Places available for Roth

Athletes interested in gaining entry into the sold-out Quelle Challenge Roth, the world’s largest long-course triathlon, are in luck: an extra 250 places were made available yesterday.



The pre-Christmas release of 250 individual places and 80 spots for relay teams has become an annual event for the popular race, with a portion of the proceeds going to support charities in the Nuremberg region. Last year’s pre-Christmas release filled in 10 minutes.



Applications will be available on the website from 10am in Germany at www.challenge-roth.com.



The 2010 edition of the Quelle Challenge Roth, set for 18 July, filled to capacity in record time – just eight hours. The race will accommodate 2,500 individual starters and 550 teams.

Matt Baird Editor of Cycling Plus magazine

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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.