English Riviera Festival

English Riviera Sports Festival

The English Riviera Sports Festival takes place in Torquay on 4 July 2027 and combines multiple multisport events along the seafront. The programme includes triathlon, sea swimming, aquabike, aquathlon and closed road running, with formats for solo competitors, relay teams and junior athletes.

Triathlon racing uses fully closed roads through Torquay for the bike and running legs; the festival is described as Devon’s only closed road triathlon. Swim-based events start from Torre Abbey Sands and use open water on the English Riviera coastline. Running races are measured closed road events along the seafront and are presented as spectator friendly.

Event formats listed for triathlon and related disciplines include Standard, Sprint, Supersprint, Relay and Tristar youth events, plus Sprint Aquabike and Sprint Aquathlon. Sea swim and running distances are offered across multiple options:

• 750 m sea swim

• 1500 m sea swim

• 3000 m sea swim

• 5K closed road running

• 10K closed road running

The festival provides beginner-friendly options such as supersprint and aquathlon, junior Tristar races and relay entries. Practical race information, including maps and the race manual, is issued to participants ahead of the event. The organiser is moving towards cupless events and lists specific sustainability measures such as optional medals with a charity donation, reuse of swim hats where possible, reduced single-use plastics and donating leftover food to a local food bank. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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