Challenge Family has welcomed two new races in Mexico: Challenge Baja at the Californian peninsula on the west coast of the country, and Challenge Cancun on the far east side of Mexico at the Caribbean shore. Together with Challenge San Gil, the new events in Baja and Cancun are being presented as the Challenge Family Mexico Series.
Challenge Baja will take place on December 2nd, 2018 and Challenge Cancun will follow on April 28th, 2019.
“We seek to manifest these venues for the events in years to come; and at the same time, position Baja as a natural venue for triathletes in the southern United States, internationally and obviously [within] Mexico,” said Juan Antonio Casarrubias, Founding Partner of Challenge Mexico.
“While, for Cancun, we would like nothing more than to host the Americas Challenge Family Championship in the near future.”
Casarrubias continued, “In a triathlon-dedicated country like Mexico the triathlon circuit of Challenge Family could not be limited to just one event. To compare it with a European perspective: Baja and Cancun are more distant from each other than all the European races together. That’s why with two more venues we’ll have the Challenge Family Mexico Series.”
He added, “Challenge Mexico is committed to continuing and advancing with the philosophy that has distinguished Challenge Family globally by making this series of events a unique experience for the participants.”
For Challenge Family’s CEO Zibi Szlufcik, the new events in Mexico represent an important step for the event operation’s international expansion. He said, “It’s a great development for the brand to introduce Challenge Baja and Challenge Cancun to our family. Athletes and families now can race, participate and enjoy two amazing destinations in the most beautiful regions of the world.
“Athletes can rely on the high quality our races always offer and the Challenge Family team in Mexico will go above and beyond to deliver an #AllAboutTheAthlete performance.”
Szlufcik continued, “Baja Ensenada is a fantastic venue to provide a spectacular final to your triathlon season, while Cancun will be an amazing season opener where both could be nicely combined with a training camp or family holidays.”
At both races, the top six male and female athletes in each age group – and the top five male and female professional athletes – will qualify for The Championship, to be held on June 2nd, 2019 at the x-bionic sphere sports facility in Samorin, Slovakia.
