Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg

New IRONMAN 70.3 race premieres on Sept. 8, 2013, adding a picture-perfect late season event to the IRONMAN Europe calendar.

Athletes may have heard of the Schengen treaty, which was signed in 1985 and turned into a cornerstone of today’s European Union. Now they can experience the borderless spirit that led to it by racing in the Mosel region surrounding the Schengen commune. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is the latest addition to the list of European countries to host an IRONMAN 70.3 race. 

“Our company motto is ‘We make things happen’ and we’re proud to have realized our dream of bringing an IRONMAN 70.3 race to Luxembourg,” says Christian Weyland of Pegasus, IRONMAN’s partner agency in Luxembourg. “The beautiful Mosel region is a perfect setting for a race which will become one of Luxembourg’s sporting highlights and thus place us on the triathlon world map,” Wetland adds. “This wouldn’t have been possible without Luxembourg’s policy makers and administration acting in concert.” 

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