2020 Huelva ETU Triathlon European Cup

Cancelled 15 Mar, 2020 • Huelva, Spain
This event has been cancelled.

ETU Huelva European Cup and Iberoamerican Championships, has two different venues; these are the cities of Huelva and Punta Umbría.

Punta Umbría will host the Swim and Transition 1; and Huelva will host half of the Bike, Transition 2, Run and Finish.

SWIM COURSE
Start procedures: The start, will be from the beach. The swim course has two laps of 750 metres., and the athletes will exit the beach at the end of the lap. The course is clockwise and the average water temperature is 21ºC.

BIKE COURSE
The first part of the bike course is 20,5 km before arriving in Huelva and passing for the first time through T2. This first part is totally flat, and not technical. A van with team wheels will go behind the last athlete, and will remain before the finish line, where the athletes will pass 4 times. Once in Huelva the van will be in a position that athletes pass twice. The remaining 4 laps are technical and hilly, especially the street called “Cuesta de las Tres Caidas”.

RUN COURSE
The first part of the course, the one that is shared with the bike, is a little bit hilly until the turning point. Once the athletes turn into “Plaza de las Monjas”, is totally flat along Martín Alonso Pinzón Avenue. There will be 2 aid stations along the run course; that will allow the athletes to have the opportunity to take water 2 times per lap.

Prize money distribution. Elite Men and Women

                                                                                                             
RankMenWomen
1st€ 1,563€ 1,563
2nd€ 1,250€1,250
3rd€ 938€ 938
4th€ 625€ 625
5th€ 500€ 500
6th€ 437€ 437
7th€ 375€ 375
8th€ 250€ 250
9th€ 187€ 187
10th€ 125€ 125
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Athletes Briefing:

Saturday, March 14
18:00 Athletes Briefing
19:00 Official Athletes and Coaches Reception

Casa Colón
Plaza del Punto (Huelva)
http://www.huelva.es/turismo/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32&Itemid=132


Media notes:

Daniel Marquez
Spanish Triathlon Federation
daniel.marquez@triatlon.org

Event Schedule

This event has been cancelled.
Closest Airport

Sevilla (ESP)
Faro (POR)

Local Transportation

For Visa requests, you have to contact:

Lourdes López
Spanish Triathlon Federation
Lourdes.lopez@triatlon.org

If you travel to Huelva by plane, you can find the following options
• Travel to Sevilla: If you decide to travel to Sevilla, and your schedule works to take any of the complimentary services that the LOC is offering, you just have to email us, in order to book the transfer. In case not, our recommendation is to rent a car.
• Travel to Faro: There are many companies flying to Faro in Portugal. If you decide this, the best is to rent a car to drive to Huelva or Punta Umbria. It takes approximately 1h 15’.

If you travel to Huelva by train, you can find the following options
• Travel to Sevilla by Ave (High Speed Train), and your schedule works to take any of the complimentary services that the LOC is offering, you just have to email us, in order to book the transfer. In case not, our recommendation is to rent a car.

Complimentary transfer service will be offered to the athletes and coaches that have made the reservations through the official travel agency and getting the accommodation at the official hotels, and at the specific times according to the following schedule:

Thursday 12th
18:00 Sevilla International Airport
18:45 Sevilla Santa Justa Railway Station
20:00 Arrival in Huelva
20:30 Arrival in Punta Umbría

Friday 13th
12:00 Sevilla International Airport
12:45 Sevilla Santa Justa Railway Station
14:00 Arrival in Huelva
14:30 Arrival in Punta Umbría

Departure transfers on Monday 16th, will be posted at the official hotels and race office, once we have all the information from athletes and coaches.

If any athlete requires a specific service outside of the schedule the price is 75 € per person, both ways; from and to, Sevilla international airport, or Sevilla Santa Justa railway station.

For transfer services, please write, Bárbara González (barabara.gonzalez@triatlon.org), with the following data:
• Arrival time
• Arrival Airport / Station
• Flight / Train number
• Number of persons
• Number of bikes
• Departure time
• Departure Airport / Station
• Flight / Train number

All the transfer requests, need to be confirmed to Bárbara González (inscripciones@triatlon.org); latest march 6th. After that date, transfer services, will have a cost.

Regular transfer for the official activities will be offered, to the athletes that have booked through the official travel agency

Saturday 14th
15:45 Punta Umbría official hotel to Huelva
20:00 Huelva to Punta Umbría official hotel

Provisional buses schedule on race day, for athletes and coaches. Any update will be posted at the official hotels

Sunday 15th
7:00 Official Hotel in Huelva to Punta Umbría venue
9:25 Punta Umbría Venue to Huelva venue (behind last athlete)
11:15 Huelva venue to Punta Umbría venue
12:40 Punta Umbría Venue to Huelva venue (behind last athlete)
14:45 Huelva venue to Punta Umbría venue

Second transition equipment for race day

On Saturday, from 14:30 to 15:30, the following service will be provided:
• In Punta Umbria, at the Official Hotel; athletes and coaches are welcome to drop their material for the run course. It will be secured by Technical Officials and ready to be placed in front of the baskets on the day of the race. Women’s bags will be white; men’s bags will be orange.
On Saturday, from 18:30 to 19:30, the following service will be provided:
• In Huelva, at Casa Colón; athletes and coaches are welcome to drop their material for the run course. It will be secured by Technical Officials and ready to be placed in front of the baskets on the day of the race. Women’s bags will be white; men’s bags will be white.
For the athletes that are staying in Huelva, at the Official Hotel in Punta Umbría, the bike can be checked in and will be locked, so the athletes can pick it up directly on race day. The Officials will be present at the Hotel from 13:30 to 14:30.

Alternative to this, and in case any athlete or NF need any additional transportation service; this is the info to take into consideration

Autocares RG is the official Transfer company, and services will be provided from Sevilla (Spain) and Faro (Portugal) Airports

The prices are as follows

Persons Price per person
1 way Price per person
Return Mínimum of persons
2 to 4 100 € 175 € 2 pax
5 to 8 75 € 125 € 5 pax
9 to 15 50 € 85 € 9 pax
16 to 24 35 € 60 € 16 pax

To book transfer services, please get in contact at the following email info@autocaresrg.com

Host Hotel

Hotel Barcelo Punta Umbria Beach Resort

https://www.barcelo.com/es/barcelo-hotels/hoteles/espana/andalucia/huelva/barcelo-punta-umbria-beach-resort/

This will be the hotel where briefings, registration, and final party and ceremonies will take place

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  • Phone
    +34 650 64 63 62
  • Address

    Spanish Triathlon Federation
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    28008 Madrid