FESTIVAL OF SPORT LAUNCHES IN CORNWALL
September 14th – 16th 2012 will see the UK’s first Festival of Sport Cornwall, a new annual three day festival open to all, held in Mount’s Bay, Penzance in West Cornwall. Competitors of all abilities will participate in this exciting new weekend long event, which will consist of a full on combination of triathlon, sportive cycling (long distance road cycling), an off road 6 and 4 hour Enduro, Open Water Swimming and a Beach Run as well as live music, beach sports and much more festival fun with events situated against the stunning scenery around St Michael’s Mount in Mount’s Bay, Marazion.
The 2012 Festival of Sport Cornwall will be organised by the Participate Sport team, who have previously delivered world class events including; London Triathlon, Abu Dhabi Triathlon, Etape Caledonia, Run to the Beat and the Barcelona Triathlon, ensuring that the core sporting activity will be delivered to the highest of standards. With distances on offer to cater for all abilities, the schedule of events will also allow competitors to enter various activities over the weekend. Triathletes can try the Off Road Enduro and Open Water Swimmers take on the Beach Run.
The three day sporting schedule guarantees competitors value for money for all the family too, with Festival Fun and Beach Sports included in the event entry fee. Will Greenwood and Austin Healy, England rugby legends and Festival of Sport partners with Super Skills Travel said “We have already signed up to be part of the triathlon team relay. We will be down for the weekend with our families and will challenge anyone to take on the SST team. It should be a huge amount of fun.”
Wings for Life is the official charity and competitors will be encouraged to fundraise for their ground breaking spinal cord injury research. The charity will be providing training tips and bringing along some of their well-known supporters from the world of sport.
Alongside the main sporting activities, the Festival of Sport – Cornwall will deliver entertainment for both participants and visitors alike. Highlights will include live music and entertainment (with headline music and comedy acts to be announced), locally sourced food by Jamie Oliver Catering, a beer tent and bar by Cornwall’s award-winning independent family brewers, St Austell Brewery, a Sporting Expo and renowned keynote speakers including sports nutritionalists, trainers and physiologists. In addition, there will be sporting activity of a more relaxed nature with Touch Rugby, Gig Rowing, Beach Volleyball, Netball and Coasteering all on offer. As with all good Festivals, camping and showers will be a big feature and set up no further than 100m away from the main site.
Launched in the UK’s exciting Olympic year, the festival will be hosted against the backdrop of the stunning St Michael’s Mount in an area of outstanding natural beauty and the event village, start and finish lines, beach sports, live music and entertainments, camping and car parking will all be conveniently located and staged within a few hundred metres proximity, ensuring all viewpoints and amenities are within easy access.
The Festival of Sport – Cornwall is organised by Participate; the organising team previously behind The London Triathlon, Etape Caledonia, Barcelona Triathlon. Blenheim Triathlon and many more. Nick Rusling, CEO of Participate said: “Having previously delivered the world’s largest triathlon, UK’s largest sportive and many other mass participation events, the real joy of being involved in these sports is spending time with the participants who are invariably sociable, fun and have a love of the great outdoors. The aim of this unique sporting event is to bring together like minded fitness enthusiasts across the UK who want to take part in highly professional sporting events in a hugely relaxed and fun environment.”
For more information and to register for the Festival of Sport – Cornwall, visit www.festivalofsport.net
