This weekend, on 31 May, more than 1,500 athletes will race in this inaugural event, the only CHALLENGE FAMILY event on the Spanish peninsula and a true festival of sport with the flagship half distance together with Short Challenge, Aqua Challenge, Junior Challenge and Breakfast Run.
With 20% of participants from outside Spain, CHALLENGE SALOU will bring together professionals and age group athletes from all over the world to compete over this fast, flat course. Among the race favorites is Timo Bracht. The leading German athlete is racing Salou at the start of the season as part of his build-up for CHALLENGE ROTH, where, after one of the biggest wins of his career in 2014, he is preparing to defend his title on 12 July.
His competition is in the form of Joe Gambles (AUS), fourth in CHALLENGE ROTH 2014, 2013 and third in Hawaii; Ritchie Nicholls (GBR), whose victories include remark Alpe d'Huez and the European Championship Middle Distance along with Antony Costes (FRA) and Miguel Angel Fidalgo (ESP).
Follow live race updates from 7:00am local time on Twitter @ChallengeSalou. For further information, visit www.challenge-salou.com.