If Sardinia looks like the Garden of Eden for its amazing contrast of red rocks and green forests on one side and turquoise seas and white sands on the other, the south west end of the island seems drawn for triathlon.
This crystal clear water is worldwide renowned as one of most colorful and perfectly combines with the white beach of the Forte Village Resort in Santa Margherita di Pula.
Here the Athletes of the Challenge Family will go through the first transition in the middle of a 47 hectares of gardens, surrounded by 15,000 trees and around 2 million plants, from Aloe Vera to Yucca, Bougainvillea, Eucalyptus, Palms and Hibiscus.
Once on the bike, the course will gently climb over Domus De Maria to enjoy a breathtaking downhill until Teulada before heading along the spectacular costal road back to T2.
The final run will head along the coast before finishing in the heart of Forte Village.
Professional athletes are competing for 25,000 Euro prize purse.
Pro Male:
Albert Moreno Molins
Andrea Pederzolli
Daniel Herlbauer
Danilo Brustolon
Domenico Passuello
Dominic Rohan-Gates
Fabrizio Baralla
Ivan Risti
Jonathan Ciavatella
Karl Shaw
Kevin Thornton
Lieto Panu
Massimiliano Sansone
Massimo Cigana
Mathias Hecht
Maurizio Carta
Ritchie Nicholls
Sven Strijk
Thomas Darby
Aleksei Brylev
Giovanni Archenza
Pro Female:
Susie Hignet
Alice Hector
Anna Noguera
Eimar Mullan
Elena Casiraghi
Erika Csmor
Georgie Rutherford
Jennifer Duffy
Martina Dogana
Elise Maury
Margie Santamaria
Michi Herlbauer
Nicole Hofer
Renate Forstner
Sara Dossena
Sara Tavecchio
Ulrike Scwalbe
Valentina Carta
Veronica Signorini
Rita Cuccuru