Local triathletes to battle against 7,000 athletes in the Garmin Barcelona Triathlon

Local talent Hannah Pace and Graham Borg will be on the starting line of the Garmin Barcelona Triathlon to be held in La Mar Bella, Barcelona on the 21 June.

The stunning La Mar Bella beach will provide the back drop for the race, from where triathletes will start their swim followed by the cycle leg on closed roads into the city via the Agbar Tower and running through the streets taking in the world famous Parc de la Ciutadella and Arc de Triomf.

Racing in draft legal conditions, this race will prove a challenging one for Garmin sponsored, Pembroke Athleta, triathlete Hannah Pace, who will be representing Malta in the first edition of the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. Young Pace has registered some impressive results on an international level this year, winning a number of cycling and triathlon races abroad, which have helped her in the build up for her European Games participation. 

Birkirkara St. Joseph’s Graham Borg has so far registered strong performances throughout the season placing fourth overall and winning his age group in  the standard distance triathlon in Custonaci, Sicily and more recently winning the sprint triathlon in Marzamemi also in Sicily.  Borg had also a good showing in the recently held Garmin Malta 113k Triathlon where he placed fourth Maltese and sixth overall in a pool of fifty two strong athletes.  Borg is currently preparing for another race in Mondello, Sicily this time he will be undertaking a sprint distance.

Pace and Borg’s international commitments will not stop with the Garmin Barcelona Triathlon,  but will continue in July, when they will be joining the rest of the Malta National Triathlon team for the 2015 ETU Triathlon European Championships to be held in Geneve, Switzerland.

Pace and Borg’s participation in the Garmin Barcelona Triathlon is being made possible through the assistance of Garmin Malta, represented locally by Medcomms Malta Ltd. and Garmin Spain.

“As the leading GPS brand we  seek to partner with strong and committed talent and are very proud to be supporting Hannah and Graham in this race,” said Mark Gaglione, Medcomms Malta representative. “Both athletes have shown dedication and consistency throughout their preparation for the races they have been taking part in this season and we are sure that they will do the Garmin brand proud in Barcelona”.