Challenge Madrid will present a new running circuit for the 2018 edition
A new marathon circuit has been designed that will go through places such as Calle Mayor, Palacio Real, Senado, Plaza de España, Templo de Debod or Paseo Pintor Rosales.
Challenge Madrid, in collaboration with the Sports Area of the Madrid City Council, will present in the coming weeks a new circuit that will travel, mostly, emblematic places of the city and will maintain its goal in the 0 Km of the Puerta del Sol.
After receiving many requests from triathletes in the previous edition, a new marathon circuit has been designed You will pass by places such as Calle Mayor, Palacio Real, Senado, Plaza de España, Templo de Debod or Paseo Pintor Rosales.
The Challenge Madrid team has already extended in 30 minutes the cut-off times in the cycling circuit. During the last months he has been working to give a Total change to the marathon circuit in order to satisfy the wishes of all triathletes.
Challenge Madrid will be European Championship of Long Distance of the ETU, so the great stars of the European triathlon and other continents will meet in this new edition that ensures to have a wide national and international media coverage.
Juanan Fernández, director of Challenge Spain, highlights the importance of this great change. “For us it was a priority task, we have a bike unique in the world, with a single lap, with exclusive landscapes, with mountain passes envied by any cycling event, but it is true that the foot race was a pending task and was a popular request, we had to improve it.
No doubt the circuit is now spectacular, if you reach the door of the sun, the km0 already means arriving with "goose bumps" now be able to tour the center of Madrid with places like the Senate or Plaza España, the Templo de Debod , Calle Mayor, it seems like a dream come true, any triathlete or athlete dreams of running through the center of a capital and not parks or parks, it is without doubt a dream that adds to the beauty of the bike.
We are very happy to be able to offer this opportunity to all international triathletes and that is to be the European Championship, this will undoubtedly be a promotional action of Madrid ideal for sports tourism. We are very happy of such news and improvement for all, because here we all win, organization, triathletes and Madrid!
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