Samer Ali Guardia and María Pujol prevail in the Cádiz Triathlon 2012

Some 450 athletes - the maximum allowed -, accompanied by good weather, competed on the morning of Sunday 6 of May in the Cádiz 2012 Triathlon, a high level event that premiered in the city, under the pretext of the Bicentennial of the Constitution of 1812, organized by the Sports Club Cádiz Costa de la Luz, with the collaboration of the City Council, the Provincial Council and other private entities.

Sevillians Samer Ali Saad Guardia and Maria Pujol made an exhibition of their talent and won in the highest categories, in boys (Andrés Carnevali and Pedro Lumbreras were second and third) and girls (Sonia Vázquez and Clara Fernández completed the podium) respectively.

The athletes not only from the province, but from different points of the region and the State, backed by a lot of public, started the test by swimming 750 meters on the beach of Santa María del Mar. At the exit of the sea, they climbed the Plaza de la Estrella to ride the bicycles and participate in the cycling race along the promenade and to the entrance of San Fernando, completing a circuit of 22,5 kilometers. Finally, they faced the race on foot in a circuit between Avenida Fernández Ladreda, Los Balbos Roundabout and Paseo del Vendaval, which took three laps to complete 4,5 kilometers.

The test also had a special category for members of the community of the University of Cádiz. Thus, the best male triathlete belonging to the UCA was Pedro Ros (School of Marine, Nautical and Radioelectronic Engineering); while the best girl was Susana García (Faculty of Marine Sciences).

This competition, in the previous one, also offered different activities around physical exercise, healthy life and fun: such as a series of sports-themed conferences at the Youth House, outdoor cycling sessions and a children's aquathlon.

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