Following a vote by local athletes, Triathlon de Portocolom has been named by Spain’s Balearic Triathlon Federation (FETRIB) as the best local triathlon event of 2013. The event in Portocolom, on the Spanish island of Mallorca, was voted ‘the perfect race of this season in Mallorca’ after an official poll on the FETRIB website.
More than 700 athletes enjoyed the 2013 edition. The number of participants in 2014 will be limited to 800 (400 slots for each race in the 55.5K and 111K format) ‘to secure perfect conditions for the athletes and the spectacular and tough double bike ascent to Sant Salvador.’
Triathlon de Portocolom 2014 – the 17th edition of the Balearic triathlon – will be held on 13 April 2014. Registration for the popular 55.5K and 111K events is now open.
Portocolom, located in the southern half of the east coast of the Balearic island of Mallorca, about 70km from Palma, is one of the earliest triathlon events of the European season; and the bike ascent to Sant Salvador will test the early season form of the participating triathletes.
The competition will be held in the Portocolom Club Nautic. Both races, over 111K and 55.5K, will utilise the same course in 2014. 111K participants will do two loops; while 55.5K athletes will complete only one.
The swim will take place in Portocolom’s harbour; the bike loop will take athletes 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 south east coast. The run will take athletes from the old town along the beaches of Portocolom bay before they cross the finish line.
Amongst both races, the event aims to offer ‘a high quality experience to the triathletes’, with: goodie bags, side events such as the Expo and the Awards Ceremony, and the TriKids Duathlon for kids, on Saturday 12 April. Triathlon Portocolom is open for individual athletes or relay teams that can be comprised of two or three participants.
