The Barcelona Triathlon is back and has been revamped. In an effort to rationalise the sporting calendar in the city, the Barcelona Sports Institute offered the running of a single triathlon out to public tender for the next three editions. The company Win Sports Factory will be in charge of organising the event which merges the Triatló La Vila ánd the Barcelona Triatló.

The Commissioner for Sports, Marta Carranza, made a positive evaluation of the merging of the two events: “It combines the hard work and the potential of the two events in one, which ends up much stronger. The public tender process has allowed us to overhaul organisational aspects and we’ve included technical improvements which will allow the Barcelona Triathlon to grow further still”.

A triathlon with history

In 1987 the Club Natació Barcelona (CNB) organised the first triathlon in the city, a year after the first event of this type in Catalonia, in Banyoles in 1986. Over the next five years the CNB became a pioneer in the competition, which was only open to federated athletes. The Barcelona Triathlon has become one of the best on the world circuit in terms of elite competitors and general participation.