Challenge Lisboa, will host the Corporate World Cup

Augusts 21, 2016Updated on January 5, 2024

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Lisbon organizes a Corporate World Cup for the first time in the world of triathlon. This is a relay test in the middle distance.

After 11 editions of the Lisbon Triathlon with about 5.000 participants, in the year 2017 joins the Challenge circuit in a test that will be played on the 7 of May.

What changes with respect to previous editions?

Challenge Lisbon grants 66 places for the World Challenge Championship that will be held in Samorin (Slovakia) on June 3, 2017. This will be a test in medium distance format (1,9-90-21) where €150.00 in prizes will be distributed among the professionals..

In addition, Lisbon organizes for the first time in the world of triathlon a Corporate World Cup. This is a relay event that will compete in medium distance format. Registration for the Corporate World Cup opens soon.

Follow the test "Sex War"Which already has a record of registrations at this time. The format is the same as in previous years, the girls go out before the boys (The difference with which the first woman comes out is the difference between the time of Alistair Brownlee (01:45:01) compared to that of Gewn Jorgensen (01:56:16) in the Olympic games in Brazil, 11 minutes and 15 seconds.).

The distances are exactly half of the main medium distance event (950 m swim - 45 km bike - 10,5 km run).

In addition to these tests, Challenge Lisboa will organize a aquathlon for children and as a novelty for the 2017 a race of 5 kilometers only for women Challenge Women.