Europe Triathlon

Dear Presidents, Dear Friends,

You will find aside a list of all the European Championship events that are due to take place in 2015. We have put these all onto one list so that you can more easily see how the season is scheduled and how you can plan the training of your athletes. ETU would like to convey a big thank-you to all the National Federations and LOCs who responded so enthusiastically to our invitation for bids.

You will now have seen the ETU Strategy on Races, which was published recently. Now is the time to work together so that we can make this strategy work. To achieve this we need the commitment of all National Federations.

The 2015 season will be an important one. All eyes will be on getting to Rio. I am sure that you will all be putting in place your best strategies to earn points. I would however ask that you continue to give your support to the series of races that will award to your athlete the title, European Champion. We are still quite a Young Sport but we have shown the rest of the sporting world that we have very big sporting values. Please help by encouraging the continued participation of your best athletes so that we can once again deliver top-quality, sponsor-satisfying European Championships. Very soon we will be able to release the provisional dates and venues for the European Cup events that form the framework of the race calendar.

ETU will continue to work with Challenge, Powerman and TNatura. This year has seen some wonderful races from these three organisers. The feedback from athletes and sponsors has been very positive and ETU wishes to continue to provide athletes racing in Europe with the very best choices and the very best events. 2014 was good. 2015 will be even better! Formal bid documents have been sent out inviting LOCs, National Federations and partners to show interest in hosting a Cross Duathlon Championship for 2015.

ETU is still looking for suitable venues for a series of winter triathlon events along with a European Championship. Please contact Eugene Kraus as soon as possible. Winter is fast approaching.

So, don’t forget. ETU European Championships – your athletes make our races!

Renato Bertrandi, President ETU

Duathlon - Long Distance (Elite, Age Group & Para) and Sprint Distance (Elite & U23)

11th & 12th April, 2015 - Horst aan de Maas, Netherlands
• Long Course, ETU Powerman European Championships (Elite, AG & Para)
• Sprint, ETU Powerman European Championships (Elite & U23)
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Duathlon - Standard Distance (Elite, U23 and Age Group), Sprint Distance (Juniors, Para and Age Group)

26th April, 2015 – Alcobendas, Spain
Standard Distance – ETU Duathlon European Championships (Elite, U23 & AG)
Sprint Distance – ETU Duathlon Sprint European Championships (Juniors, Para & AG)

Aquathlon

27th June, 2015 – Cologne, Germany
ETU Aquathlon European Championships

Half Distance – Challenge

24th May, 2015 – Rimini, Italy
ETU Challenge half Distance Triathlon European Championships
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Full Distance - Challenge

13th September, 2015 – Weymouth, Great Britain
ETU Challenge Full Distance Triathlon European Championships.

Cross Triathlon – TNatura

19th July, 2015 – Schluchsee, Germany

ETU TNatura Cross Triathlon European Championships
Click here to see the Promo Video and get a taste of the course.

U23 – Individual. Mixed Relay for U23 and Youths

25th & 26th July, 2015 – Banyoles, Spain
ETU U23 & Youth (on 3+3 relay) and U23 mixed relay Triathlon European Championships.

Triathlon

10th, 11th & 12th July, 2015 – Geneva, Switzerland
ETU Triathlon European Championships (Elite, Juniors, Para, AG Sprint and Standard, Mixed Relay Juniors & Elite).
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