CHALLENGE SPAIN 09

The world-wide Challenge series is growing again Two new triathlon competitions in Spain in 2009 After the two successful spin-offs of the Quelle Challenge Roth in Wanaka/New Zealand and Niederbronn-Les-Bains/France (where the premiere of the new half-distance competition will take place on May 25) TEAMChallenge GmbH has now granted two further licences for events in Spain. On May 10, 2009 the Evolution Challenge Costa Barcelona Maresme half-distance triathlon will take place for the first time in the Barcelona region at the beautiful Costa del Maresme. On October 4, 2009 there will be a long-distance triathlon on the same race course, the Challenge Costa Barcelona Maresme. The 50-kilometer race course is located at the Spanish Mediterranean coast to the south of the Costa Brava near Barcelona. For both competitions the start and finish will be at the seaside resort Calella de Mar, one of the main tourist locations of the region. The two transition areas will also be located there. The race course of the half-distance race in May (1.9 kilometers swim, 90 kilometres bike and 21 kilometers run) will be identical to the course of the classic long-distance competition in October, but the athletes will have to do two laps of each discipline in the long-distance race. The fast bike course leads along the four-lane coast road, which has a neat asphalt surface and which will be completely closed for traffic. The course includes several little climbs, but there are no big hills. The run course leads from Calella de Mar to Malgrat de Mar and back along a nice and well-frequented beach-front promenade and mainly consists of soft ground and only little asphalt.d beach-front promenade and mainly consists of soft ground and only little asphalt.