mark . ▁Y W C ▁Sports ▁was ▁contract ed ▁by ▁the ▁Challenge ▁Family ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁long ▁distance ▁tri ath lon ▁races ▁Challenge ▁C open hagen ▁and ▁Challenge ▁A ar hus . ▁However , ▁Challenge ▁Family ▁CE O ▁Felix ▁Wal ch sh ö fer ▁did ▁not ▁wish ▁to ▁have ▁W TC ▁produce ▁a ▁Challenge ▁lic ensed ▁event ▁and ▁therefore ▁terminated ▁Y W C ' s ▁agreement ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁sale ▁to ▁W TC ▁constit uted ▁a ▁bre ach ▁of ▁contract . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Challenge ▁C open hagen ▁race , ▁which ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁race ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁would ▁be ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁Iron man ▁C open hagen ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁qual ifying ▁sp ots ▁would ▁be ▁offered ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Iron man ▁World ▁Championships . ▁Challenge ▁A ar hus ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Iron man ▁ 7 0 . 3 ▁A ar hus ▁and ▁deb uted ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁W TC ▁acquired ▁Lag ard ère ▁Group ' s ▁end urance ▁sports ▁division . ▁Lag ard ère ▁was ▁own ers ▁of ▁IT U ▁World ▁Tri ath lon ▁Series ▁races ▁in ▁Hamburg , ▁Ab u ▁D hab i , ▁Kap stadt , ▁Le eds , ▁and ▁Stockholm . ▁The ▁ac quisition ▁also ▁greatly ▁expanded ▁W TC ' s ▁port folio ▁beyond ▁tri ath lon ▁adding ▁several ▁cy cling ▁events ▁like ▁Cy class ics ▁Hamburg , ▁Vel oth on