Challenge Family has announced the much-anticipated details of the 2015 professional prize purse structure in the Americas region, encompassing athlete-focused triathlons in 15 destination venues throughout North and South America. In alignment with Challenge Family's universal commitment to support professional athletes, providing earning opportunities to decorated champions and elites in development alike, a professional division and prize purse awards will be offered during each of the 15 events. Prize money will be paid to the top ten male and female professional finishers (with the exception of Challenge St. Andrews, which pays five deep). Allowing for fluctuations due to local currency, half distance events will pay the equivalent of 25,000 euros with full distance events paying the equivalent of 50,000 euros. Athletes are advised to watch for exact prize dollars and disbursement schedules on individual race sites (accessible via www.challenge-family.com). ...... Lauren Goss, who earned multiple Rev3 titles and podium finishes in her first few years racing professionally, expressed her excitement at the news. "I'm elated to know that Challenge Family will offer a significant prize purse structure throughout the series," said Goss. "As an up and coming pro, I literally built my career on Rev3 races. The opportunity to compete at such well-run events in some truly fantastic venues, and at the same time earn valuable prize money, really made the difference for me in being able to follow my dream. The fact that Challenge Family will now carry forward and expand on this tradition as a major player in the North and South American markets, offering a pro prize purse at each and every race, increases my own racing opportunities and is great news for everyone on the professional circuit-veteran athletes and newbies alike. The more quality race options, the better!" Read full story at www.challenge-family.com/challenge-family-announces-prize-purse-structure-in-americas/
 TYR photo shoot with Lukas Verzbicas and Sarah Groff in tri kits and the Hurricane wetsuit (below)!
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