NewsMcCormack Races at Monaco Ironman 70.3
Australian Superstar to race at prestigious event for the next two years
Published Friday, August 17, 2007
Chris McCormack will race in the prestigious Monaco Ironman 70.3 event on September 2nd, and he will do it again in 2008. "Every race I compete in, I do so to win," he says about the challenging race in the Principality that takes part on much of the Formula 1 Circuit.
McCormack says: "The race has really interested me for many years and for a venue there is nothing like it on earth. Monte Carlo is probably the most famous area of the European Riviera and this race is really marque in that sense. I am really excited about racing here and the course looks challenging and tough. I think I will be very successful ... and look forward to the challenge against a solid field and an equally tough course."
Series. It was also in 1997 that he raced the ITU Triathlon World Cup in Monte Carlo. Since then, he has won many more races around the globe and was elected “Triathlete of the Year” more than once. McCormack intends to use the Monaco Ironman as a build up for his race at the Ford Ironman World Championship in Kona. The Monaco Ironman 70.3 is the only European race distributing slots for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship and slots for the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii.
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The event will take place for the third time in the Principality of Monaco. Seven hundred athletes will participate in the exclusive event that includes a swim off the Larvotto beach, a challenging bike ride though the hilly hinterland and a half-marathon on the world famous Formula 1 Circuit including the famous tunnel, the port, the Rascasse, the climb up Ostende and the hairpin bend. (The slowest bend in Formula 1 is the fastest bend in triathlon!). The finish area is located at the foot of the Hotel de Paris next to the Monte Carlo Casino.
The official website for the event is www.monaco ironman.com.
Stay tuned to Ironman.com for more updates and live timing from the event.
