Pablo Dapena and Judith Corachán win the Half Vitoria Triathlon

9 July 2017Updated on July 9, 2017

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The young Pontevedra triathlete has commanded the test from start to finish, proclaiming himself winner of the Half distance of the eleventh edition of Triathlon Vitoria-Gasteiz. In females, the Catalan Judith Corachán has risen to victory after a huge race.

If a word defines better than any other Triathlon Vitoria-Gasteiz, that word is Passion. A passion that emerges in all corners of the territory and the capital. A passion for a sport and sportsmen that excites and that drags.

At the end of the day, the Half test began as scheduled, at the 8: 30 in the morning on Landa beach. The most important outdoor sporting event in the territory began with its eleventh chapter and with 2.400 triathletes in the two distances. The most disputed edition to date and in which the favorites have met the forecasts. It has accompanied the weather, cooler in the morning and hotter as the day has progressed, and of course, all the Alava and Alava have come to the roads and streets of the capital.

Pablo Dapena, Miguel Ángel Fidalgo and Victor del Corral, podium Half

Pablo Dapena winner Triathlon Vitoria Half

He has enjoyed the city and the triathletes have enjoyed a high-level race. Pablo Dapena he has commanded the test from the beginning. Do not forget that the Pontevedra comes from the world of swimming, and therefore this sector is one of its strengths. Even so, it has not been less in the cycling sector and in the running sector. He has maintained a very high pace in both sectors and at the end, with a time of 3 hours, 53 minutes and 5 seconds, he was proclaimed King of TriVitoria in 2017. Dapena, completely moved, thanked the city of Vitoria for the welcome and support received . "Thank you all, this test is incredible, thank you for the support you have given me during almost these four hours," said Dapena.

After him, they have entered the Mallorcan Miguel Ángel Fidalgo, winner in 2016, and Víctor Del Corral Fidalgo has needed 4 hours and 24 seconds to complete the test and Del Corral 4 hours, 2 minutes and 35 seconds. The podium, therefore, has been completed by the leading state specialists in the category. The first Basque in the race was Aimar Agirresarobe.

Video goal Pablo Dapena

Classification

#	Name	GOAL
1	PABLO DAPENA GONZALEZ	3:53:05
2	MIGUEL ANGEL FIDALGO ROSSELLO	4:00:24
3	VICTOR MANUEL DEL CORRAL MORALES	4:02:35
4	TAYLOR REID	4:03:51
5	AIMAR AGIRRESAROBE LIZARRA	4:06:47
6	DIEGO PAREDES GOMEZ	4:13:09
7	JON UNANUE	4:15:03
8	JOSE VICENTE LOPEZ CABRERA	4:15:42
9	JULEN DÍEZ RODRÍGUEZ	4:21:06
10	IÑIGO LABAYEN IRAETA	4:21:41

In females, Corachán first

Judith Corachan winner Triathlon Vitoria Half

The Catalan has been the best of the test and has won with full authority. It has been the best in the sectors of cycling and also in the race on foot, with some brands at the height of very few. Helene Alberdi has left the water the first, but has been overtaken by the Catalan and Gasteiztarra Aintzane Argaiz, who has completed a comeback height. He came out tenth of the swimming sector and on the road he moved to the second position.

First in Bilbao, second in Zarautz, Corachán has put the icing on his Basque trilogy with the victory in the capital of Euskadi. And he has done it with a time of 4 hours 29 minutes and 6 seconds. After her, Atezane Argaiz from Gasteiz and Helene Alberdi from Gipuzkoa completed the podium. Corachán wanted to thank everyone for his victory: "I dedicate the race to all these people of the Basque Country who have supported me and encouraged me so much during the whole race. I am enormously grateful and excited. " Aintzane Argaiz has made four hours 37 minutes and 29 seconds. Gipuzkoana Helene Alberdi has completed the podium with a time of 4 hours 39 minutes and 15 seconds.