4 Spanish in the TOP 8 of the European Triathlon Championship in Kitzbühel

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Joao Pereira has won the race proclaiming European Triathlon Champion.

After the day yesterday, where our paratriathletes They got 7 medals, it was the turn of the European Men's Elite Triathlon Championship, where at the starting line they were Fernando Alarza, Vicente Hernández, Uxío Abuín y Antonio Serrat.

The test that was disputed about Olympic distance started at 16: 00 Spanish time, where the best Spanish to complete the 1.5000 meters of swimming was Uxío Abuín in fifth position, Vicente Hernández came out in 12º position and Antonio Serrat in 17ª who were placed in the first pursuer group in the sector cyclist, since a group of 8 units was formed ahead. Fernando Alarza who was delayed from the water to 44 seconds was placed in the pursuer group. During the cycling sector, the first two groups merged with Uxío Abuín, Vicente Hernández and Antonio Serrat, outscoring the pursuit group of Fernando Alarza in 43 seconds.

In the 10 km of race in the 5 km of running, a group was formed in the lead with 7 units with Antonio Serrat and Vicente Hernández, while Fernando Alarza, demonstrating his good skills as a runner, was just 15 second of the third place. . In the group of race it was reduced to Joao Pereira, Vicente Hernandez, Raphael Montoya, Joao silva.

Finally we could see an exciting sprint with the victory of the Portuguese Joao Pereira getting the victory in a final time of 1: 45: 31, followed by only 1 second by the French Raphael Montoya and for the Portuguese Joao Silva (1: 45: 35) in third position. Vicente Hernández (1: 45: 40) was fourth, Uxio Abuin fifth Fernando Alarza fifth and Antonio Serrat eighth.

Speaking on his social networks, Fernando Alarza commented the following:

"There are difficult days and today has been one of them ... since last night bad stomach with diarrhea and very weak, I have fought as far as I could and sometimes the body can not ask for more ... these races of suffering are worth twice as much as those in which everything goes perfect.

Today I learned that my capacity for suffering is greater than I could imagine and that gives me strength for the following races! "

Men's Classification

Photo: ITU

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