@ IRONMANLIVE / Javier Gómez Noya and Pablo Dapena on the podium of the European Championship IRONMAN 70.3
Today it was held in Einshore (Denmark) on IRONMAN 70.3 European Championship where we could see an epic performance of Galician Javier Gómez Noya climbing more than 3 minutes in the race on foot to get the European subchampionship.
The test started at 8: 30 in the morning with the 1.900 meters of swimming, where Javier Gómez Noya was the fastest coming out with Pablo Dapena at the head of the race. At 7 seconds Daniel Bækkegård and 26 left the Brit Thomas Davis. Eneko Llanos left the 15º to 1: 28.
In the cycling sector, quickly with a strong rhythm, the Danish Miki Taagholt took the lead to pass through km 18 with 1:05 advantage over a group of 7 where they were the North American Rodolophe Von Berg, the Belgian Pieter Heemeryck, Javier Gómez Noya and Pablo Dapena or Ruedi Wild among others.
In the final part of the course, Rodolophe Von Berg rallied to reach T2 first, followed by Florian Angert and Miki Taagholt at 1:29. At this point Javier Gómez Noya got off the bike seventh at 3:34 and Pablo Dapena ninth at 3:37 from the head of the race. Here Eneko Llanos was the only tenth at 6:12.
From here, the Noya recital began, cutting differences to each kilometer that passed, I was advancing posts to be third at 1: 58 in the passage through the 6,3 km.
The Galician continued to cut time with respect to Rodolophe Von Berg to be in the absence of 3 kilometers to just 22 seconds, putting exciting the final part of the competition.
For his part, Pablo Dapena, with a large career sector did the same as Noya cutting time and climbing to third place in the race and 1: 11 in the 18 kilometer and outstripping in 1: 35 to Patrick Nilson, securing the bronze medal .
Finally Rodolophe Von Berg took the victory in the test with a time of 3: 39: 31 with 11 seconds ahead of Galician Javier Gómez Noya (3: 39: 42). Pablo Dapena (3: 40: 59) has been third and Patrick Nilson fourth third with a time of 3: 42: 52. Eneko Llanos has been eleventh with a time of 3:47:20,
Rodolophe Von Berg has Italian nationality through his mother and Belgian through his father and currently lives in the United States. We are confirming this point.
@ IRONMANLIVE / Women's Podium Europa Championship IRONMAN 70.3 2019
In the women's test the victory was for Holly Lawrence with a time of 4: 06: 24 followed by Fenella Langridge (4: 09: 22) and for Radka Kahlefeldt (4: 10: 36) in third position
Female classification
1 Holly Lawrence GBR FPRO 4:06:24
2 Fenella Langridge GBR FPRO 4:09:22 + 2:58
3 Radka Kahlefeldt CZE FPRO 4:10:36 + 4:13
4 Helle Frederiksen DEN FPRO 4:11:10 + 4:46
5 Sara Svensk SWE FPRO 4:12:34 + 6:10
6 Leonie Konczalla GER FPRO 4:16:03 + 9:39
7 Maja Stage Nielsen DEN FPRO 4:17:42 + 11:18
8 Katrien Verstuyft BEL FPRO 4:19:45 + 13:21
9 Chantal Cummings GBR FPRO 4:19:49 + 13:25
10 Claire Hann GBR FPRO 4:20:35 + 14:11
