OriHuela new headquarters for the long distance Spain championship

The Spanish triathlon federation confirms in a statement that OriHuela will be the new venue for the Spanish long distance triathlon championship. The date still to be confirmed could be November 5 or 6.

Below you can read the statement of the FETRI:

“It seems that Ximo's efforts to win the Championship are paying off. This is the email he sent us today:

The contacts maintained these days with the Sports Department of the Orihuela City Council have come to fruition and although some technical aspects remain to be finalized, I can inform you that we will be able to organize the 2.011 Spanish Long Distance Triathlon Championship in Orihuela in a few weeks, with the desire that it does not stop being celebrated, despite the difficulties we face with this new challenge.

The celebration date that we are considering in the 1st option, and which is the most probable, is November 05-06, although we still need to close some issues at the local level to be able to confirm it. In any case, the second possible date is the one immediately after. Despite the untimely date for Spanish triathletic custom, our mild climate allows us to be optimistic about the expected weather.

Our test project includes carrying out the swimming segment in the La Pedrera reservoir, with T1 being located in Torremendo. The cycling circuit would run along secondary roads with slides, which we could describe as “fun” for the legs, 2 or 3 and a half laps depending on the final location of T2, which could coincide with T1 or be located in Orihuela urban area, for example. where the third segment will take place, mainly through the thickets of the Segura River where the shepherd poet of our town gave birth to his first poems while his goats grazed.

In any case, all the technical details will be finished in these coming weeks and in the shortest possible time.”

We will keep you informed.