The only international triathlon in the Canary Islands, the Anfi Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria will be held on Saturday, April 22, with the Olympic distance and the middle distance
·A dozen of the PRO athletes of the most important triathlon in the world (DATEV Challenge ROTH) participate or have participated in the Gran Canaria event
The Anfi Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria competition already has its first confirmed professional triathletes and is heading towards a new successful edition with a flurry of stars.
The Anfi Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria is already looking ahead to its 2023 edition, which will take place on Saturday, April 22nd, featuring both Olympic and half-distance triathlons. The triathlon is preparing for a new participation record and continues to attract elite athletes who have already confirmed their attendance months in advance. This is the case for German athlete Andrea Dreitz , who has already secured his place on the starting line on April 22nd at Anfi del Mar.
Andrea Dreitz was the 2019 Challenge Roth champion and runner-up in 2018, winner of the Ironman 70.3 European Championship and also won gold at Ironman Emilia-Romagna. He was also the champion of Ironman 70.3 Jönköping, Challenge Denmark, and Ironman 70.3 Rügen, among other trophies. In 2021, he finished fifth at 'The Championship' and reached the podium in several of the most demanding competitions, taking third place at Ironman 70.3 Florida and fourth at Ironman 70.3 Texas.
The German triathlete already won the Challenge trophy in the islands, in this case at the Challenge Fuerteventura 2014 where he stopped the clock as the fastest in the middle distance in a spectacular debut in the Canary Islands.
The Olympic distance takes place on a circuit of 1,5 kilometers swimming, 40 kilometers cycling and 10 kilometers running , while the half distance of the Anfi Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria has 1,9 kilometers swimming, 90 kilometers cycling and 21 kilometers running.
A dozen ROTH 2023 athletes
El DATEV Challenge Roth It will be held next June 25 and repeats as one of the most important and most coveted events in the world of triathlon. The star event of this discipline has already announced its first confirmed male PROs, with two world champions and five winners of the event, and a dozen of them have already participated or are participating in the Anfi Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria.
The memorable starting line of the Anfi Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria has featured both Ironman world champions, Patrick Lange and Sebastian Kienle, and also shares with this year's Challenge Roth athletes such as Sam Laidlow , Andreas Dreitz, Clement Mignon, Alberto Casillas, Erik-Simon Strijk, Reece Barclay or Nils Frommhold , who have participated or will participate this year in the island event.
Global promotion from sport
The Anfi Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria triathlon is one of the favorite events on the calendar because it is suitable for both prepared participants and professionals, as well as a meeting point to start the season in a warm April that few destinations on the planet have. The competition covers several of the most attractive points for triathlete training and competition, such as Anfi del Mar beach, Balito, the road cycling route to Taurito, among others.
Anfi del Mar, with an average temperature of 22 degrees, is one of the most visited enclaves in Mogán, as well as the place with the most sunny days in all of Europe. This location has been consolidating itself for years as the epicenter of triathlon at the highest and current level, with competitors who have marked the leadership in the Olympic Games, in the IronMan held so far, or the OTSO Challenge Salou, among others.
The Anfi Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria triathlon places Gran Canaria at the top of the international triathlon world, placing the island on the map of outdoor sports destinations, with a privileged climate, safe roads, race tracks and a family vacation spot. , to train, compete and enjoy the unique attractions of Gran Canaria.
