Plovdiv Cup triathlon, with the kind support of Bachkovo spring water

The TriExtreme Sports Club of Plovdiv and Plovdiv Municipality organised the Plovdiv Cup triathlon for the seventh year running. It took place at the Rowing Canal (Grebna Baza) sports complex in Plovdiv on 27 August 2017. During the competition the audience learned about the history and features of the sport of triathlon and the opportunities for practising it in the city of the hills. The triathlon is an endurance test consisting of swimming, cycling and running, and the distance of each discipline can vary. The aim is for competitors to finish in the fastest time, passing through all the disciplines, with the transition time from one discipline to the next also counted in the total time. On the hot summer day, the competitors boosted their endurance with Bachkovo spring water. The first distance after the opening of the competition, for junior men and women from 9:30, is 1,500 m of swimming, 40 km of cycling and 10 km of running. The event also includes a distance for amateurs of 350 m swimming, 15 km cycling and 3 km running; a children’s triathlon of 100 m swimming, 5 km cycling and 1 km running; a mass start of 50 m swimming, 5 km cycling and 1 km running; and a relay start of 50 m swimming, 5 km cycling and 1 km running.