the long-distance triathlon races Challenge Copenhagen and Challenge Aarhus. However, Challenge Family CEO Felix Walchshöfer did not wish to have WTC produce a Challenge licensed event and therefore terminated YWC's agreement stating that the sale to WTC constituted a breach of contract. As a result, the Challenge Copenhagen race, which was scheduled to race in August 2013, would be rebranded as Ironman Copenhagen and 50 qualifying spots would be offered up for the 2013 Ironman World Championships. Challenge Aarhus was replaced by Ironman 70.3 Aarhus and debuted in June 2014. In January 2016 WTC acquired Lagardère Group's endurance sports division. Lagardère was owners of ITU World Triathlon Series races in Hamburg, Abu Dhabi, Kapstadt, Leeds, and Stockholm. The acquisition also greatly expanded WTC's portfolio beyond triathlon adding several cycling events like Cyclassics Hamburg, Velothon Berlin, Velothon Wales, Velothon Copenhagen, Velothon Stockholm, Velothon Stuttgart as well as several running events like the Hamburg Marathon, Hawkes Bay International Marathon, Marathon de Bordeaux, Queenstown Marathon, Music Runs in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Sweden and South Africa and several multisport events. Cape Epic – annual mountain bike stage race held in the Western Cape, South Africa Optimum Sports Events (2015) – Owners of Challenge Vichy SuperFrog, Inc. (2015) – Multiple events including the Superfrog Triathlon. Firstwave Events, LLC. (2015) – Big Kahuna Triathlon and Santa Cruz Half Marathon Auckland Marathon (2014) Lifesport Properties Inc. (2014) – Owners of the Subaru Western Triathlon Series Tritlon Spain SL (2014) – Owners of Challenge Barcelona Columbia Triathlon Association, Inc. (2014) – An Ironman race licensee and owners of ChesapeakeMan XXtra Mile, LLC (2013) – Owners of the Danskin Triathlon Series, the events were rebranded under the IronGirl banner. Sports Promotion UG (2013), Owners of Challenge Kraichgau and Challenge Rügen Triangle Sports & Promotion GmbH (2010) – Owners of Ironman Austria, Ironman France, Ironman South Africa, Ironman 70.3 Austria, Ironman 70.3 Monaco, Ironman 70.3 South Africa BK Sportpromotions AG (2009) – Owners of Ironman Switzerland and Ironman 70.3 Switzerland Xdream Sports & Events GmbH (2009) – Owners of Ironman Germany and Ironman 70.3 Germany 5430 Sports (2009) – Multiple events including the Boulder Peak Triathlon IronKids (2008) – Race series owned by the Sara Lee Corporation since 1985. Event and product licensing WTC holds the rights to use the name "Ironman" for marketing purposes in association with contests consisting of swimming, biking, and running; which is used