Ironman Vitoria-Gasteiz

Ironman Vitoria-Gasteiz
venue	Vitoria-Gasteiz Spain Spain
First run	2019
organizer	World Triathlon Corporation
Records
distance	3.86 km 180.2 km 42.195 km
track record	Men: 7:55:16 h, 2019 Eneko Llanos Spain Women: 8:52:10 h, 2019 Heather Jackson United States

Website	Official website

The Ironman Vitoria-Gasteiz is a first time on July 14, 2019 Vitoria-Gasteiz in Spain over the Ironman as distance (km 3.86 swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running) discharged Triathlon - sporting event .

organization

The “Ironman Vitoria-Gasteiz” in the northern Spanish region is part of the Ironman world series of the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), a subsidiary of the Chinese Wanda Group . The Vitoria-Gasteiz triathlon established in the Spanish Basque Country over the medium and long distance will become the Ironman Vitoria-Gasteiz from 2019.

View of Vitoria-Gasteiz

The race in Vitoria-Gasteiz is next to the Ironman Lanzarote (May) and Ironman Barcelona (September / October) the third in Spain on the Ironman distance.

Amateurs have the opportunity here in Vitoria-Gasteiz to qualify for a starting place at the Ironman Hawaii , for which 40 qualification places are available. Professional triathletes competing for the US $ 40,000 prize money can qualify for the US $ 650,000 competition in Hawaii via the Kona Pro Ranking System (KPR). In Vitoria-Gasteiz, the winner and winner will each receive 2000 points, and those who placed further receive a correspondingly reduced number of points.
For comparison: the winner in Hawaii receives 8,000 points, the winners in Frankfurt , Texas , Florianópolis , Cairns and Port Elizabeth each receive 4,000, and in the other Ironman races either 1,000 or 2,000 points.

Route

The 3.8-kilometer swimming distance will take place in the Ullíbarri-Gamboa reservoir.
From there, the 180 kilometer long bike route leads over two laps and 2500 meters in altitude through the Álava region, which is framed by the Elguea Mountains.
The final marathon runs through large parts of the medieval old town of Vitoria-Gasteiz.