Bruno at Oeiras Sprint…a toilet-free event!

Oeiras Sprint - Portual - July 16th 2017

Race reporter Bruno My first participation in Oerias was in 2016; I returned this year with higher expectations for myself. It is one of the fastest races in Portugal and also one of the oldest, 2017 edition being the 30th. It is also one of the events in Portugal with the largest number of participants. This year the event had about 800 athletes divided between the sprint (500 people) and a super sprint race ("open race"). Organized in the small village of Oeiras, west of Lisbon and before Cascais, the swim takes place from the Torre beach ("praia da Torre). The bike course follows the "marginal", a 2-lane road along the Tejo River, passing by all of the beaches in the area. The run course uses a portion of the cycle route.

Oeiras Sprint - Portual - July 16th 2017

Race reporter Bruno My first participation in Oerias was in 2016; I returned this year with higher expectations for myself. It is one of the fastest races in Portugal and also one of the oldest, 2017 edition being the 30th. It is also one of the events in Portugal with the largest number of participants. This year the event had about 800 athletes divided between the sprint (500 people) and a super sprint race ("open race"). Organized in the small village of Oeiras, west of Lisbon and before Cascais, the swim takes place from the Torre beach ("praia da Torre). The bike course follows the "marginal", a 2-lane road along the Tejo River, passing by all of the beaches in the area. The run course uses a portion of the cycle route.