The Portocolom Olympic Triathlon in Mallorca is becoming TriStar55.5 after 13 successful years, and the Spanish island sees the addition of a further TriStar111 race format in 2011.
TriStar111 Portocolom in the municipality of Felanitx brings fun to the island on 17 April 2011. 1K of swimming, 100K of cycling and 10K of running add up to the total distance of 111km. The Portocolom Olympic distance triathlon that took place for the past 13 years now becomes TriStar55.5 and will be held on the same day.
The island of Mallorca is a place where triathletes love to travel in order to swim, bike and run. According to TriStar format owner, Star Production SARL, there is now even more reason to holiday on the island while participating in a professionally organised triathlon.
TriStar111 and TriStar55.5 Mallorca offer unique distances to those who love to combine the multisport lifestyle with vacations in breath-taking destinations.
Both TriStar111 and TriStar55.5 will take athletes on the same course. TriStar111 participants will do two loops of each while 55.5 athletes will complete only one.
The swim will take place in Portocolom’s harbour; the bike loop will take them along a rolling course including the spectacular climb of Sant Salvador, well known by thousands of triathletes and cyclists who visit Mallorca each year, with its 494m height and awesome views towards the island and the southeast coast.
The run will take athletes from the old town along the beaches of the Portocolom bay before they cross the finish line of TriStar Mallorca.
The authentic village of Portocolom is located in the southern half of the east coast of the Balearic island of Mallorca, about 70 kilometres from Palma. The village, belonging to the municipality of Felanitx, is popular for not providing mass commercialisation – so those looking for water parks and endless karaoke bars will need to look elsewhere.
Portocolom has the largest natural harbour of the island, and claims to be birthplace of Christopher Columbus.
