuary on both banks, between the Euskalduna bridge and the Town Hall bridge.

BilbaoTriathlon was presented this Tuesday at Bilbao City Hall with the presence of all its sponsors, Coca-Cola, Euskaltel, Ipar-Kutxa and Naturgas and the institutional support of the Bilbao City Council, the Provincial Council of Bizkaia and the Basque Water Agency, URA.

The registration list opened on December 19 for last year's participants, offering them preferential treatment, but it was not until January 4 when registration was opened to the public. Thus, on February 1, BilbaoTriathlon reported the closing of its registrations, reaching the planned quota of 650 triathletes, almost 200 more than last year.

The organizers have highlighted that these figures "will once again place the capital of Biscay in a perfect setting for international sporting events, driving it on its way to becoming a benchmark in the calendar of this highly demanding sport.”

The event will feature the majority of triathletes from Euskadi, although with a large presence of triathletes from other parts of the State, such as Barcelona, ​​Madrid, Zaragoza or Burgos, among others. In terms of European presence, the BilbaoTriathlon will mainly have French representation, although German, Portuguese, Italian and English triathletes will also attend this second edition.

In the men's category, the winner of the first edition, Mikel Elgezabal, will return to Bilbao, while in the women's category, the first three finishers will repeat this year. Virginia Berasategui will once again be the main attraction of this second edition, in which she will have to face Martina Dogana and Itsaso Leunda, in addition to new additions this year such as the Scottish Alison Rowatt.

Source: europapress