The I Triathlon City of Palencia will meet on Sunday a150 runners
The I City of Palencia Triathlon, which will be held this Sunday in the capital of Palencia and is organized by the Palencia Triathlon Club, in collaboration with the Municipal Sports Board, will bring together 150 runners from different Spanish regions, such as Madrid, Catalonia, Galicia, Cantabria, Asturias, Aragon, the Basque Country, Castilla-La Mancha or the Valencian Community. The event will be held in the Sprint Triathlon category, which will consist of a 750-meter swimming segment, 20 kilometers of bike on the road and 5 on foot.
At 8 a.m. the numbers will be handed out, and one hour later, at 9 a.m., the boxes will open. The women's start will take place at 10 a.m. and the men's start at 10:05 a.m. The trophy presentation will take place at 12:30 p.m.
The aquatic segment will take place in the Carrión River, starting under the Iron Bridge in the direction of the San Miguel Bridge, where a 180 degree turn will be made at a buoy and will go down with the current in favor again to the bridge. of Hierro, to get out of the water and go to the pit area.
The triathletes will head with their bicycles towards the Puente Mayor, Allende el Río, the climb to the top of Autilla and Autilla del Pino. There a 180 degree turn will be made and we will return to Palencia along the same route, with the only novelty being the entrance to the Plaza de Pío XII via the Camino de Collantes and the Iron Bridge. After leaving the bicycles in the pit area, the triathletes will cover the five kilometers of the race on foot along an urban circuit in which they will do three laps (Paseo del Salón, Avenida Modesto Lafuente and República Argentina, and in the first two laps they will pass through the tunnel of this last avenue, while in the third and last avenue you will not go through the tunnel, since the finish line will be located just above it, at the intersection of the Plaza de Pío XII and the Salón park).
Among the favorites for victory are the Valencian Jesús Gomar García (Spain runner-up in the modality), as well as the best triathletes from teams such as the Pisuerga Triathlon or the CD Parquesol, both from Valladolid. Three teams from Palencia will also compete: the Astudillo Triathlon Club, which will play the card of Javier Pérez; the Mung Triathlon Team, with Ángel García, José María Llorente and Daniel Revuelta, and the Palencia Triathlon Club, with José Placer and Yannick Coustarot.
In the women's category, the Pisuerga Triathlon will put Patricia Sangrador on the starting line, a difficult rival for Emma Pérez from Palencia, favorite for victory.
On the other hand, the Palencia Triathlon Club will honor the triathlete from Astudillo Javier Pérez Pérez, 63 years old, who will wear the number 1 in recognition of the world runner-up in Cross Triathlon that he achieved last April in El Anillo (Cáceres).
