Cesc Godoy third in the Rotterdam European Cup

After the second place in the past in Altafulla today he has achieved the third place in Rotterdam.

 

 

Today the European Triathlon Cup has been held in the Dutch city of Rotterdam where the Spanish Cesc Godoy has achieved the third final position.

Godoy has emerged from the water in the first places along with Marco Van Der Stel and Matthewe Roberts, after the 750 m swimming played in Rijnhaven. The leading trio has maintained a very high pace on the bike, cooperating with continuous relays. However, in the middle of the 20 km of the cyclist's section, they were hit by a pursuer platoon. A difficult cyclist sector, in which several falls have occurred. One of them a kilometer short of the second transition, which has hurt the Barcelona triathlete, as due to the bottleneck produced by the fall has lost valuable seconds, leaving the transition zone in sixth position.

Even so, Godoy has managed to overcome in the final segment of 5 km of race on foot through the streets of Veerhaven, demonstrating a splendid state of form. At the end of the first lap, he has advanced to fourth place and, already in the final section, everything has been decided in an exciting final sprint that has boosted him to third place on the podium.

The gold medal has been for the local Jorik Van Egdomfollowed by the British Jimmy Kershaw While after an exciting struggle, Cesc Godoy He has conquered the bronze medal. On the other hand, the other Spaniard at the helm, Guillermo Cuchillo He has fought in the pursuer group to finish in 20ª position.

At the conclusion of the test, Cesc Godoy said he felt "very happy, the race has gone from the start according to what he had planned." On the cycling sector he has lamented the consequences of a fall in the last section, which left him cut off from the top positions, losing valuable seconds. However, he has managed to overcome and progress during the 5 km of the race "I started running back, I finished fourth in the first lap ... I saw that he had the podium nearby, at the end he decided to sprint with the Brazilian Pimentel". Godoy said he was happy with the podium, as it brings him closer to one of his goals for this 2016 "one of the goals of this year that I have proposed is to win the European Ranking and with this third place I get many positions and try to win it at end of season in one of the last tests ".

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