Route for inagural Leeds Triathlon released

The countdown to the inaugural Columbia Threadneedle World Triathlon Leeds has begun with the release of the full route.

The event, which forms part of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Triathlon Series, will see the world’s finest triathletes and over 5,000 amateurs take to the streets of Leeds on the same course on the same day on Sunday 12 June.

The elite races are expected to feature homegrown stars Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee as well as Leeds-based duo Non Stanford and Vicky Holland, taking on their rivals from across the globe in the British athletes’ final event on home soil before the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Starting with a 1500-metre swim in Roundhay Park’s Waterloo Lake, the world’s best male and female triathletes will then make the transition to their bikes and follow a 42.5-kilometre ride through Roundhay, Moortown, Meanwood, Weetwood, Headingley and Woodhouse before completing seven circuits of a city centre loop.

They will then transition on Millennium Square from bikes to running before covering 10-kilometres in four shorter laps of the city centre loop culminating in the thrilling finale of the event to be played out on the finish line on the square.

The point-to-point route has been designed to provide the best possible spectator experience, especially in the city centre where crowds watching the bike and run elements will see the field pass them multiple times.

Full road-by-road details of the elite route can be seen in the notes section below. All properties along the route impacted by the event will be receiving the first of two letters from today with initial details, information and guidance concerning the event. Roads around the route are expected to close by 5am at the latest on 12 June, and will be closed for a minimum of 12 hours with the route needing to be completely clear of vehicles. A second letter with further details will be issued in the weeks before the event.