Curiosities and thanks 2019 - Club La Santa Ironman Lanzarote 2019

The XXVIII edition of Club La Santa Ironman Lanzarote has provided great moments, curiosities and anecdotes that, like every year, we want to highlight below. Spanish triathlete Emilio Aguayo debuts with a podium. After winning just a few weeks ago VOLCANO TRIATLÓN, the Spanish triathlete is back on the podium. For his part, the renowned triathlete and Emilio's coach, Jaime Menéndez de Luarca, made these statements on his social networks after the event ended "Having the opportunity for a short-term triathlete like @aguayotri to trust one as a coach in a plan to long term to transform it into Ironman is a privilege. 3 long years without haste, without burning stages and with a respectful but fearless debut at IRONMAN in Lanzarote have led him to a podium that at 7 in the morning was difficult to predict due to the uncertainty of the debut and the quality of the rivals. Emilio faced different forms of agony than in ITU and without ever fattening himself with the letters of others, he reached the goal of Puerto del Carmen with a learning that hopefully will be very valuable in years to come #sichef Congratulations and thank you Emilio” Emilio Aguayo and Maja Nielsel this This year they will be athletes sponsored by Club La Santa, so they will continue training in the top-level sports facilities offered by this sports complex. IRONMAN/ Emilio Aguayo Ironman Lanzaorte A well-deserved podium for both, without a doubt, which we want to echo, thus showing our recognition and admiration for both. 20 years in the elite. Triathletes of the stature of Iván Raña and Andreas Raelert They are still at the foot of the canyon. At the Sydney 2000 Olympics we saw them on the starting line, this 2019 we were able to see them once again together on the starting line of LA SANTA IRONMAN Lanzarote. Winners in the elite with more than 40 years Frederick Van Lierde won this weekend on the same day that he turned 40, thus joining Eneko Llanos, Cameron Brown, Marino Vanhoenaker (among others) who have won an IRONMAN test with 40… .or more! What more could you want.. Win the #IMLanzarote and on top of your birthday Double congratulations to @fvanlierde Race chronicle https://t.co/RLT3lROo8V pic.twitter.com/Ilyvr1ZDcH — Triathlon News (@triatlonnoticia) May 25, 2019 The most long-lived! Some triathletes do not stop repeating LA SANTA IRONMAN LANZAROTE, and it is not for less than a deserved mention after overcoming more than 20 editions in the test. Albert Corveleijn: 24 editions Bent Andersen: 23 editions (16 times finisher in Kona and 6 times world champion in his age group) Carmelo Ruiz: 23 editions and Canarian triathlete Amadeo Bonfanti: 22 editions, and already exceeding his 100 participations in tests away Ironman. The longest-lived of IRONMAN Lanzarote 2019 Women also repeat! Ingrid Arning this year celebrated 11 editions, thus equaling Julie Harrison who also achieved it in 2018 Photo: Ironman Lanzarote 2018 together with Inés Rodríguez (9 editions) and Susana Roman (8 editions) Luis Álvarez…. +1…and that's it, 165 Ironman on his legs! From businessman to sports coach, yesterday another IRONMAN distance test ended in Lanzarote. A clear challenge to overcome after losing 100% of his vision on the descent of Everest 2 years ago at 8.300 meters high due to freezing of the corneas, and which he was able to gradually recover, being the moment in which he decided to take a turn. radical to his life of which we echoed last week in the article published in Triathlon News. A case of overcoming that is accompanied by an emotional message Armando is once again a finisher on the Island, for the fourth time, after managing to overcome leukemia and heart disease, he sent this emotional message "I managed to finish, 8 years later LZ, with this there are 4 Lz As a finisher but surely the most important... after heart disease and leukemia. Thank you for showing us an island that even the Spanish would not have known if it had not been for the event, magical, special and the one that I love. You are the ones who deserve all the Lanzarote recognition for putting this island on the map, César Manrique, yes, but you have managed to make us all repeat countless times, come back and love the island. Thank you for materializing this event, the only one I have been faithful to. There are many of us who owe them devotion and gratitude. We will never return what you have given us”. Armando is once again a finisher on the Island, for the fourth time, after managing to overcome leukemia and heart disease. Another emotional moment was at the finish line ... It was when a triathlete from Madrid reached the finish line after overcoming cancer a little over a year ago. year being his wife who excitedly commented on it to the speakers of the test, a moment shared with great affection with all the audience. Miquel Blanchart returns to surprise us with his career on foot. The triathlete of Skechers returns to burst the partial one, achieving the second best time of the race in this segment and going up from the thirteenth position in the T2 to the sixth when reaching the finish line. Full story: https://www.triatlonnoticias.com/noticias-triatlon/miquel-blanchart-el-segundo-mejor-tiempo-en-la-maraton-del-ironman-lanzarote/ Alejandro Santamaría: Out of Series One year more we could count on Alejandro as Speaker of the test. Finisher in 2001 and 2012 as an athlete, this year in addition to accompanying triathletes whom he trains during the event, he fulfilled a total of 5 editions as a gift collaborating as Speaker during the event (2004-2005-2006 and in 2018 -2019) 28 edits in the starting line Is it possible? Yes, from “the barrier”. One more year we were able to count on the presence of Kenneth Gasque, who was race director and father of "Club La Santa Ironman de Lanzarote" during its first 27 editions, handing over this year to Fabio Carrera. Also highlight the presence of Isabelle Janssen, who was part of the La Santa Staff for 30 years (1987 - 2017) who once again did not want to miss being on the starting line watching this exciting test with Kenneth. New race director. After 27 editions this 2019, Kennet handed over to Fabio Carrera as race director, in addition it was possible to count on the presence of Agustí Pérez Regional Director IRONMAN in Spain, Italy and Portugal, in a test that was a true organizational success. New IRONMAN Lanzarote race director THANKS: From Triathlon News we want to make a special thank you Isabelle Jansens, Staff of La Santa (1987-2017), to Juanjo Martí Navio, collaborator of Triatlon News, as well as Alejandro Santamaría, professional triathlete and Speaker of the test, for their commitment and help when writing this article by providing data and photos for it. Very special thanks to Patrick Mutzbauer and Montse Parrizas, as well as the entire La Santa IRONMAN Lanzarote team for all the help and facilities provided to be able to cover this event from within for another year and give it great coverage as it deserves.

Curiosities and thanks 2019 - Club La Santa Ironman Lanzarote 2019

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