FETRI publishes the changes to the regulations for 2025
On December 18, the Spanish Triathlon Federation (FETRI) published circular 10/24, which includes the Regulatory Bases for Official Federated Competitions for 2025.
These regulations define the participation criteria, competition format and specific rules that will apply in championships, national leagues and FETRI rankings next year. Here we summarize the main new features so that you don't miss any details.
Elite participation and uniformity standards
The elite category introduces Adjustments to participation criteria, with the aim of being more equitable and fair. These changes ensure that the selected triathletes meet high standards of classification and performance.
As for the standards of uniformity, have been made more flexible, allowing athletes to choose between uniforms with or without sleeves, providing more options for greater comfort and performance in testing.
News in youth categories and relays
For the categories Junior, Youth and Cadet, a is incorporated Final B in tests of Supersprint triathlon and duathlon, improving competitive opportunities in preliminaries.
Furthermore, in line with the guidelines of World triathlon, the mixed relays now They will start with the girls, promoting gender equality. Likewise, in the national leagues, the pair relay format will replace the mixed format in certain competitions, balancing the number of trips made by the clubs.
Modifications in the Spanish Championship
El Spanish Time Trial Team Championship will include different participation criteria depending on the modality:
- triathlon: King/Queen's Cup for elite and Federation Cup for age groups (GGEE).
- Duathlon: Spanish CRE Championship for elite and Federation Cup for GGEE.
In the Spain Championship by Autonomies, the number of absolute athletes is reduced 6 to 4 per sexThe innovative format of “blind” mixed relay, where the order of participation of the relievers is unknown until the start, adding a strategic element.
Rankings, awards and new opportunities
To improve consistency in output listings, the rankings will be published earlier than in previous seasons, rewarding the results of the current year. The number of qualifying places in the Sprint and Olympic modalities will also be increased, rising to 120.
Furthermore, the national leagues They offer a new financial incentive, rewarding clubs that finish in 11th place.
In addition, the regulations introduce a third scoring option for the middle and long distance ranking, recognising IM and Challenge events with a professional/elite output.
More flexibility and adaptations
Among other relevant changes, distances have been adjusted in several competitions, eliminations by segments in Supersprint have been eliminated and the allocation of bib numbers in time trials has been updated.
All these modifications aim to improve the experience of triathletes and guarantee fairer and more balanced competitions.
See the full rules
If you want to know all the details, you can check the Circular 10/24 published by FETRI on its official website.
The 2025 season promises to be exciting with these new foundations that seek to promote equality, flexibility and competitiveness in Spanish triathlon.
