English Riviera Triathlon | Sprint

Event HQ

Torre Abbey Meadows
The King's Drive
Torquay
Devon
TQ2 5JE
UK

Great venue in the heart of Torquay.

GPX route

The route is displayed on the map above.

Overview

The English Riviera Triathlon offers fast exciting spectator friendly racing in the centre of Torquay. It starts with a sea swim from sheltered Torre Abbey Sands beach. The Sprint bike is a fast & fairly flat 4K closed road bike circuit. The Standard Bike course has been extended to 5K to make it an 8 lap bike route which is easier for competitors to count.

The final single lap run is mostly flat on tarmac or pavement with great views of the sea. Torre Abbey meadows provides ample space for a transition area on grass, a long barriered finish line, podium presentations & a small event village.

Maps

Sportiva Events is doing its best to minimise the environmental impact of this event. Here are a few of their initiatives:

Sustainability

• Trees not tees

  For all events which include a t-shirt, there is the option to plant a tree instead through a partnership with Treesnottees

• Avoid single-use plastics

  New paper cups have been sourced to be fully recycled back into high-grade paper.

• Optional medals

  Lots of competitors are not interested in finishers' medals so they are now optional. A £2 charity donation is made for every medal not selected.

• Swim hats on request

  Swim hats are provided for open water swimming events as they help the water safety teams keep track of swimmers. However for all pool events, swim hats are now on request to reduce wastage.

• Reuseable zip ties and recycling

  Reusable zip ties are used and all rubbish is sorted for recycling after the event.

• Reducing car use

  At the Burrator 10K running race those who commit to walking or cycling to the event get £5 discount.

Included

• Finishers medals for all plus podium medals
• Free silicone swim hats
• Personalised race number (entries 2 weeks before the race)
• Secure transition
• Numbered racking
• Professional first aid and water safety
• Fully marked and marshalled course
• Public liability insurance
• Professional chip timing
• Professional event photographs (photos free with Sportiva Events logo at social media resolution. Hi-res downloads with no watermark and prints are available for an additional charge)
• British Triathlon permit

Entry fees

Thank you so much for a fantastic event. It was so well organised and so friendly. Really enjoyed the day. Thank you. Natalie P

A fantastic first time doing a sportiva event and my first ever standard distance triathlon. The course was very well organised and a great route. The professional photos were also great which showed that I really did smile through every minute!! Would recommend to anyone wanting to race, especially a first timer and I would do this race again! Scarlett W

Thank you so much for organising this event, fab in every way! I really hope the event will be on next year! Kerry C

This was a great event. The atmosphere was superb and the marshals were all very supportive and encouraging. Linda D

Excellent event. As per usual with sportiva events a friendly locally organised no frills event. A rare treat to cycle on closed roads. Setting was lovely. Thank you. Robert S

Very good event. Great to have closed roads and well laid out routes. Luke W

Good fun, good atmosphere. Janet B

Supportive and friendly atmosphere. Fantastic venue for family and friends spectators with the laps easily accessible to view. Superb marshalls and public tannoy system. Greg B

This is a great race for those looking for a sea swim, with a reasonable entry fee, and travel is easy enough with the event centre next to a train station. MIchael T

I love the Sportiva events and this one is no different. the right balance between well-organised and suitably low-key. The routes for the swim bike and run were great. Fantastic being closed roads well. I would highly recommend this to others both novices and seasons competitors. Jamie D

Amazing. William R

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