Madrid is committed to triathlon, A new cycling circuit in Challenge Madrid for 2018, the great novelty!

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In the press conference it was announced that in the edition of Challenge Madrid 2018 will have half the difference in the cycling segment. In the coming days the information will be revealed

Today it was celebrated in the Palace of Cibeles Press Conference prior to the first edition of Challenge Madrid, where it has been possible to count with the presence of Mr. Javier Odriozola, General Director of Sports of the Madrid City Council and Mr. Ricardo Echeita, General Deputy Director of Sports Programs of the General Directorate of Youth and Sports of the Community of Madrid.

Javier Odriozola, General Director of Sports of the City of Madrid, was in charge of welcoming the attendees reaffirming the commitment of the city of Madrid for the triathlon "It's a sport in continuous growth and Madrid is betting on it, that's why we have signed with Challenge, and for three years, a sports agreement of special interest for the Madrid City Council. This 2017 hosted the Triathlon World Cup and this weekend we will celebrate the first edition of Challenge Madrid, manifesting our commitment to triathlon"

For his part D. Ricardo Echeita said "The community of Madrid is an active region that bets on sport. Challenge Madrid has a very attractive format, by going through a total of 21 locations in addition to 3 ports of the Community of Madrid, an event that I am sure will be a success and that also has clear support for its continuity "

Juanan Fernández, Director of Challenge Spain, wanted to show his gratitude for this clear commitment and commitment on behalf of the institutions.

In the sporting part, we could count on the presence of the Spanish Alejandro Santamaría, Iván Álvarez, Monica Felgueras, Dolça Ollé as well as international triathletes Sofie Goss y Dylan McNeice

As triathletes Madrileños, Alejandro Santamaría, Iván Álvarez and Mónica Felgueras coincided in highlighting the spectacular, but at the same time hardness of the circuits "They are circuits for which we usually train, and to think that being able to do it without cars and refreshments is really a luxury, only enjoying the landscapes and the competition"Said Alejandro Santamaría. "I had in mind to compete in Hawaii Ironman, but when I saw that Challenge Madrid was being held this 2017, I didn't think about it for a moment" Mónica Felgueras already did this test in 2016 "Even though the first edition had not yet been made, I did the whole trip as if it were the competition and of course it's spectacular"

CHALLENGE MADRID - MADRID LONG DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

This 2017 Challenge Madrid will also be Madrid Long Distance Championship, where we can see a close podium in male category that will give more spectacular to the event

"Challenge Madrid presents new cycling circuits for 2018: We reduce the unevenness of the cyclist segment but keep the spectacularity of its circuits as much as possible"

These were the exclusive statements made by Juanan Fernández, Director of Challenge Spain in the Pre-competition Press Conference “We are aware that each triathlete is favored by a type of circuit, more or less hard, but finally we have opted for a more affordable route with a slope of practically half, trying to keep the spectacular nature of their circuit as much as possible.

The international elite is betting on Challenge Madrid

Belgian Sofie Goss and New Zealander Dylan McNeice favorites to be on the podium

"Madrid is a beautiful city, as is the whole Community. Yesterday I was able to recognize the cycling segment and it is spectacular, although clearly hard and this gives me respect "Even so Sofie Goss she was enthusiastic "I know it will be worth it and it will be very rewarding to reach the finish line in Puerta del Sol"

Meanwhile Dylan, an assiduous of the tests "Challenge" stated "Madrid has incredible places, together a great city with a place as nice as Madrid Rio, I have lawn and trees that make it very desirable to compete here". Dylan is passionate about the Challenge tests, with several podiums behind him was ready for the test "I train in France, also in the northern area of ​​Spain and who knows, maybe one day in Madrid"

Challenge will also count on its starting line with other outstanding triathletes as it is Gustavo Rodríguez (Champion of Spain of Long Distance). In the women's event Vanessa Pereira, Lisa Roberts o Erika Csomor with Sofie Goss they will also depart as big favorites to the podium.

Challenge is a top international event that this 2017 has opted for Madrid to host this spectacular event that takes place over the distances of 3,8 km of swimming, 180 km of cycling to finish with 42 km of running. The test will start at the Buitrago Reservoir for the swimming segment, traveling through spectacular landscapes of the Community of Madrid in the cycling segment to finish with the race on foot through Madrid Río with a goal at the Puerta del Sol. More than 50 people at The Staff, 300 volunteers, 70 motorcycles in the circuit plus the 15 motorcycles organization, 5.000 liters of water or that exceed the 10.000 cones distributed throughout the circuit, are some data that demonstrate the great scope of this sporting event.

Further information: http://challenge-madrid.com

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