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Calella will host the Spanish Triathlon and Cross Duathlon Championship for the 2014

It was communicated yesterday during the presentation of Challenge Barcelona-Maresme 2013

 

Challenge Barcelona-Maresme was presented yesterday, where this year hosts the Spanish Triathlon LD Championship to be held next Sunday 06 October in Calella.

 

 

The act chaired by the Secretary General of Sport, Mr. IvanTibau, accompanied by the President of the Spanish Triathlon Federation, Mr. José Hidalgo, the deputy delegate of Sports Mr. Josep Salom, the director of institutional relations of the Quality, Equality and Sports Department of the City of Barcelona, ​​Mr. Xavier Amador , the president of the Regional Council of Maresme, Mr. Miquel Àngel Martínez, the Mayor of Calella, Mrs. Montserrat Candini, and the director of the Challenge, Mr. Agustí Pérez, stood out for the recognition of the event at a sporting and organizational level .

 

The mayor Montserrat Candini, He stressed that this year's edition reaffirms the consolidation of the test as well as its internationalization.

 

Today, the Calella Challenge has become a key test in the calendar internationally.

 

On the other hand, has presented the new logo "Barcelona-Calella Territorio Triatlón"Which symbolizes the common values ​​shared by the two Catalan cities. From now on all the events linked to the triathlon will carry this logo.

 

On the other hand, Xavier Amador he emphasizes that for Barcelona sports one of the main axes of the city.

 

Affirms that Calella y Barcelona they share the same triathlon values ​​and for that same reason they have joined in the creation of the new brand.

 

The President of the Spanish Triathlon Federation, José Hidalgo has stated that the union of will between his Federation and the Catalan Federation has made it possible for Catalonia to be a reference in the sport discipline of Triathlon.

 

The same José Hidalgo has advanced that Calella will be next year the headquarters of the Spanish Cross Triathlon and Cross Duathlon Championships which will carry out the 3 and 4 days of May of 2014.

 

On the part of the highest authorities, the important impact that the test has on its sporting and also economic side was collected. The success of a test of this nature to celebrate its fifth anniversary, thus becoming a reference in our country.

 

Challenge Barcelona-Maresme can boast this year of having a luxury sign. Andrej Vistija, present long distance European champion will participate in the current edition accompanied by the German Markus Fachbach 4º in the last edition of the Challenge Roth and the Austrian triathlete Eva Wutti.

 

Further information:

http://www.challenge-barcelona.es

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