Ricardo Hernández and Jesús Gomar Silver and Bronze in the Triathlon Cup in Larache
Great male performance with these two medals and the sixth place of María Ortega
Excellent role of the Spanish in the ATU Africa Cup Sprint Triathlon Larache in which Ricardo Hernández y Jesús Gomar They have won the silver and bronze medals in the men's competition in an outstanding performance of the Spanish triathletes. In the women's event, the only Spanish at the helm, María Ortega He has qualified in sixth place.
In the men's competition, Ricardo Hernández, Raoul Shaw and Luis Miguel Velázquez took the lead in the water, with Shaw and Velásquez getting a small gap at the end of the swim, which the Tenerife managed to recover at the beginning of the cycling segment. The three would lead the cycling route, well coordinated to take turns to relay and increase their advantage. Unfortunately, a fall in this section distanced Velasquez from the top positions, with the Spanish and the French fighting for victory.
The French triathlete would be the strongest in the final stretch of the race, winning with a time of 56: 38. While a great Ricardo Hernández closed a superb competition in second place and Jesús Gomar He completed the podium in third position.
Previously, in female elite the French Mathilde Gautier He was climbing to the top of the podium. Gautier marked the distances from the beginning, to get a good income after swimming 750 m and completing a remarkable competition in the following segments, which gave him the victory with a time of 1: 06: 50. An advantage of 20 seconds over his compatriot and second classified, Julie Nivoix. While the third place was in the hands of the Italian Elena Maria Petrini. For its part, the only Spanish representative María Ortega in the Moroccan event he obtained the sixth final place.
The triathletes have faced a swimming lap of 750 m, followed by 20 km cyclists distributed over six laps. Finally, they have made three laps of the race on foot until completing the 5 km of the final section.
Spain arrived at the Moroccan city with a large delegation of athletes and officials who have collaborated in the development of the competitions, led by Javier Chavarren, who has served as technical delegate of the tests.
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