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CHALLENGE

Men’s side, so it has been a great
day for Danish Triathlon. The
clubs supply the volunteers, the
City of Herning lends us the city
centre, and Sport Event Denmark
is the indispensable partner that
makes all this possible. Then
there’s Challenge Denmark and
Race Makers that we have a
great collaboration with. Today
has indeed been a great day for
Danish triathlon,”, says Mads
Freund, president of the
Danish Triathlon Federation.

5x World
Championships coming
up for Denmark

The coming year will very
interesting for Danish
triathlon – not least
because of the 5x World
Championships in triathlon,
duathlon, aquathlon,
aquabike and cross-triathlon
taking place at the island of
Funen during the summer of
2018. Sport Event Denmark
is also official partner of this
event. “The Triathlon EC,

or Garmin Challenge ETU European Middle Distance In the Women’s PRO race, Danish athlete Camilla
Championship as the full name goes, today created Pedersen took the Eurepean Middle Distance
winners in the elite-field, in the age groups and amongst title, and the Danish colours were also strongly
the open class-contestants. At the same time, the city of represented at the podium among PRO Men – with
Herning created a regular street party for the spectators. the Danes Anders Christensen and Miki Mørck
We now look forward to next year, when Denmark once Taagholt finishing 2nd and 3rd and Danish female
again welcomes the triathlon community, when we host athlete Maja Stage Nielsen taking the title as Vice-
no fewer than five world championships in just one week European Champion among the Women. By all
on the island of Funen,” says Lars Lundov, director of means, an impressive result for Danish triathlon on
Sport Event Denmark. home soil.

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