The World Triathlon Championship Series returns to Alghero for the Italian leg of the premier triathlon circuit. On Saturday, May 30th, the Catalan city will host some of the world's top multi-discipline athletes in a day that promises to be spectacular in both technical and competitive terms. Alghero will be the fifth WTCS held in Italy, a date that in previous Italian editions had always been held in Cagliari before moving to the Catalan city in Sardinia last year.
The event, entirely organized by the Italian Triathlon Federation and coordinated by Secretary General Valerio Toniolo, is realized in collaboration with the Ministry of Sport and Youth, the Region, the Municipality of Alghero and the Alghero Foundation.
The Alghero stage is also part of the Triathlon Experience project, an initiative promoted and funded by the Ministry of Tourism that aims to showcase the beauty of our country through the promotion of triathlon and major sporting events throughout the country. After the inaugural event in Padola, the project will continue in the Sardinian city before stopping in Taranto and Rome.
The start list for the Italian leg of the World Triathlon Championship Series confirms itself as one of the most competitive on the international circuit, with 107 athletes from 28 nations: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Norway, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Spain, the United States, South Africa, Switzerland, Hungary, and Venezuela.
The elite of international triathlon will compete over the Olympic distance: 1,500 meters of swimming, 40 kilometers of cycling, and 10 kilometers of running.
In the men's field, top-level protagonists are expected such as Australian Matthew Hauser, the reigning world champion, New Zealander Hayden Wilde, Spaniard David Cantero Del Campo, Frenchman Portuguese and Brazilian winner of the 2025 edition in Alghero.
