Challenge Roth to host European Champs

The Challenge Family global series of long distance triathlons today announced a partnership with the European Triathlon Union (ETU) that will see Challenge Kraichgau and Challenge Roth host the Half Distance European Championships and Long Distance European Championships respectively, in 2012.

Challenge Kraichgau (10 June 2012) is Europe’s largest Half Iron distance event and will host the Championships for Elite and Age Group athletes.

Challenge Roth (8 July 2012) is renowned as the home of European Triathlon and has the highest number of spectators for an iron-distance race in the world. Roth will host the Championships for both Elite and Age Group athletes.

For further information visit the European Triathlon Union website europe.triathlon.org.

Matt Baird Editor of Cycling Plus magazine

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Matt is a regular contributor to 220 Triathlon, having joined the magazine in 2008. He’s raced everything from super-sprint to Ironman, duathlons and off-road triathlons, and can regularly be seen on the roads and trails around Bristol. Matt is the author of Triathlon! from Aurum Press and is now the editor of Cycling Plus magazine.