Triathlon: Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant
When: Sunday, June 24, 2012
Where: Mont-Tremblant, Québec, Canada
Divisions: Professional, Age Group, Relay
Website: www.ironmanmt.com
Québec, Canada will now set to host two World Triathlon Corporation events in 2012 with the announcement of a new Ironman 70.3 Series race in Mont-Tremblant, the same spot where it will host a new Ironman event in August of 2012. The new 70.3 event will take place roughly four weeks prior to the Ironman event scheduled and will give organizers an opportunity to check things about before the sold out race takes place. The Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant triathlon will offer athletes a challenging course with scenic views.
"We anticipated that registration would fill up quickly but the interest and response from athletes has been beyond our expectations for the inaugural Ironman Mont-Tremblant," said Mitch Fraser, WTC's Director of Event Development in Canada. "We are delighted to be able to enhance our calendar by offering athletes the Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant race. Participants registered for the full Ironman in August will have the chance to experience the course in June."
There will be 30 qualifying Age Group slots to the 2012 Ironman World Championship 70.3 race in Henderson, Nevada.
Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant athletes will begin the 1.2-mile swim at the Beach and Tennis Club close to Tremblant's pedestrian village. The one-loop course will bring them back to the Beach Park, 300 meters from the transition zone, located close to the Quintessence Hotel.
The 56-mile bike course winds mainly through forest and mountains, with the Montée Ryan being the most consistent part of the challenge. At Highway 117 the elevation goes from 200 meters to 310 meters with a six percent slope. On the return route, via Montée Ryan and the Chemin des Voyageurs that crosses Mont Tremblant Resort, the athletes head into the municipality of Lac Supérieur.
The 13.1-mile run leads athletes through the Tremblant pedestrian village, toward Club Intrawest and then to the linear park bike path. The athletes will run through the Old Village sector of Mont-Tremblant before launching on to the final portion on Chemin du Lac Mercier. After having run along Le P'tit Train du Nord, a former railway bed that has been made into a linear park - the longest of its kind in Canada - the athletes will complete the course by again running along the Chemin du Village to end at Mont Tremblant Resort.
This race becomes the third Ironman 70.3 Series race offering in Canada, as it joins Ironman 70.3 Calgary and Ironman 70.3 Muskoka.
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