Barcelona now IM branded

mrbungle

Book your tattoo artist in Callella.
Half and full now IM branded.

Just wonder if they want extra entry fees now?!

pgibbo

It's very close to Mallorca from a timing point of view. I wonder will they move one of them? Not sure how close the 2 70.3 events are on the calendar.

tunney

Jesus its like internet startups.

Startup up a company that has a buzz word in the name and hope Google/Facebook buy you.

Daz1214

Is that from next year?

Nothing on either Challenge or Ironman website?

mrbungle

This year supposedly. Press release from Callella at 11am.

Daz1214

Where are you seeing this? Nothing online at all!!!

pgibbo

It was all over twitter yesterday evening. Haven't checked any of the websites but a lot of the tri news feeds had it on twitter

Daz1214

Strange because challenge are still advertising and there is nothing on the Ironman website

Im sure we'll know more as the day goes on

mloc123

From what I recall they had issues getting the road closures again for the half last year and had to change the bike route. I wonder will they get the old route back under the IM brand.

Daz1214

The new route was a great course by all accounts (never saw it after 9km due to a mechanical)

Im headin over this year again so very interested to see where this goes

mrbungle

http://triatletasenred.com/actualidad/habemus-ironman-barcelona-2014-aterrizaje-express-de-la-franquicia-im-en-la-peninsula/

You might have to do a course in Spanish.

mrbungle

Nice one in the comments! No translation needed:


Reply
chdoyle April 14, 2014 at 8:41 pm

El virus WTC invade España con sus elevados precios y poco a cambio.

Daz1214

Spam so, thank god for that

mrbungle

Ain't spam kid.

http://www.calella.cat/actualitat/noticies/ironman-barcelona-calella-situa-el-territori-en-la-1a-divisio-del-triatlo-mundial

Daz1214

Hmmm...not sure what to think of that!!!

Daz1214

Official now, real pity!!!

http://m.eu.ironman.com/triathlon/news/articles/2014/04/ironman-announces-barcelona-events.aspx#axzz2yti3LDd3

Kander

This the Half for the last two years and loved it. It was fantastically organized from my point of view by challenge. I wonder what the IM brand will do to it now

Daz1214

Raise prices first and foremost id imagine

buzzingnoise

no word from challenge yet on how this changes things for those already registered. surely ironman would honour the existing entries?

tunney

buzzingnoise wrote: »

no word from challenge yet on how this changes things for those already registered. surely ironman would honour the existing entries?

They did last year when they did the same thing in Copenhagen

Daz1214

Post up on the facebook page saying that all existing entries are valid and no action is needed