The international elite bets on Triathlon Villa de Aranda

Miriam Casillas, with her sights set on the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, and Guruzte Frades, international long-distance triathlete and several times champion of Spain in this modality, gave an authentic recital of superiority in this test.

 

Yesterday, the fifth edition of the Aranda de Duero in Burgos was held in Burgos Triathlon of Aranda, where near 200 participants took the start in this olympic distance race without drafting.

All the expectation was placed on the female test, as they participated Miriam Casillas looking for his last competition before participating in the Olympic Games and Gurutze Frades , which has just qualified for the Kona Ironman and continues in its preparation

Regarding the race, Miriam was the first to get out of the water with more than 3 minutes of advantage over Elena Olea and Gurutze Frades, already in the cycling sector Guru, imposed a strong rhythm to surpass all and reach T2 in first position followed by Miriam Casillas at 2 minutes, In the race on foot Miriam Casillas, with the best time in the sector, returned to the lead of the event, achieving the final victory with a time of 2:08:04 followed by Gurutze Frades (2: 09: 21) and for Elena Olea (2:26:27) occupying the third final position.

In the men's category, the winner of the event was the elite athlete Antonio Benito  with a final time of 1: 55: 34, followed by Alberto Casillas (1: 59: 39) and in third position by Rubén Peñuela (2: 02: 05)

Also highlight the performance of the paratriathlete Jairo Ruiz, who this 2016 has signed a brilliant record, including that of Duathlon World Champion in the PT4 category and bronze in the Paratriathlon world championship held just two weeks ago. Jairo achieved an 11th position in the general test, a perfect test for his next goal, the Rio Olympics.

Exit of the Triathlon Villa de Aranda

Male classification

Female classification

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