More than 1.500 athletes have already registered for the Garmin Barcelona Triathlon

More than 1.500 athletes have already registered for the next edition of the Garmin Barcelona Triathlon, that the October 6, the third at European level after London and Hamburg and that, for the first time, will not change its route, according to the organizers announced in their presentation.

Among them, the Spanish will participate Mario Mola, current 3 number in the ITU ranking, junior world champion in 2010 and second ranked in 2011 and 2012, and Carolina Routier, the best Spanish in the ITU international rankings, in the 35 position, and third in the 2012 edition.

After the successful participation of 2012, with almost 6.000 participants in the Olympic distances, Sprint and Super Sprint and the triumphs of Fernando Alarza and Helle Frederikseen, Garmin Barcelona opened the registration period and 1.500 triathletes have been reached, a figure 21 percent higher than that registered last year at this time.

The 2012 edition, which ran around the Olympic Village and of Platja de la Mar Bella, highlighted by an increase of 15 percent of triathletes in the Super Sprint category, an 10 percent of female category and another 10 of the number of foreigners who played it.

"We believe that the tracings of last year were to the liking of all the participants in all the distances, and in addition, we must also emphasize the security that we were able to offer to all the participants, which has been the reason why we have tried to get the City Council of Barcelona give us the necessary permits to repeat them, "explained the director of the test, Oriol Granell.

Granell said that repeating the layout can be an extra motivation for those who already competed in 2012 because they will be able to compare their brands. "Being able to contribute to that challenge, to the personal improvement of each triathlete, is good news for us," said the director of the Garmin Barcelona Triathlon, which will incorporate a new pit zone if the number of entrants exceeds the 6.500.

To promote the participation of women, differentiated departures will be maintained for them in the three distances and a zone of boxes in which they will be together. "More and more women are losing their fear of this discipline and trying to have a first experience in it, in that sense, we continue betting on facilitating their incorporation into the great triathlon family and we will continue to provide exclusive outings for them and a area within the pits that will have almost exclusively, "he said.

The Garmin Barcelona Triathlon is disputed in the modalities of Super Sprint (400 meters of swimming, 10 kilometers of bike and 2,5 kilometers of running), Sprint (individual and relays, with 750 meters, 20 kilometers by swimming and 5, on foot) and Olympic (Individual and relays, with 1.500 meters of swimming, 40 kilometers by bike, and 10 of the race).

Source: lavozlibre.com