Powerman Würselen Brings National Duathlon Championships to the Aquana Leisure Pool
The Marathon-Club Eschweiler is launching a brand-new duathlon event, the Powerman Würselen, on Sunday, October 11, featuring the German Short Distance Duathlon Championship. Elite professionals and roughly 500 amateur athletes from 25 countries will compete across a grueling course consisting of a 10-kilometer run, a 40-kilometer bike ride, and a final 5-kilometer run. Organizers have also included a sprint distance option comprising a 5-kilometer run, a 20-kilometer bike ride, and another 5-kilometer run.
Elite Field and Race Schedule at the Aquana Start Line
Start and finish operations will take place at the Aquana leisure pool facility. Elite professional athletes take off at 10 a.m. on October 11, featuring prominent names such as reigning world duathlon silver medalist Jonathan Wayaffe from Belgium and four-time German Duathlon Champion Simon Huckestein. The professional field also includes women’s world championship participants Carlotta Corbella from Spain and Friedel Cuypers from Belgium. Approximately 500 amateur competitors roll out onto the course within 25 minutes of the elite start.
Course Layout and Traffic Restrictions in Würselen
Athletes tackle the running segments across the fields surrounding the Aquana leisure facility. The cycling leg takes competitors over the Willy-Brandt-Ring on the K30 highway, winding through the Würselen industrial park to a turnaround point at the Merzbrück airfield before returning to the venue. Officials are fully closing the cycling route to public traffic during the competition. Motorists will face localized travel restrictions and delays on event day between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. The event concludes with the official awards ceremony at the Aquana pool at 1:30 p.m.