Ford Motor Company, a previous sponsor partner of last year’s TRIPrague event has become the Challenge Prague 2017 title sponsor.
The TRIPrague event started in 2015 as ‘the biggest triathlon race in the Czech Republic’. For 2017 TRIPrague is becoming part of Challenge Family’s international series of triathlons with a change of event name to Challenge Prague, and now Ford Challenge Prague. The race will be held on 29 July 2017.
The shift TRIPrague to Challenge Prague was confirmed in November 2016. At that time, Zibi Szlufcik, CEO of Challenge Family welcomed TRIPRague into the Challenge international series. He said, “We at Challenge Family are extremely proud and happy to welcome Challenge Prague into our series. As one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Prague provides athletes with endless athletic and cultural opportunities.
“The welcoming nature of Czech people is well known and athletes will have a fantastic race experience. With the active support of [the Czech Republic’s] National Triathlon Federation, the city and tourism bodies, this race will quickly become a ‘must do’ race.”
The Prague Municipality and Central Bohemian Region are the host regions of Ford Challenge Prague. The historical centre of Prague should be a draw for triathletes from across Europe and further afield. At Challenge Prague, athletes will enjoy a race site close to Prague Castle, Charles Bridge and the National Theatre or Vyšehrad.
As a part of Challenge Family, Ford Challenge Prague enters a new phase in 2017. Unlike previous years the course will be modified so that the whole race will be ‘faster but also more attractive and safe’. The swim and cycling courses will go through significant changes, while the run course will be fully closed for traffic. As in previous years, participants can choose from several categories. The event kicks off with Challenge Junior for budding triathletes aged 8 to 15, and culminates with the flagship Challenge Prague half distance race – 1.9 km swim, 90 km bike and 21 km run.
For those who just want to try a shorter version of triathlon race, a CHALLENGETRY-ATHLON with its 0.38 km swim, 18 km bike and 4.2 km run is available. It is also possible to participate in Challenge Prague and CHALLENGETRY-ATHLON as part of a three-member relay with a team of friends, family members or colleagues, so all levels of participation is encouraged.
