Every year the Aydat triathlon takes place on the last weekend of June., a race that brings together several hundred triathletes in the heart of the Auvergne volcanoes. The triathlon offers two courses : Distance S in the morning & distance M in the afternoon. The event is organized by Power 3 Crown. It can be done solo (A single triathlete for three events : Swimming, cycling, running), or in relay with three triathletes : A swimmer, a cyclist, a runner.
Registration for the sporting event opens in February
Online registration, each participant must provide a medical certificate of fitness to practice triathlon. Bibs can be collected the day before at the DV Sport store in Cournon d’Auvergne, or the same day in the athlete zone : Aydat football stadium. No on-site registration is possible, and only complete files can be removed. For collection, provide an identity document or license.
Groceries : Distance Small & Distance Medium
The start of the S triathlon is from the Aydat lake beach at 10 a.m, that of the M format is also done at the beach, but in the afternoon at 2:30 p.m.. Start in the water in Mass Start. Transitions are made in the athlete zone (Stade football), this area includes the refreshments, the bike park, luggage storage, the podium and the refreshment bar.
Format S : Swimming 750m / 20km Bike / 5km Running
Accessible from the Cadet category.
- The S swimming event starts from the beach, passes through the center of the lake and arrives at the pontoon of the zone humide.
- The S cycling event starts from the stadium, dates back to Veyreras, longe Fontclairant, goes through Verneuge, Rouillas-Bas, Ponteix, then turns to join Cournols, passes to Fohet, Phialeix and arrives in Aydat.
- The S running test on foot is done once lake tour.
Format M : Natation 1500m / 40km Bike / 10km Running
Accessible from junior to veteran category.
- The M swimming event starts from the beach, passes through the center of the lake, extended to a second buoy to the southeast of the lake then return due west and exit the water at the wetland pontoon.
- The M cycling event is the same as the S format but with two identical loops. It starts from the stadium, dates back to Veyreras, longe Fontclairant, goes through Verneuge, Rouillas-Bas, Ponteix, then turns to join Cournols, pass Fohet, Philaleix, then Aydat, then begins the second loop, identical to the first.
- The M race on foot corresponds to twice around the lake.
