World Triathlon is delighted to announce that the picturesque Alpine resort of Cogne, Italy, will host the Winter Triathlon World Championships in February 2025. Located in the Aosta Valley in Northern Italy, Cogne welcomed also in 2014 the World Triathlon Winter Championships, and is ready to step up once again and follow the steps of Pragelato, another Italian winter resort that hosted the Winter Triathlon World Championships last year.
The competition will commence on Friday, 21 February, 2025, with the Winter Duathlon World Championships. Elite, U23, and Junior athletes will compete in a challenging format consisting of two laps each of running and cross-country skiing.
Saturday will see the Age-Group and Para Winter Duathlon Championships, followed by the Elite, U23, and Junior Winter Triathlon World Championships. The Elite winter triathlon race will feature the usual 8km snow run, 12km snow mountain biking, and 12km cross-country skiing, but with a demanding five transitions and two laps of each section. Age-Group and Para athletes will compete over a half-distance course with two transitions.
The event will conclude on Sunday with the Age-Group Standard distance World Triathlon Winter Championships, the Para Winter Triathlon World Championships, and the exciting 2x2 Winter Triathlon Mixed Relay for Elites and U23/Juniors.
'It is fantastic to be back in a venue that proved eleven years ago to be a superb host for Winter Triathlon, and is ready now to host the event with more participants and more races, proving how our winter sport is growing. We want to thank the Italian Federation for their unwavering commitment to winter triathlon. Their continued support has been instrumental in the growth and success of our World Championships, and we are immensely grateful for their partnership in bringing this exciting event back to Italy, this time in Cogne”, said World Triathlon elected President, Antonio F. Arimany.
“The Italian Triathlon Federation is incredibly proud to host, one more time, the Winter Triathlon World Championships. We firmly believe that Winter Triathlon is crucial to make our sport even more popular and we continue to invest in its growth. For the 2025 edition, we’ll be back in Cogne, after eleven years. A breathtaking location with a long tradition of cross-country skiing. After the edition in Cogne (2014), Asiago and Pragelato last year, it will be Cogne again hosting an amazing long weekend of Winter Triathlon, just one year ahead of the Winter Olympics of Milano-Cortina” said Riccardo Giubilei, President of the Italian Triathlon Federation.
With the snow already covering the mountains of the impressive Alpine town, one of the most beautiful destinations in Italy, we are looking forward to another spectacular event in Cogne. Further details regarding courses, registration, schedules, and spectator information will be announced in the coming weeks.