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Alex Yee wins at the Abu Dhabi World Series

Roberto Sánchez Mantecón finishes in 7th position.

After the female test where Beth Potter has achieved victory the masculine test has been disputed where the young Alex Yee has taken the victory in this first round of the WTCS of 2023.

The British athlete has prevailed over sprint distance (750 meters of swimming, 20 km of cycling and 5 km of running) with a time of 00:52:53, closely followed by the Portuguese Basque Vilaca with a time of 00:52:59 and the Brazilian Manoel Messias with 00: 53: 06.

The test has been very exciting from the beginning, with several athletes fighting for victory.

However, Yee has managed to stand out in the final stages of the race and cross the finish line in first position. Vilaca put in a great performance to finish in second position, while Messias completed the podium in third position.

The Spanish athlete Roberto Sanchez Matencon He had an excellent race, finishing in seventh position with a time of 00:53:18. Antonio Serrat He has also achieved a good position, finishing eleventh with a time of 00:53:28.

Men's 10 Top

Position Athlete Time Country
1 Alex Yee 00:52:53 GBR
2 Basque Vilaca 00:52:59 POR
3 Manoel Messias 00:53:06 BRA
4 Vincent Luis 00:53:11 FRA
5 Dorian Coninx 00:53:14 FRA
6 Léo Bergere 00:53:15 FRA
7 Roberto Sanchez Mantecon 00:53:18 ESP
8 Matthew Mcelroy 00:53:19 USA
9 Max Studer 00:53:20 SUI
10 Adrien Briffod 00:53:24 SUI

As for the Spanish triathletes, in addition to Roberto Sanchez and Antonio Serrat Seoane, highlight David Castro who finished in twenty-fifth position with a time of 00:53:55, Alberto González 28 y  Genis Grau has finished in position number 54.

Spanish triathletes

Position Athlete Time
7 Roberto Sanchez Mantecon 00:53:18
11 Antonio Serrat Seoane 00:53:28
25 David Castro Fajardo 00:53:55
28 Alberto Gonzalez Garcia placeholder image 00:53:57
54 Genis Grau 00:57:16

The next circuit test will be in Yokohama next May.

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