The event returns to the city for a fifth time on 6-7 June and provides thousands of recreational triathletes with an opportunity to compete across much of the same course as some of the world’s best, AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds allows for both competitors and participants to experience the sport of triathlon at its very best.
The weekend’s action begins with an event for everyone, a GO TRI situated in and around Roundhay Park. This event is an opportunity to have a go at triathlon in a fun and relaxed environment, surrounded by people of all abilities.
Sunday‘s races will see a new route take athletes through the heart of the city centre after beginning the swim at Roundhay Park.
The elite athletes will hit Westgate and surge past Park Square, they begin a seven-lap loop of Leeds city centre, racing up Calverley Street, passing Leeds Town Hall and the spectators packing the iconic Millennium Square grandstand.
Athletes will then race down Cookridge Street and turn onto The Headrow, continuing until Vicar Lane. Here is where the updated route will be enforced, with athletes now taking a right turn onto Vicar Lane and heading towards the heart of the city’s shopping district.
The updated route will provide intimate viewing angles of the intense racing action, as the athletes will turn right when they hit Kirkgate Market to navigate the narrow shopping areas of King Edward Street and Albion Place. Albion Street will lead the athletes back onto The Headrow.
Cllr Judith Blake, Leader of Leeds City Council, said:
“We are really looking forward to welcoming ITU World Triathlon Leeds to the city for a fifth year in a row, in what promises to be another exciting event. We are incredibly proud of the reputation World Triathlon Leeds now holds on the international circuit and can’t wait to showcase Leeds as one of the best cities for sport.”
For the latest information on the AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds visit leeds.triathlon.org
