XC Benefits for Frankfurter Sparkasse Ironman European Championship Include:

• Guaranteed entry into 2012 Frankfurter Sparkasse Ironman European Championship

• The opportunity to win one of multiple coveted slots to the 2012 Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii  LEARN MORE

• Five day/four night accommodations at the Intercontinental Frankfurt (Panoramic Suite)

• Two VIP passes (includes race day, pre- and post-race functions)

• Sixteen Week Ironman Training Program developed by Official Coach of Ironman Troy Jacobson (to include DVDs, webinars and discounts on personal coaching upgrades)

Additional On-Site Benefits Include:

• Transportation between airport and hotel (arrival and departure)

• Unpacking, tuning and repacking of bike

• Special packet pick-up & race registration

• Low race numbers and special bike rack in transition

• Ironman XC Welcome Dinner w/ Pros (for athletes and families)

• Ironman XC Pre-Race Information Session provided by Kai Walter, race director

• Ironman XC Strategy Session & Venue Orientation Clinic

• Ironman XC Family Luncheon (for athletes and families)

• Ironman XC race day guide (for families)

• Race day VIP Start and Finish Line passes (for athlete and guest)

• VIP passes for pre-race dinner and post-race awards ceremony

• Ironman XC Awards Breakfast (for athlete and guest)

• Ironman XC Awards

• Ironman XC Apparel

COST: $7,300 USD

SWIM (2.4 Miles):

The swim is in Langener Waldsee, a calm lake south of Frankfurt. It is a two-lap course with a short running passage between laps.

BIKE (112 Miles):

The bike course will take athletes through spectacular downtown Frankfurt and through beautiful landscapes of the surrounding countryside. The two-loop course is slightly hilly with several demanding climbs. Thousands of spectators line the course and create a Tour de France feeling. The bike course is completely closed to traffic.

RUN (26.2 Miles):

The four-loop course along the River Main in downtown Frankfurt is flat and fast. Crowds of spectators line the course and gather at the spectacular finish-line party on the historical Roemerberg.