Anna Godoy second in the European Cup of Melilla

The favorites fulfilled the predictions, the Hungarian Margit Vanek won with the victory, second was Anna Godoy and closed the podium the Italian Verena Steinhauser.

Spring day in the autonomous city with good weather conditions for the dispute of the tests of the Triathlon European Cup. At the 15: 00 has started the women's competition with 20 triathletes. .

From the first meters of swimming Sara Perez He took the lead imposing a strong pace and passing leader by the first round after the first 750m.

After it they were placed Anna Godoy, Margit Vanek and Verena Steinhauser. Godoy himself was the first to give time to a quartet, formed together with Pérez, Vanek and Steinhauser in the T1. After them to 45 '' did Kristen Nuyens and 1 'of the leaders did the rest of triathletes with the Spanish Ana Flaquer and Camila Alonso among others.

After the T1 the four heads were coordinated, began to take over and gradually managed to increase the difference, which reached the 2 'mediated the cycling sector. Behind in the main group of 11 units were Anna Flaquer and Camila Alonso. The quartet headwaters continued to increase the difference to reach the T2 with almost 4 'advantage, so that between them was going to be the winner and the podium.

Anna Godoy made a quick transition and went off in search of victory, next to her stuck the Italian Steinhauser and a few seconds behind Vanek and Sara Pérez. Vanek cut the second lost in the T2 and went on to lead the competition in km 2,5 with Godoy attached to it. Behind 15 '' passed the Italian and Sara Perez.

When passing by the km5 Godoy and Vanek were still side by side, Sara Pérez lost time with the Italian and further back Camila Alonso was 5ª. In the km7 the Hungarian Vanek He changed the pace and left alone leading the victory.

Second in goal was Anna Godoy proving to be in great shape and that within two weeks he will contest the WTS of Cape Town. Third arrived Verena Steinhauser, fourth Sara Pérez and fifth Camila Alonso.

Further back came the rest of Spanish: Anna Flaquer and Meritxell Velasco. Finally send many encouragement to Sara Bonilla, Paula Herrero and Sara Ruiz who could not finish the competition.

Great performance of Sara Perez, in the best competition of his life he obtained a meritorious 4ª position. Camila Alonso with a large sector of foot race closed the top5.

In the morning, the junior race took place where the victory was for the Italian Cerlotta Missaglia, second Cecilia Santamaría and third the Hungarian Flora Bicsal

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