Lanzarote, ready to host the Club La Santa IRONMAN 70.3 on October 9

The ninth edition of IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote is endorsed by the success in the celebration of the 4 Stage MTB Race and the IRONMAN Lanzarote

The IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote it was going to coincide in date with the Kona World Triathlon Championships, but the Hawaii event has been postponed until February, so Club La Santa will host the most outstanding competition of the weekend.

Open enrollment

Registration is open until September 26 and hundreds of triathletes have already confirmed their participation.

One month for the test

Exactly one month after the event, this morning a press conference was held at the Club La Santa facilities, attended by Fabio Cabrera, Director of Racing and Head of Sports at the hotel and sports complex; Manuel López, general director of Sports of the Government of the Canary Islands; Francisco Javier Aparicio, Minister of Sports, Security and Emergencies of the Cabildo de Lanzarote; Óscar Noda, mayor of Yaiza; and Ingrid Arning, triathlete who will participate in the test.

Manuel López, Regional Minister of Sports, congratulated Club La Santa for holding events of the magnitude of IRONMAN 70.3 this year. "Lanzarote is in luck," he celebrated.

For his part, the Minister of Sports, Security and Emergencies of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, Francis Xavier Aparicio, put his focus on athletes and praised their attitude, highlighting that “We must congratulate them for everything they have gone through, for continuing to bet on sports and events in Lanzarote".

As mayor of Yaiza, Oscar Noda He was very happy that the test is held in his locality. "We thank Playa Dorada and Marina Rubicón for their support. The municipality is very beautiful and the participants are going to enjoy it "Noda guaranteed.

The triathletes had Ingrid Arning as a representative in this event, who conveyed that sport was of great help in the most critical moments of the pandemic.

"I am very happy to have such beautiful events at home as the Club La Santa IRONMAN 70.3. I loved the 2019 edition and I want to enjoy it again "Arning stated.

For its part, Fabio Cabrera He thanked the institutional support and all the collaborators and valued Club La Santa as an organizer of sports events in these complex circumstances.

"We have shown that these events can be held safely thanks to the sanitary protocol and security measures, which will continue to be continuously improved to guarantee the safety of all”Confirmed Cabrera.

At the Club La Santa IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote, participants will face 1,9 kilometers swimming, 90 kilometers on the bicycle and will finish with 21,1 kilometers of running.