Liverpool will provide the stage for British Triathlon national tri titles to be decided on Saturday 13 July. This weekend, elite youth, junior, senior and paratriathlon athletes will compete in and around the Liverpool docks and iconic city centre alongside amateur athletes competing in various age categories from 18-80.
This is the first time that there has been a combined national championship event with everyone racing together on one spectacular day of triathlon.
A swim in Queen’s and Wapping Docks will be followed by a closed-roads city centre cycle ride and a run around Liverpool docks, including running past the Echo Arena and the Royal Liver Building.
The action starts with Age-Group racing from 07.30 GMT over the standard Olympic distance (1500m swim, 40K bike and 10K run). As well as Age-Group national titles being available, this is the final opportunity to qualify for the British Age-Group team for the PruHealth World Triathlon Grand Final London, which runs from 11-15 September.
So far this year competition for Age-Group slots in London has been fierce. This weekend will decide the final slots in the team.
After the age group racing, the Paratriathlon follows at 11:00 with the largest field ever assembled in Britain. The field includes all five of Britain’s current ITU world champions.
The elite races feature the best youth and junior athletes in the country as well as seniors fighting for sprint distance national titles and British Triathlon Super Series points. The Youth races at 12.30 feature athletes aspiring to go to the 2020 Olympic Games and who are starting out in their careers. They will appreciate the support of spectators and are quickly followed by the junior and senior elite races at 14:40 (female) and 15:40pm (male).
All of the events are free to view and will offer a fantastic spectacle for spectators.
Schedule Saturday 13 July
• 05:30 – 09:30 Transition Check In
• 07:00 – 09:50 British Age Group Standard Distance
• 11:00 Paratriathlon (TRI 2 – 6)
• 12:30 Male Youth Super Sprint
• 12:35 Female Youth Super Sprint
• 12:45 Paratriathlon (TRI1)
• 14:10 Elite Female Sprint
• 15:40 Elite Male
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