María Pujol and Diego Paz Spanish Champions of Triathlon Cros.

Castro Urdiales opened its doors to more than 800 participants in the Spanish Championships of Duathlon Cros, Triathlon Cros, and the European Championships of Duathlon Cros.

 

Triumphs for María Pujol y Diego Paz in the Spanish Championship of Triathlon Cros disputed this Monday 12 of October in Castro Urdiales. An atypical day marked by the meteorological conditions that have predetermined the development of competitions in the Cantabrian municipality.

The day dawned cloudy and with forecast of heavy rains, which would make an appearance at midmorning in the moments before the time of departure of elite categories, forcing to postpone the start of them. A strong attack that made several sections of the circuits impracticable. Therefore, to offer full guarantees and prioritizing the safety of the participants, it was decided to carry out the elite and age group competitions in sprint distance, cutting out the swimming and running segments and modifying the cycling route.

Finally to the 12: 45 hours, competitions started on the beach of Ostend. After completing the 500 m swim segment, Ángel Salamanca and Kevin Tarek Viñuela were the first to take the road to the T1 to face the new cycling circuit. After completing the two laps of a stretch of 8 km, Diego Paz, Salamanca and Iván Cáceres were placed in the lead at the start of the running sector.

In a dizzying final stretch, Paz del Arcade Santiago Inforhouse managed to distance itself from the rest of the rivals to take the victory in the Cantabrian town. The silver medal fell to Alberto González Gil (Nfoque Race Team) just 12 seconds of Peace. While the triathlete of the 401 Triathlon Club, Ángel Salamanca It was done with the bronze medal.

In females the triathlete of CD Doc 2001, María Pujol ended with a good income the swimming sector and was heading to the T1 alone. Pujol would solidify its advantage along the 8 km cyclists in the vicinity of the military municipality.

At the exit of the T2, the Andalusian continued in the leadership of the women's competition and quickly faced the last 3 km of race that separated her from the home straight and the national title. Next a splendid Sara Bonilla (Triathlon Claveria Móstoles) entered 15 seconds of the winner to win the runner-up and Mercé Tusell (CN Reus Ploms) signed the bronze medal.

Point and end to three exciting days that have gone through the attractive spots of the Cantabrian municipality, which has been the great multisport party. In the course of these three intense days, Castro Urdiales opened its doors to more than 800 participants in the Spanish Championships of Duathlon Cros, Triathlon Cros, at the same time that it hosted the first edition of a successful European Championship of Duathlon Cros.

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