Triathlon de Portocolom in Mallorca, Spain, has been named, for the third year in a row, by the Balearic Triathlon Federation as the ‘Best Triathlon Event of the Year 2016’, after an election by local athletes.
As one of the earliest triathlon races of the European season, and billed as the official kick-off of the European tri season, next year’s race starts in the Balearic island of Mallorca with the 20th edition of the Triathlon Portocolom International taking place on Sunday 9 April 2017.
Triathlon de Portocolom was awarded the ‘Best Triathlon Race of 2016’ by Balearic triathletes and the regional triathlon federation at an annual gala in Mallorca.
As next year is the event’s 20th anniversary some new features are currently under preparation, soon to be announced. Again there will be monetary prizes of €4,000 for the winners, the first three classified (male and female) in the event formats 55.5K and 111K.
In addition, the popular duathlon for children, TriKids, will take place on 8 April, the day before the main race gets started. Early bird rates for registration are available until 31 December 2016. Members of the Triathlon Federation of the Balearic Islands will also have preferential member rates.
The Triathlon Portocolom International is organized by the sports events agency Kumulus and the Club Triatló Portocolom; and is supported by the local council of Felanitx, the Ayuntamiento de Felanitx.
Both races over 111K and 55.5K will take athletes on the same courses as in 2016 and 2015. 111K participants will do two loops of each segment while 55.5K athletes will complete only one leg. The swim will take place in Portocolom’s harbour; the bike loop will take them along a rolling course including the climb of Sant Salvador, well known by thousands of triathletes and cyclists who visit Mallorca each year. The run will take athletes from the old town along the beaches of Portocolom Bay before they cross the finish line.
