Ainhoa Murua fourth in Alicante
On the morning of Sunday the seventh stage of the competition was held in the city of Alicante ITU Triathlon World Cup where the Spanish Ainhoa Murua achieved fourth place
After the two laps of swimming, the British Lucy Hall has gone ahead, followed closely by Carolina Routier. At the exit of the T1, a group of 10 triathletes, that later would be reduced to 8, was placed in head to face the six cycling laps that formed the second sector. The runner-up of the World, Stimpson, would be controlling and setting the pace in this sector, achieving an advantage of more than two and a half minutes on arrival at the T2.
Behind the persecuting group that included the Spanish Anna Godoy, María Ortega y Ainhoa Murua they tried to cut distances. The triathlete from Elche, Tamara Gómez also circulated prominently in this block, until an inopportune puncture left her off the hook from the group. Behind them, a second pursuing platoon with Miriam Casillas I was more relegated from the head.
At the exit of the T2, Jodie Stimpson he accelerated the pace to distance himself from the rest, followed by the Italian Alice Betto and the Dutch Klamer - in the end the three components of the podium -. Then, Murua and the Australian Felicity Sheedy-Ryan carried out a formidable race on foot, and they were going up positions.
After a somewhat irregular swim segment, in which the Guipuzcoana left somewhat behind, already on the bike, but especially in the race on foot, Murua has been cutting distances, beating rivals for finally, and after a spectacular race to foot, get a remarkable fourth place. After the departure of the T2 and in a splendid race on foot, Ainhoa Murua has been climbing positions throughout the four laps of the race on foot, achieving the best partial of the segment, in one to reach the fourth position.
The rest of Spanish at the helm also played a great role, with Routier staying in the lead group during the swimming and cycling segments Carolina Routier, 21; María Ortega, 25; Tamara Gómez, 37 and Anna Godoy, 40.
After the competition, the British said "I would like Alicante to continue holding World Cup events because I am sure that I will compete here again".
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