Nirvana named official travel partner for the PTO Tour 2022
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has named Nirvana as the official travel partner for the PTO Tour in 2022, to take care of its extensive logistical and travel operation requirements allowing for stress-free event travel for Professional and Age Group competitors and the freedom to have a race to remember.
The PTO Tour in 2022 consists of:
- The PTO Canadian Open in Edmonton, Canada, on 23-24 July;
- The Collins Cup in Bratislava, Slovakia, on 20th-21st August; and
- The PTO US Open in Dallas, Texas, on 17-18 September.
According to PTO… ‘Professional Races will see the world’s greatest non-drafting professional male and female triathletes competing for a prize purse of US$1,000,0000 for each Open and US$1,500,000 for The Collins Cup.’
Controversy surrounded the introduction of Age Group racing when the pricing structure was announced for all PTO Tour events, but was quickly resolved with a 50% drop on original pricing, giving amateurs the opportunity to meet and race alongside the professionals, seen as a hallmark of the sport of triathlon.
The partnership will see Nirvana providing travel packages for all races on the PTO Tour starting with the Collins Cup.
‘Age group competitors will be able to absorb all the hair-raising, heart thumping and inspirational action from the professional race on Saturday 20th August before taking to the closed-roads course on Sunday to experience it for themselves.’
According to PTO, the Collins Cup package is the ‘ultimate triathlon tour’. Designed specifically to give both fans and age groupers the opportunity to experience the facilities of the x-bionic sphere sports resort as well as giving exclusive access to the professional athletes taking part in the Collins Cup.
With pricing from €1033 per guest, the package includes:
- 5 nights’ accommodation at the 4* official race hotel, the x-bionic sphere, with the opportunity to rub shoulders with PTO professional triathletes competing in the Collins Cup
- Airport meet and greet with return private airport transfers (including bike transportation)
- A swim, bike and run training session with a PTO professional triathlete ahead of the Collins Cup
- Exclusive talk and Q&A with the Collins Cup captains ahead of the pro race
- Spectator access to the Collins Cup
- Photo opportunity with the winning Collins Cup team
- Entry to the Collins Cup press conference (subject to availability)
- Guaranteed race entry into the age group race (additional race entry fee applies)
- Race entry fee cancellation insurance, protecting against injury or illness
- Event site familiarisation walk through and Q&A with race director
- Registration pack in hotel
- Priority lane access to bike check-in
- Priority entry at the welcome banquet and awards ceremony
- Bike storage permitted in guest bedrooms
- 3-hour wellness entry per stay
- Unlimited gym, pool and athletic oval access
- All- you-can-eat half board at Olym-pick restaurant with daily athlete friendly breakfast, buffet dinner and early breakfast on race day arranged from 4am
- Event news updates direct from the race organisation in the hotel
- Dedicated experienced Nirvana event manager on the ground in Samorin, to support and assist throughout
- Water temperature updates and forecasts
- Use of cycle track pumps in hotels & in transition prior to the race start
- Pre-race bike mechanical service provided by exclusive bike mechanic at the hotel
- Travel and accommodation management of reservation pre, during and post event
- Private COVID-19 testing on site for return journey (additional charges apply)
Sam Renouf, CEO of the PTO, said “We are delighted to partner with Nirvana to deliver travel packages for The Collins Cup in year two.
Nigel Morris, Managing Director at Nirvana, said “Our expertise at delivering logistics for age group racing is unparalleled and we are delighted to assist age group competitors have a weekend to remember racing their own race and watching the pros in this most extraordinary venue that is the x-bionic sphere.”
