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LIEVIN TRIATHLON INDOOR FESTIVAL

By Paul Groves | 25 Sep, 2018

Back in the “good old days”, Eurosport covered the many races around the circuit. One stand-out event was in 1993, in Bordeaux. A stellar line-up of athletes raced in the velodrome there. It was fast and furious and immensely exciting to watch.

With such success, it was not surprising that a follow-up event took place that was even bigger. Once again it was the Fédération Française de Triathlon who dynamically took this format forwards and Paris Bercy was the venue. Click this link to see Jacques Laparade tell us about the concept.

Juan Antonio Saramanche was there to see the racing and announced that perhaps we might see triathlon at the 2000 Summer Games. With as big a line up as in 1993, we hear from Simon Lessing, Rob Barel (both speaking pretty good French) and from Miles Stewart and Jérôme Sanson.

When we look at it now, we can see how there are many areas we can improve on that original delivery.

ITU has rules and guidance for such events, contained at 14.1. of the Competition Rules
Indoor Triathlon =
“Definition:

  • a.) An Indoor Triathlon  consists  of  a  triathlon,  which  takes  place  in  a  closed space such as a sports pavilion, which has a swimming pool, a cycling track and a running track.”

Back then the race was described as “beyond epic” even though it was a super-sprint-type event. Epic it certainly was and the crowds loved it. Cheers rang out around the arena from the very start and the camera angles were brilliant.

We have wonderful news.

@Activ’images-PCharlier
“With great pleasure and great determination, Triathlon Club Lievin is happy to announce and to invite you to be part of a new experience and triathlon format: The Lievin Triathlon Indoor Festival. This will take place between 27th February and 3rd march, at the Lievin Covered Arena.

@Activ’images-PCharlier
Just imagine, an arena with almost 5,000 seats, a swimming pool that is 25m long and 15m wide, almost 3,000 children from the Lens-Lievin area who will have a chance to discover our sport through participation in a variety of events, with a campaign for Health and Learning to swim; an evening of races for companies and partners in relay format and finally a weekend, on Saturday 2nd  and Sunday 3rd March, with 2 European Triathlon Cups (an ultra-fast race formula with distances of 150 m / 3 km / 1 km in the form of a tournament combining qualifications, repechage, semi-finals, finals).

@Activ’images-PCharlier
From the youngest category right up to the top of the international triathlon, not to mention the all-public races for the youngest and not so young, all wrapped up in a crazy DJ atmosphere!

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So, let’s make a date. We are counting on you to come inside and tri-indoors.
From the LOC, LIEVIN TRIATHLON INDOOR FESTIVAL


@Activ’images-PCharlier

“C’est avec un plaisir certain et une motivation extrême que le TRIATHLON CLUB LIEVIN vous annonce et vous invite à venir vivre une toute nouvelle expérience et formule de triathlon:le “LIEVIN TRIATHLON INDOOR FESTIVAL”, du 27 février au 3 mars 2019, à l’Arena Stade Couvert de Lievin.

Imaginez-vous une arène de près de 5000 places assises, un bassin de natation de 25 mètres de long sur 15 mètres de large, près de 3000 enfants du secteur de Lens-Lièvin et de la région qui découvriront notre sport au travers de multiples challenges et d’une action Santé et Savoir-Nager de grande envergure; une soirée dédiée aux entreprises et aux partenaires sous la forme de relais et enfin un week-end, les samedi 2 et dimanche 3 mars, avec 2 coupes d’Europe de Triathlon ( une formule ultra rapide de course avec des distances de 150 m /3 km / 1 km sous la forme d’un tournoi alliant qualifications, repêchages, demi-finales, finales).

De la jeunesse néophyte au gratin du triathlon international et sa relève, sans oublier des courses tout public pour les plus jeunes et les moins jeunes, le tout dans une ambiance DJ de folie !

Alors prenez date: on compte sur vous pour venir vibrer et faire vibrer TRIATHLON !”

L’ensemble du comité d’organisation du LIEVIN TRIATHLON INDOOR FESTIVAL

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