EUROPE TRIATHLON YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS FESTIVAL BANYOLES

The competition of the European Triathlon Youth Championships will start on Thursday 20 July, with the three preliminary heats for men and women, which will be held from 19:00. On Friday 21 July, also starting at 7 p.m., the two final heats of each of the Youth categories, male and female, will take place. On Saturday 22 July, at 5 p.m., the European Triathlon Youth Mixed Relay Championships will take place.

Banyoles and its Lake

The lake represents the origin and main symbolic identity of the town of Banyoles. The lake and its associated lacustrine basin are regarded as the largest karstic stretch on the Iberian Peninsula, and make up an environmental system of enormous value. Located to the West of the town itself, it was declared part of the Plan for Spaces of National Interest (Pla d’Espais d’Interès Nacional, PEIN) by the Catalonia Generalitat. In 2003, it was included in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance, and has been put forward for inclusion in the Natura 2000 Network for the Mediterranean region. In addition, the Banyoles Town Council, as well as the local population, are petitioning for it to be declared a Nature Reserve.

Banyoles is a traditional training center for many rowing and kajak teams, as well as for triathlon.