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Vídeo TriStar200 Andalucía Desafío Doñana

Written by Daniel Quintero | 13 January 2010

Aquí tienes todo lo que deparó la edición 2009 del TriStar200 Andalucía Desafío Doñana. ¿Quieres vivirlo en 2010? Ya puedes inscribirte al mayor desafío multideporte que se celebra en Andalucía, el próximo sábado 18 de septiembre, uniendo las provincias de Cádiz y Huelva a través del río Guadalquivir.

La próxima semana, el viernes 22 de enero, estaremos en FITUR, en Madrid, en el stand de la Junta de Andalucía, para daros nuevos datos y agradables sorpresas. Allí se presentará la edición 2010 del Desafío Doñana, dentro de la presentación por parte de la Junta de Andalucía y de la empresa pública Deporte Andaluz del marco de actividades deportivas singulares en Andalucía.

¡Os esperamos en FITUR!

2nd edition of TriStar200 Andalucía on 18 SEP 2010

Written by André Karsai | 09 October 2009

The date for the second edition of TriStar200 Andalucía has been set for 18 September 2010. The race date for the long distance Triathlon in Andalucía has to be chosen according to the low tide of the Atlantic in order to have the best possible conditions for the swim (currents) and on the beach (the sand is easier to run on during low tide).

Athletes will cycle 169km through the Cádiz region, swim 1km through the Guadalquivir, and run 30km across the Doñana National park to the Finishline in Matalascañas. The start will be given at 8h00 in the morning (one hour later that in the first edition) and there will be changes in the bike course.

Registration is open now!!! Click here

Paul Amey and Martina Dogana - the first stars of the inaugural TriStar200 Andalucía

12 September 2009

(Written by Paul Moore who participated in TriStar200 Andalucía and published on the Triathlete Europe website)

Paul Amey has won the inaugural TriStar200 Andalucia. As part of the lead group from the start, Amey held off a fast-finishing Marcel Zamora to take the title on a blisteringly hot day in Andalucia. In the women’s race, Italian Martina Dogana finished strongly to take the title against a battling Tiina Boman.

Starting under the cover of darkness, Amey immediately took the race to his competitors as the field split into packs. With the leaders working together, it wasn’t until a majestic sunrise illuminated the stunning Andalucian countryside that things started to get really interesting.

As the lead group made it’s way towards Medina Sidonia - and the steep 3km climb that awaited them – the pack began to string out. Amey took advantage and helped initiate a breakaway group of three who worked together to take a lead of 90-seconds going through 100km.

This gap continued to grow as the leaders hit the coast, and by the time Amey entered T1 (4:02:56) it had grown to nearly four minutes over the chase group spearheaded by Zamora.

The swim, across the fast-flowing Rio Guadalquivir, served to split this group of three, with Amey leading out of the water.

And from that point onwards it was a battle of attrition.

On the sun-drenched beach and into a headwind, Amey too flight knowing that Zamora has a strong run on him. But Amey can also hold his own on the run, and had a comfortable lead going through the 10km mark.

With the sun at its hottest and a solid headwind challenging the leader, victory was far from secure. And Zamora was working hard. Going through 10km in the second-fastest split of the day (27:30), Zamora put the hammer down in the next 20km.

It wasn’t enough. Amey held off the Spaniard to take the win in 6:09:40, with Zamora in second (6:12:31) and Alejandro Santamaria in third (6:15:12).

The women’s race became a two-horse affair following an accident on the bicycle that left Ironman 70.3 Monaco winner Christel Robin with a shoulder injury that ruled her out of the race.

And the race quickly became a ding-dong battle. Initially it was Tiina Boman who appeared to have the upper hand, the Finnish athlete going through 100km with a 90 second lead (2:39:39) on the chasing Martina Dogana (2:41:24). But Boman couldn’t sustain the early pace, entering T1 twelve-seconds adrift of Dogana (4:28:28).

Boman, however, demonstrated her strength in the water and re-took the lead with a blistering 14:15 swim against the current.

But Boman’s lead was too slim to hold-off Dogana. The Italian immediately re-took the lead, and had built up a lead of 90-seconds through 10km. As Dogana put the hammer down, Boman had answer and the Italian eventually crossed the line in 6:55:48 with Boman second (7:02:32) and Maria Bravo in third (7:56:13).

Logistical Update for RELAY athletes

Written by André Karsai | 01 September 2009

You will participate as relay in Andalucía? Show us your team spirit!

Although every team member only does a part of the race, you will cover the whole race during the day, from the start to finish. This is real team spirit!

Do you want to know what other triathletes think about TriStar200?

Written by Daniel Quintero | 23 November 2009

Finish Line 2009

After the race we sent a feedback poll to all participants of the TriStar200 Andalucía. We wanted to know your opinion about the event and to see it with your eyes. By now we received lots of answers and we’re very glad you give us your feedback. Thanks a lot for filling in the feedback forms and by this giving us your compliments, criticism and suggestions! That will help us enourmously to improve the race further on and lift it to the next level.
But do you want to know the opinion of professional athletes like Martina Dogana, Marcel Zamora or Alejandro Santamaría which we have found on their blogs?
Here you can find links to their personal blogs:

Blog of Marcel Zamora
“The first kilometres served a lot of amateur athletes to ride next to the Pro athletes to get in touch with them for a short talk. One guy said to me ´I have registered only for this moment to ride next to you´. As I had race number 1 I had some athletes around me making the joke about helping me to win.”
“I observed the race as unbelievable and I salute the organization because at the end of the race all talked about it brilliantly. Although it was very hard we came to the conclusion to come back next year for sure.”
Link

Blog of Alejandro Santamaría
“Desafío achieved: third place in Desafío Doñana. After 169km of cycling, a 1km swim and 30km of running I arrived at the finish of this great race in third position.”
Link

Blog of Martina Dogana
“To be honest it was a very hard competition. In the running part you were only accompanied by the noise of the waves and some seagulls flying very lowly…A lot of loneliness but also a lot of concentration, which was an excellent training with an eye towards Kona. The last metres were fantastic; the Spanish people are unique in animating. So I really enjoyed the finishline ¨between two rows of spectators and the music after the silence of Doñana.”
Link

Blog of Andrés Carnevali (photograph and triathlete)
Here you have more photos of TriStar200 Andalucía and of the young and fantastic photograph from Andalucía itself, who also is a triathlete.
Link

¡Ya hemos entregado los dos Polar RS800CX Limited Edition Triathlon!

Written by Daniel Quintero | 06 October 2009

Polar

¡Ya hemos entregado los dos Polar RS800CX Limited Edition Triathlon a Rafael Amazares y a Juan Andrade! Estos dos participantes en categoría individual del TriStar200 Andalucía Desafío Doñana 2009 han sido los afortunados en el sorteo Polar. Los dos han recogido ya este exclusivo ingenio tecnológico que les facilitará en adelante sus entrenamientos y sus competiciones.

Polar es el nuevo partner del TriStar200 Andalucía Desafío Doñana. Polar es líder en tecnología de instrumentos deportivos y en el control de la frecuencia cardíaca, y dispone de los mejores pulsómetros que los atletas necesitan para participar en todas las competiciones de tipo ‘endurance’ y triatlón. Sin duda, esta es el arma secreta para convertirse en un finisher del TriStar200 Andalucía: el Polar RS800CX Limited Edition Triathlon.

TriStar200 Andalucía opens!

Written by André Karsai | 10 September 2009

Andrea DiBernardo, Norbert Langbrandtner, Mirco Orsato, Martina Dogana

The expo of the TriStar200 Andalucía opened its doors today in Jerez de la Frontera. Athletes can find numerous booths with sports equipment and products for cyclists, swimmers and runners. At the bike service booth, you can do the last checkup of your bike.

Registration and pickup of race packs starts tomorrow Friday at 10h00. After having picked up the race numbers and presents as well as all stickers and bags, athletes can check in their bikes from 15h00 to 18h30 at the Hotel Tryp. Items to be checked in are the bike and the transition bags SWIM and RUN.

At 19h00, the official Race briefing will get you ready for the race on Sunday before you get a good night’s sleep.

On Race Day morning, athletes will be transferred from Jerez (departure 5h30 in front of the Hotel Tryp) to Cádiz to the start line. This is where the streetwear bags can be handed in – you will receive the bags after the Finishline so do not put anything in that you might need during the race, and do not leave valuables in there.

Welcome to TriStar200 Andalucía dear athletes, you will participate in Saturday’s adventure race under the sun of Andalusia!

Yes, you can!

And you can check out all the photos here.

Paul Amey and girlfriend

Logistical Update for Individual Athletes

Written by André Karsai | 01 September 2009

Do you already know how the Check IN of your bike and bags will work at TriStar200 Andalucía?

You should be able to completely concentrate on your race. That’s why we developed a planning of transportation for you and your material with our logistics partner Nirvana Europe.

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"It was fantastic; it's more fun than an Ironman! It has been a real challenge to feel the loneliness in Doñana, and running on the beach on sand has been a new experience. I will definitely participate in more events of the TriStar series!”.
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“When I heard about this endurance event, I wanted to do it right away, and starting with the cycling portion in a drafting race sounds exciting. This will attract duathletes, cyclists and triathletes from across Europe,” says the athlete of Barcelona. “I have never been to Doñana, but I was told the beach is impressive. I have to prepare for the mental challenge, which is a wonderful challenge though. Now I have to recover from the effort in Nice, because I want to be strong when at the starting line at TriStar200 Andalucía.”
Marcel Zamora

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