Spain will have a broad representation in the Quarteira European Cup in April

Among the next 12 and 13 in April, a total of 39 Spanish triathletes will go to the Portuguese city of Quarteira to play the ETU European Cup in the elite and junior categories.

Those in charge of opening the Portuguese event will be the elite triathletes who during the day of April 12 will compete for a circuit whose first segment will consist of two swimming laps (1.5 km in total), to continue with an eminently flat 40 km cycling route with some 180º turns and a small slope. To complete with a final sector consisting of four laps of running on a flat stretch by the sea.

In the male elite, the participation of Vicente Hernández stands out, Fernando Alarza, Uxío Abuín, Ricardo Hernández, David Castro, Iñaki Balldellou, Antonio Benito, Emilio Aguayo, Pau Castellvell and Nan Oliveras. While in women we will have Tamara Gómez, María Ortega, Anna Godoy, Miriam Casillas, Sara Bonilla, Ana Mariblanca, Melina Alonso, Anna Flaquer and Laura Gómez.

The junior competitions will take place throughout the morning of Sunday, April 13, starting with the girls in a test in which the Spanish Inés Santiago, Ana Carvajal, Cecilia Santamaría, Carmen Gómez, Raquel Mateos, Sara Ruiz, Meritxel Velasco will participate. , Mar Solís, Sara Guerrero and Cristina Tortella. In boys we will have Antonio Serrat, Roberto Sánchez, Andrés Cendán, Alberto González, Plácido Venegas, Joan Noguera, Arturo Galián, Jesús del Val, Javier Rico and Javier Lluch. The competition will run through a first segment of a single lap of 0,75 km of swimming, followed by 20 km of cyclists and to end with two laps of 5 km each of running.

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