After the inaugural success of CHALLENGE MACEIO, it is time for the athletes in Brazil to race the clock in the flat and fast course of the Florianopolis triathlon island.
The second edition of the CHALLENGE FLORIANOPOLIS will take place this weekend with a packed schedule of events that will involve the whole family, the island’s flat and fast course is enjoyed by thousands of athletes looking for their best results.
In addition to the triathlon half distance (1900m swim / 90km bike / 21km run) on Sunday, the event timetable includes also has the sprint distance (750m swim / 20km cycling / running 5km) on Saturday, which is new in Florianópolis , following its success at CHALLENGE MACEIO earlier this year. Also on Saturday, will be Challenge Women, an exclusive 5km race for women and the Junior Challenge a mini triathlon for children aged between 7 and 12 years.
For 2015, the competition will be very tough for the PRO field as the start list is very strong and long with the top names of the national triathlon, including the defending champion of the race, Edivânio Monteiro and among women the 3rd place Beatriz Neres. The women's race also has the return of Susana Festner to the competitions, a great long distance athlete who is strong in the run, and also Great Britain’s Joanna Carritt.
The pro male field features:
1. Almir Sorbo Gustavo (BRA)
2. Antônio Manssur Filho (BRA)
3. Bruno Matheus (BRA)
4. Cardozo Caio Gomes Ferreira (BRA)
5. Ciro Violin (BRA)
6. Danilo Augusto Terçariol de Melo (BRA)
7. Edivânio Silva Monteiro (BRA)
8. Eduardo Antonio Lass (BRA)
9. Felipe de Oliveira Manente (BRA)
10. Toldi Fernando (BRA)
11. Philip Netto Cirelli (BRA)
12. Flavio da Silva Queiroga (BRA)
13. Francisco Luiz Viana Neto (BRA)
14. Frank Silvestrin de Souza (BRA)
15. Roman Giulio (ITA)
16. Iuri Vinuto Josino (BRA)
17. Jackson Araujo Borges (BRA)
18. Luiz Francisco de Paiva Ferreira (BRA)
19. Marcus Fernandes (BRA)
20. Mario Andre Bastos Rocha (BRA)
21. Matheus Ghiggi dos Santos (BRA)
22. Reinaldo Colucci (BRA)
23. Santiago Ascenço (BRA)
24. Vladimir Zaccarotti (BRA)
In the women's PRO field, the victory will be fought between:
1. Bratriz Neres (BRA)
2. Bruna Saglietti Mahn (BRA)
3. Furriela Carolina (BRA)
4. Carolina Galvão de Mattos Menezes (BRA)
5. Jessica Natalia Souza Santos (BRA)
6. Leila Liana Anchieta Rocha (BRA)
7. Mariana Borges de Andrade (BRA)
8. Nayara Lunière Chagas de Abreu (BRA)
9. Susana Festner (BRA)
10. Joanna Carritt (UK)
Coverage of the race can be followed through MundoTRI Magazine so stay tuned to their social networks (Twitter - mundotri, Instagram - mundotrilive, Periscope - mundotri and Facebook - facebook.com/mundotri).
Find more information also in the event official website www.challenge-florianopolis.com.br and the social networks CHALLENGE FLORIANOPOLIS at Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. For live results of the long distance triathlon download the app on:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Keyframe.Dash
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1051089724?mt=8