The best triathlon visits Valladolid on Sunday

Triathlon has an important date with Valladolid. On Sunday, August 7th, the city on the Pisuerga River will host the fourteenth edition of an event that has been gaining prestige on the national scene over the years. 350 athletes from all over Spain will compete on this course through the city center, the same one used years ago by illustrious triathletes such as Gómez Noya or Ivan Raña.

Pedro Hervás, representative of the Pisuerga Triathlon club, organizer of the event, and Alfredo Blanco, head of the Municipal Sports Foundation, attended the presentation of the test. Blanco highlighted that "for the city council it is a satisfaction in two senses: so that the city hosts the greatest number of top-level sporting events, and because the event benefits the economic activity, businesses and hospitality of Valladolid."

Starting at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, the bib distribution will begin, an act prior to the starting signal of a competition that will be divided into three categories. At 10:45 the women will open the day, at 11 a.m. the men will begin swimming and ten minutes later the non-federated runners will take the starting line.

The triathlon will begin with the swimming leg in all three categories. The starting line is located at Las Moreras beach, and athletes will swim 750 meters in the Pisuerga River, passing under the Poniente Bridge before returning to the beach. From there, they will head to the transition area to mount their bicycles and begin the 20-kilometer road race. The route will take them to Plaza de Colón, passing through Isabel La Católica and Paseo de Zorrilla. In total, they will complete four laps of the urban circuit, finishing back in the transition area located opposite the beach.

The foot race will be the last phase of this test, which will decide the champion, and which will take the participants towards the heart of Valladolid on a walk that shows some of the artistic treasures that the city has. The runners will skirt the Patio Herreriano museum, pass through the Poniente and the Plaza Mayor and turn around in the square dedicated to the writer José Zorrilla; In total, five kilometers. The finish line will be located at the end of Paseo Isabel la Católica where the race will conclude. The organization will distribute 3.490 euros among all the winners.

As a result of the race, several streets in the city center will be closed to traffic on Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 14 p.m. Paseo de Zorrilla to Filipinos, Isabel la Católica, Plaza Colón, Antonio Lorenzo Hurtado or San Idelfonso are some of the main arteries where road traffic will not be allowed. The FMD has notified 1.500 residents who will be affected by the test.

Source: nortedecastilla