Torbay Triathlon Summer
Which race? See below..
Overview
Unfortunately this event has been cancelled due to lack of entries. All people who have already entered have been contacted. We hope to run it on an earlier date in 2023.
Torbay Triathlon (Junior & Senior) for all ages and all abilities from 5+. This festival of triathlon will feature both junior races and adult races on the Sunday. The totally traffic-free triathlon is the perfect way for anyone to start in the sport, with a pool based swim, followed by a Velopark ride on smooth tarmac and a parkland run. There is also a category for relay teams. Watch the excellent Global Triathlon Network video at the bottom of this page for an idea of what the venue is like
The swim, in the newly refurbished 25m pool is followed by between one and 10 laps on the super-smooth tarmac of the Velopark. The race finishes with a one or two lap run (depending on your category) on a fast and flat parkland course.
What you get
- Professional chip timing
- Traffic Free course
- Finishers medals for all + podium medals
- Free silicone Swim hats
- Personalised race number (entries 2 weeks before the race)
- Secure transition
- Numbered racking
- Professional First Aid
- Toilets
- Public liability insurance
- British Triathlon permit
RACE STATS

Sprint
SUN 21 MAY
16 lengths 400m swim
10 laps 15km bike
2 lap 5km run
AGE
15+ on 31 Dec 2023
Start Time: 1:30 pm
Registration from: 12:00 pm

Go Tri
SUN 21 MAY
12 lengths 300m swim
5 laps bike 7.5km
1 lap run 2.5km
AGE
15+ years on 31 Dec 2023
Start Time: 9:40 am
Registration: 8:00 am

Tristar 3
SUN 21 MAY
12 lengths 300m swim
5 laps 7.5km
1 lap 2.5km
AGE
13-14 years on 31 Dec 2023
Start Time: 9.30 am
Registration: 8.30 am

Tristar 2
SUN 21 MAY
8 lengths 200m swim
4 laps 6km
1 lap 1.9km
AGE
11-12 years on 31 Dec 2023
Start Time: 10.25 am
Registration: 8.30 am

Tristar 1
SUN 21 MAY
6 lengths 150m swim
2 laps 3000m bike
2 lap 1.3km run
AGE
9-10 years on 31st Dec 2023
Start Time: 11:05 am
Registration: 9.50 am

Tristar Start
SUN 21 MAY
2 lengths 50m swim
1 lap 1500m bike
1 lap 650m run
AGE
8 years on on 31st Dec 2023
Start Time: 11.35 am
Registration: 9:30 am

Mini Triathlon
SUN 21 MAY
1 length 25m swim
1 laps 1500m bike
1 lap 650m run
AGE
5-7 years on 31 Dec 2023
Start Time: 11.50 pm
Registration: 10:30 am

Novice Kids 9-10
SUN 21 MAY
50m swim
1500m
650m
AGE
9-10 years on 31 Dec 2023
Start Time: 11.35 pm
Registration from 9.00 am

Novice Kids 11-14
SUN 21 MAY
200m swim
6k bike
1.9k run
AGE
11-14 years on 31 Dec 2023
Start Time: 10.25 am
Registration: from 9.00 am
EVENT INFORMATION
Parking
There is plenty of parking in the Leisure Centre car park but you do need to pay for it! See
en.parkopedia.co.uk/parking/building/torbay-leisure-centre-torquay/
There is some free parking available starting a few hundred metres from the Leisure Centre.
Medals & awards
There is a medal for all finishers.
In addition we have podium medals for the Top 3 overall in each of the following categories.
Please note we operate a one prize per person policy. So if a vet is the overall winner they will get that medal & prize & the other Vet 40s will move up one place.
Sprint Awards: Top 3 overall, Top 3 Vet 40 male & female, Top 3 Vet 50 male & female, Top 60 Top 3 male & female.
Tristar categories: Top 3 boys & girls in each category. We also award special medals to Top 3 novices in the 8-10 age group & in the 11-14 age group.
FAQs
How environmentally friendly are you?
Will there be timing chips at your triathlons?
Do I need to be a member of a club to enter?
My kid(s) want to try triathlon. How do they get started?
Can I get a refund or defer my registration to next year?
Can I alter my registration between races on the same day (eg switch from the Sprint to the Supersprint triathlon)
How do age categories work and what is the minimum age to compete?
For events on open roads the minimum age is 15 or 17 for the longer Standard/Olympic distance events. However for our Pool-based triathlons the minimum age is 8 by 31st Dec in the year of competition or 5 for the Torbay Triathlons. And at our Donut Duathlon we have a mini duathlon with a bike or scoot followed by a run for children aged 3-7.
Just to confuse matters England Athletics (under whose rules we run most of our running events) use age on the day of the race instead of age at the end of the year.
Here is a summary of all the age groups (all ages are on 31st Dec of year of competition). Distances increase as children progress through TriStar. On our registration form just choose Tristar or Novice & you'll be automatically allocated to the correct category. The Novice events are aimed at children who are less confident swimmers or trying triathlon for the first time.
Mini Duathlon ages 3-7 (only at our Donut Duathlon)
Mini Tri age 5, 6 & 7 (only at our Tavistock & Torbay Triathlons)
Tristar Start aged 8 (includes 8 year old novices)
Tristar 1 - aged 9-10
Tristar 2 - aged 11-12
Tristar 3 - aged 13-14
Youth - aged 15-16
Junior - aged 17-19
Novice 1 - aged 9-10 (same distances as Tristar Start)
Novice 2 - aged 11-14 (same distances as Tristar 2)
Senior - aged 20-39
Vet 40 - aged 40-49
Vet 50 - aged 50-59
Vet 60 - aged 60-69
Vet 70 - aged 70+ What special kit do I need?
For our pool based triathlons you need
For our Open Water Triathlons
Other recommended kit Are your events British Triathlon affiliated & do I need a day membership?