The international Triathlon de Portocolom has been officially presented at Club Nautic in the traditional village of Portocolom in Mallorca. The event, which has been resurrected following the cessation of TriStar Mallorca, will return to welcome ‘a thrilling competition’ on 7 April under the 111 and 55.5 formats pioneered by TriStar.
500 triathletes are registered alongside more than 100 kids for the event this coming Sunday. Amongst a professional start list, some celebrities will also line up on Sunday. Formula 1 driver Alex Wurz will compete in a relay team and former pro cyclist Marcel Wüst will try to be the fastest in the double ascent on the bike to Sant Salvador.
On 7 April, Portocolom in Mallorca is ready to welcome again athletes from all over Europe to showcase one of the earliest triathlon events of the 2013 European tri season. The competition is now organised as it was in previous years by local tri club Triatló Portocolom and Ajuntament de Felanitx (the municipal council). All registered athletes for TriStar Mallorca will be on the starting list after registering through the Star Events website.
The event’s 55.5 format comprises 0.5K of swimming, 50K of cycling and 5K of running. The 111 format involves 1K of swimming, 100K of cycling and 10K of running. Both distances will take athletes on the same course profile. Triathlon Portocolom 111 participants will do two loops of each while 55.5 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 are visiting Mallorca each year, with its 494m height and awesome views towards the island and the southeast coast. The run will take athletes from the old town along the beaches of Portocolom bay before they cross the finish line.
