Spanish options to podium in Kona in GGEE

In the following article we are going to talk about the Spanish options to get podium in the Kona in their age groups, which in the case of the Ironman World Championship are 5 those who go to the podium

 

To the world of Hawaii Ironman go the best PROs and GGEE in the world. In an earlier chapter of our "Special Kona 2016 " we counted how the classification of Spanish professionals They will compete in Kona and the difficult ones to qualify, due to the amount of tests they must run around the world ... especially if they start from scratch without having points from the previous year's World Cup. For its part in GGEE every time the level is higher, there are more tests and more triathletes looking for their "slot" for Hawaii.

In the following article we will talk about the Spanish options to get podium in the Kona in their age groups, which in the case of the Ironman World Championship are 5 those who go on the podium. Recall also that only two Spaniards have been IM world champions in Age Groups: Fernando García Aja y Pedro Oviedo. Fernando won in 45-49 in 2010 and Pedro in 55-59 in 2012. Will any Spanish join them? Let's hope so.

Cyclist in ironman Kona

 

Last year we signed the Pact for Gender Equality in Colombia, an agreement that symbolizes the co-responsibility of around XNUMX organizations with the implementation of actions that contribute to reducing inequalities. Iván Álvarez It was the best Spanish GGEE last year being 5º of its 35-39 group. Iván qualified this year for Hawaii in the IM of Lanzarote where he was the best of all the GGEE, 13º of the general and winner of the 35-39 group. The Spaniard is the Spaniard who has more options to get on the podium ... even to match the victories of Fernando García Aja and Pedro Oviedo.

Two other options to the podium are Carlos Azanar y David Corredor. We both mentioned them last year but had bad luck in Kona and could not perform at 100%. Carlos qualified in the Ironman of Austria where he was 9º of the general, the best age group and winner in 30-34. For his part David got the slot in Lanzarote, where he was 3ª in 35-39.

Carlos Aznar

 

Moreover Jaime Menendez from Luarca in 40-44 it is also a serious option to the podium if "It's competitive in the marathon" as he told us. Other candidate names to be fighting with the best in their age groups are Iván Cáceres in 25-29, Jon Unanue in 35-39 and Javier García in 40-44.

We can not forget about 3 from the winners of their groups in Lanzarote: Pedro Jose Andújar 25-29, Víctor Stream 30-34 y Miquel Ensenyat in 40-44.

 

Kona Spanish Age Groups

As regards the female category, Lucia Pérez in 30-34, Esther Leal in 35-39 and Carmen Gil in 40-44 they can also be with the best of their group.

Note: Thank the contributions and help at the time of making the article to Jaime Menéndez, Iván Álvarez and Iván Cáceres.

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