Date confirmed for Ironman UK 2014

IRONMAN UK is delighted to confirm that the 2014 event will be held on Sunday 20^th July and hosted once again by Bolton and Lancashire.

Ahead of this weekend’s IRONMAN UK, Kevin Stewart, Managing Director IRONMAN UK & Ireland commented, “2014 will be the 10^th IRONMAN UK and is a very special year for the race. We are working with the authorities to make it the biggest IRONMAN event ever held in the UK and further improve the course and athlete experience to cement its position as the premier UK triathlon.”

With demand for IRONMAN races at an all-time high across Europe, IRONMAN UK has over 3,000 athletes on the pre-registration list, gaining advanced access to places, which is free of charge and available via the website www.ironmanuk.com

IRONMAN has a strong charity fundraising tradition with Scope being the official charity of IRONMAN UK, it will provide a significant boost to the charity’s funds and 2014 will expand on the team of over 100 athletes racing for Scope this year.

By pre-registering athletes will gain priority notification before entries open to the public.

For further information please visit www.ironmanuk.com

Matt Baird Editor of Cycling Plus magazine

About

Matt is a regular contributor to 220 Triathlon, having joined the magazine in 2008. He’s raced everything from super-sprint to Ironman, duathlons and off-road triathlons, and can regularly be seen on the roads and trails around Bristol. Matt is the author of Triathlon! from Aurum Press and is now the editor of Cycling Plus magazine.