CHATEAUROUX - 2016 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIATHLON SPRINT AND - - PDF document

1- A professional steering committee

The Centre League of Triathlon boasts more than 1,600 license-holders and 2 000 day-pass users in 25 clubs in the 6 départments of the Centre region. The Centre League is on the podium as for the number of Major Federal Events organized on its territory: Triathlon and Duathlon Grand Prix, Junior and Elite French Championships, and French Clubs Cup, … In 2011, Tours welcomed -at very short notice- the European Youth Championships, and then in 2013 and 2014 Vierzon hosted a Junior European Cup. The quality of these organizations, both international and national, is unanimously recognized and the expertise of Centre League and its partner clubs is well established. Last year in Châteauroux, the European Junior and Elite Cup was a successful “test event” for the first European Championship Spint Elite. As a full-time employee of the Centre League, Dominique FRIZZA is entirely dedicated to the management of events and is fully conversant with the organization of international events. The City of Châteauroux http://www.chateauroux-metropole.fr/ and the French Triathlon Federation www.fftri.com/, key partners of any international event, will provide valuable support, both logistically and technically and also in terms of marketing and communication. The local Club, T.C.C.36, is well established in the local community through, among other things, the women's team who compete in 1st Division Triathlon. It counts 130 license-holders and has sound prior experience in the organization of several major federal events which earned it general praise.

CHATEAUROUX - 2016 EUROPEAN

CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIATHLON SPRINT AND AQUATHLON

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2 – A commitment to sport

 Population

The river Indre runs through the capital city of the department of Indre (36) in the Centre region. Twinned with Gütersloh (Germany), Olsztyn (Poland) and Bittou (Burkina Faso), Châteauroux has 80 000 inhabitants, metropolitan area included.

 Location

Altitude: 154 m - Surface: 2,517 ha - 250 km south of Paris, The city enjoys a privileged setting with 450 acres of green spaces- an average of 52 sqm per

• capita. Its remarkable natural and cultural environment contributes to a lifestyle which

enhances the development of residents and fosters the growth of local businesses.

 Quality of the economic and cultural environment

Located two hours away from Paris, at the crossroads of the great north-south route, Châteauroux has become a major economic hub at national and European levels. A success that owes as much to a complete, modernized equipment in communication infrastructures as to a pool of skilled workforce trained locally in quality structures. The services sector, logistics, metallurgy and the agri-food industry are safe values of the local

• economy. A strong industrial base, reinforced by companies of the aeronautical, electronic and IT

sectors, ensures the economic development of the city in high-tech sectors. Besides many SMEs and SMIs, large companies of world renown have their headquarters in Châteauroux: Harry's France, the group André, Newell, Hydro Aluminium, Océ, MONTUPET ... Châteauroux offers its residents an excellent and greatly appreciated quality of life. At the junction of the great terroirs of the department (Brenne - country of the Thousand Ponds, Berry Champagne – country of cereals, Boischaut - country of breeding and bocage, Chateauroux has always seen to the protection and the quality of its natural environment: its 4-star ‘Communities in Bloom’ label, its National Grand Prize for Blooming and the reputation of its 5,000 ha national oak forest do reflect these efforts. Resulting from the different management plans of the river Indre, the ‘Green Valley’

• ffers preserved natural environments, such as prairie Saint-Gildas, as well as landscaped spaces

fitted out for sports and leisure activities (swimming pools, lake, fitness trail). The capital city of Lower Berry is also famous for the richness and diversity of its cultural life : its museums, its many clubs and societies, its festivals, the Theater and Living Arts programming of Equinoxe – La Grande Scène combine to offer urban area residents and departement inhabitants the pleasures of a multi-faceted and vibrant life.

 How to get to Châteauroux ?

Châteauroux : http://maps.google.fr/maps?hl=fr&ie=UTF-8&tab=wl

• Located less than a 3-housr drive from Paris by the A20 Paris-Toulouse - exits 12, 13 and 14

(free A20 from Vierzon to Brive)  2 hours away from Tours

• Served by the Paris-Limoges-Toulouse railway line (1h50 by train from Paris Austerlitz).
• EUROPE NIRVANA will be the official tour provider of the event www.nirvanaeurope.com/

 Where to stay in Chateauroux?

• Châteauroux has a capacity of 2500 beds. Major hotel groups are present in Chateauroux where you

will find a wide range of hotels rated 2- to 4- star, well located and perfectly adapted to receive the

• fficials of the event. http://www.chateauroux-tourisme.com/.

The Regional Football Institute can accommodate the staff and officials.

Date of the Event

2016 June 24- 26th

3 – A site suitable for triathlon

Belle Isle has been a venue for triathlons of national scope for many years. In the heart of the city, the waterbody of Belle Isle allows water sports enthusiasts to practice their favorite disciplines on an 8 ha lake, surrounded by 12 ha of protected green spaces. It is also a monitored bathing spot with a beach where the start of the swim can easily be given. A restaurant, "La Guinguette", can accommodate receptions and cocktails with a privileged view of the lake. Very close to the waterbody, the following facilities can be made available to the organization staff for meetings (office and various rooms) and receptions: gymnasium - social hall - leisure and culture center - exhibition hall - bowling pitch– water park – large parking lots. Bike connections can be made either to the city center of Châteauroux for Elite races with a passage through the transition area, or to the campaign trail for Age Groups. The Run can be organized either on the natural site of Belle Isle for Age Groups or on surfaced roads for Elites with a passage on the race site.

5– Contact:

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