To anyone who reads a newspaper in North Wales this is probably old hat, but even the BTA seems to think that the fact that UK is going to get a WTC-approved event complete with Hawaii slots is a major secret.

Following an exchange of emails with the organisers it transpires that event planning is well underway and they expect that the final details will be inked in the next two weeks or so -- something to do with a big race out there later this month...

The vital information is that the event will be held under WTC rules on September 9th 2001 in Llanberis, North Wales. Initially a half-Ironman, it will extend to a full Ironman in 2002, it will have Hawaii slots from the start. So, time to get training!

UPDATE: Want to see where Llanberis is, and try to guess the route? Try looking at the area map (from Multimap) and it's pretty obvious where at least some of the bike route will be...