Lauragais Triathlons - Lauragais Tourism

A key event on the sporting calendar in Occitanie, the Lauragais Triathlons meet every June many daring sportsmen and women, but also a large public who come to enjoy the entertainment surrounding the competition and a family and festive atmosphere.

An increasingly popular discipline

The triathlon, "queen event of the triple effort", puts the athletes to the test. The competition connects three sports disciplines in turn, requiring a lot of versatility and great endurance:

Swimming
The road bike
Running

If this obstacle course is a popular ritual for seasoned athletes, a growing number of more initiated and occasional practitioners are also turning to this discipline, in search of a demanding sporting challenge or simply a personal challenge.

Courses suitable for all levels

Throughout the weekend, the races follow one another, varying the distances and the levels of difficulty.

If the shortest courses are favored by less used athletes, they are not necessarily the easiest, because the race against the clock offers a challenge to all, and allows champions to impose a more demanding race rhythm. than on a longer route.

The event offers the following routes:

Triathlon 6-9 years old : 50m swim + 1km bike + 500m run
Triathlon 10-13 years old : 200m swim + 4km bike ride + 1,5km run
XS Triathlon : 400m swim + 10km bike ride + 2,5km run
Triathlon S : 750m swim + 21km bike ride + 5km run
Triathlon M : 1500m swim + 41km bike ride + 10km run
Triathlon L : 1900m swim + 87km bike ride + 21km run
Swimrun S : 1900m swim + 8km run

The happiness of photographers and observers

At the edge of the lake of Thésauque in its summer atmosphere, the start of the race is an exciting spectacle. The swim session in tight rows which marks the start of the race commands curiosity and admiration at the same time. Who adopts the best strategy? Who will come out of the water first? Everyone has their own prognosis.

Out of the water, the participants parade in front of the public in the direction of the next event. It's time to give voice, but also to immortalize intense sporting moments.