Taking place in Fredericia, Denmark, the first weekend of September 2017 is being positioned as a celebration of triathlon – and ‘a festival not to be missed’. The new Olympic distance Fredericia City Triathlon is presented and hosted by Challenge Denmark, the Danish Triathlon Federation and the City of Fredericia.
A release from the Challenge Nordic team, which managed the inaugural Challenge Fredericia in Denmark, along with partner company RaceMakers, notes that a wide community of triathletes will be racing in Fredericia, Denmark from 2-3 September 2017.
Moved from August this year, to early September next year and focusing on the Olympic distance in 2017, the race weekend encompasses the ETU Nordic Championships and a new format Challenge Fredericia over the Olympic Distance, with Mix Relay Elite, and a Final Stage in the Danish Tri Series Championships. ‘A multitude of championships, distances and triathletes… The first weekend of September 2017 will be a celebration of the fine sport of triathlon – and a festival not to be missed.’
The organising team add that.. ‘Hundreds of triathletes will be racing from 4-20-5 to Olympic Distance in Fredericia, Denmark on September 2-3, 2017. No matter what level of triathlete you are, you will want to be in Fredericia for the weekend of September 2-3, 2017. A weekend where the stakes are high, and the scores are settled on a multitude of distances. And if you just want to race for fun – this will be your weekend, too.’
Registration will open on Friday 18 November at 15:00 CET.
The historic town of Fredericia will ‘build its entire town festival around the races and ensure that the athletes are going to have an extraordinary race from start to finish. We are trying to make the routes as spectacular in 2017 as it was this year. From mainland to island – and back again.’
The race will take athletes across one of the biggest bridges in Denmark, through beautiful, scenic nature, and the historic town of Fredericia. The swim course is located in the new canals and briefly into the body of water known as Little Belt. This means athletes are ‘ensured a very spectator-friendly swim in lovely clear and still water’.
The bike course takes riders across the iconic Little Belt Bridge to the island of Funen and through the landscape around Fredericia. The run course will take athletes through Fredericia’s historic town, surrounded by the ramparts that used to protect the city from its enemies, but have now been turned into a city park.
The Challenge Nordic team add that… ‘Frederica is always a beautiful town to visit, filled with narrow cobbled streets and old houses. On this particular weekend, however, it is so much more. The people of Fredericia will be partying in the streets, as this is the weekend of the town festival with tons of music and entertainment everywhere. So, the athletes can expect the kilometres to fly by!’
