Plava Laguna, one of the biggest hospitality and tourism companies in Croatia, Istria County, Poreč town and Funtana municipalities, as well as their tourist boards, decided to support the new top event coming to Poreč this spring: Ironman 5150 2019 and 2020 races will be held in Istria!
HRTurizam writes about World Triathlon Corporation, the owner of the license for the event, signing the contract with Plava Laguna for the two years. 5150 race means that it's an Olympic triathlon, meaning 1.5 kilometres of swimming, 40 kilometres of cycling and 10 kilometres running. The race in 2019 will be held on May 5th, between Funtana and Poreč.
"We're thrilled that we brought the Triathlon 5150 series race to this wonderful part of Croatia, and we're sure that the athletes from the entire EMEA region will have a great event, but also an amazing weekend in Poreč", Stefan Petschnig, director of Ironman Europe, Middle East and Asia said. He added that some athletes might be intimidated by the prospect of participating in an full Ironman or Ironman 70.3 race, but 5150 race is much more accessible to athletes of varying, albeit still majestic, abilities.
Race director Goran Vrus said that he expects more than 500 participants in the race, and more than 1500 people coming to Poreč for support with them. In addition to Ithe ironman 5150 2019 Poreč race, Ironkids and Irongirl are planned to take place on August 6th, 2019.
