Everything ready for the Challenge Lisbon

5 May 2017Updated on January 4, 2024

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Close to 1.000 participants will take the start in the first edition of the test where we can see some of the best triathletes in the specialty.

This next Sunday 7 de Mayo the city of Lisbon will host the Challenge Lisbon with the presence of near 200 Spanish in the test.

The test that is disputed under the medium distance format, will begin at 7: 25 local time with professional output.

Among the favorites for victory we find Andreas Dreitz Ironman 70.3 European Champion in 2016. ,Joao Pereira fifth at the Rio Olympics, Bruno Country, Chris Fischer o Dirk Wijnalda among the favorites. We can also see two Spaniards fighting with the best, Eneko Eloseguiy Emilio José LópezSánchez.

As for the female test Michelle Vesterby, winner last year in Cozumel and in Copenhagen and Challenge Danemark in 2015 is the big favorite Vanessa Fernandes, silver in the Beijing Olympics and Triathlon World Champion in 2017 and 5 times European Championship, has returned this year to the competition with the aim of being in Tokyo in 2020. Alice Hector that comes from winning theVolcano Triathlon and the Ocean Lava Madeira Lucy Charles o Sofie Goos they are other favorite triathletes who will fight for victory.

Challenge Lisbon It will also have several different tests such as the first edition of the Corporate World Cup. It is a relay event that will compete in medium distance format.