South African Conrad Stoltz, World Triathlon Champion
Conrad Stoltz, with a time of 1:26:40, today wanted to reaffirm his dominance in tests of this toughness, and was proclaimed Cros 2011 Triathlon World Champion in “El Anillo”, Cáceres.
The American Set Wealing and the Swiss Olivier Marceau with a time of 1:27:36 and 1:29:43, have achieved the second and third position on the podium respectively.
The setting in which the competition took place was spectacular. If “El Anillo” already presented us with an unrivaled location for carrying out this type of test, the presence of continuous rain since the middle of the test has given rise to an unbeatable circuit to truly demonstrate the incredible physical condition and strength of these triathletes.
According to statements by Conrard Stoltz, “the rain has turned the test into a truly exciting spectacle, it has been beautiful to be able to win a test of this toughness and of great caliber at an international level, in the circumstances in which it has been developed, I feel really very proud to have achieved first place on the podium”
Good representation of the Spanish, in the Top 10 we have had Eneko Llanos in 6th position and with a time of 1:31:29 and Victor del Corral in 9th position with a total time of 1:32:47. Eneko Llanos He had a good swimming partial, which offered him great possibilities of achieving a podium, since his strength was foreseen in the cycling segment. “I skidded with the bike and fell, at this moment they passed me, if it had not been for this inconvenience, I think I could have qualified for the podium” commented Eneko. Furthermore, in his statements, he wanted to congratulate Jose Manuel Tovar, a triathlete from Extremadura, for his work in the development of the circuits, which have turned this event into a benchmark for the Cros Triathlon.
According to statements by Victor del Corral, who only two weeks ago was proclaimed Duathlon European Runner-up Champion, “despite starting in the last positions in the water and that the cycling sector was really hard and slippery due to the rain, I have managed to make up positions. both on the bike and in the running race, managing to reach the finish line among the top ten.”
Also highlight the performance of the Spaniard and Extremaduran, Francisco Fernández-Cortés, who in addition to competing in his homeland, was the one who designed this spectacular circuit that has brought together triathletes from all corners of the world and that has been a key point for The first Cros Triathlon World Championship marked a milestone in the history of this sport.
At the same time as the men's elite event, the SUB 23 category competed, in which two Spaniards were also in the top 10. Jorge Naranjo and Ricardo Hernández in 6th and 8th position respectively.
TOP 10 ELITE MALE
1 Stoltz Conrad RSA 01: 26: 40
2 Wealing Seth USA 01: 27: 36
3 Marceau Olivier SUI 01: 29: 42
4 Middaugh Josiah USA 01: 30: 26
5 Stannard Richard GBR 01: 31: 04
6 Plains Eneko ESP 01: 31: 28
7 Country Bruno BY 01: 32: 11
8 Rakita Branden USA 01: 32: 13
9 Del Corral Morales Victor Manuel ESP 01: 32: 46
10 Evans Craig USA 01: 34: 37
