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STORY

Unlike other challenges where the disciplines are sequential in the Titanium Challenge the disciplines are mixed making challenge unique in its genre.
The athletes will start by swimming from the beach of Viareggio in the famous Versilia setting in front of the historic Principe di Piemonte hotel for a 2 km swimming session.
At the end of the swimming session, the athletes will arrive in the transition area on the Viareggio promenade and then continue by bike on the Viareggio seafront on a 50 km circuit and continue by bike to Lucca.
Here the athletes Will drop their bikes and run 30 km in the fluvial park of Lucca.
But that’s not all because once this test is over, the athletes will take their bikes again to return to Viareggio to the finish line on the seafront in front of the Principe di Piemonte.

THE ROUTE

Technical specifications of route
SATURDAY MAY 27 2023
Race start at 7.00

– AT 7.00 AM DEPARTURE IN VIAREGGIO: SWIMMING FROM THE BEACH IN FRONT OF THE PRINCIPINO DEL PIEMONTE KM 2

– CHANGE AREA ON THE WALK IN FRONT OF THE PRINCIPINO AND DEPARTURE BY BIKE 40 KM LOOP
( 8 LAPS ON A 5 KM LAP – TOTAL 40 KM )  THE ATHLETES WILL START IN FRONT OF THE PRINCIPINO ON THE WATERFRONT

– FINISHED THE RING, DEPARTURE FROM VIAREGGIO TO LUCCA BY BIKE TOTAL 33 KM

– ARRIVAL AT PONTE SAN PIETRO AND BICYCLE STORAGE

– 30 KM RUNNING ON RIVER PARK

– RETURN FROM LUCCA TO VIAREGGIO BY BIKE TOTAL 33 KM

– ARRIVAL IN VIAREGGIO IN FRONT OF THE PRINCIPINO OF PIEDMONT

Rolling start
10 m distance from each non-draft competitor
Traffic closed at set times
(Mixed traffic with traffic clearing machine and staff in charge of the intersections)
Lateral overtaking distance 1.5 m
Refreshment point in Viareggio
Initial exchange area Viareggio
On the days defined for the collection of the bib number and the race pack, the athletes will have to leave their running shoes.
Second transition area LUCCA RIVER PARK
1 refreshment points on the RIVER PARK
(The shoes will be brought to the transition areas by the Titanium staff)
Race cut-off after 10 hours

The Route

Departure from the seafront of Viareggio in front of the Principino di Piemonte
Entry into the water
Swimming: 2km
Transition area on the promenade in Viareggio
Departure by bike:
Bike: 40.0 km (plain)
Continuation of the bike route towards Lucca:
Bike: 33.0 km (Ascent 2.1 km slope 6% Difference in altitude 150 meters above sea level)
Arrival in Lucca
River park ride 30 km
Departure from Lucca by bike towards Viareggio
Biking: 33.0km
(Ascent 2.1 km slope 6% Difference in altitude 150 meters above sea level)
Arrival in Viareggio
END OF THE RACE

 

PRIZE

The TITANIUM man/woman, he who shall be able to pass the finish line first, he who shall prove his worth as athlete and warrior shall be entitled to the following prize:

1st PRIZE MAN: 5.000,00 EURO

1st PRIZE WOMAN: 5.000,00 EURO

 

COVID 19 ALERT!

THE TITANIUM STAFF IS SENSITIVE TO AND IS COMMITTED TO PAYING ATTENTION TO ISSUES REGARDING COVID 19 AND SHALL PUT IN PLACE ALL PROTECTIVE MEASURES REQUIRED TO PROTECT EACH PARTICIPANT IN THE EVENT.

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