Erik Merino wins for the second time the half Altriman
The triathlete of Muntanyola, Erik, returned to revalidate victory in the hard triathlon of the Pyrenees "Half Altriman".
This weekend they celebrated one of the toughest triathlons in Europe, the Atriman where the Spanish Erik Merino has returned to get the victory
From the first meters of the swim (1.900m) in the "Lake of Matemale", Erik was placed among the first classified and finally came out of the water to 10 '' of the first. He made a rapid transition to the cyclist segment and managed to get a leader.
The 90 km with more than 2.000m of positive unevenness helped the Muntanyola to extend his advantage to 3 minutes. In the final section of the race on foot (23 km) he dosed the distance to win at the end with a time of 5:04:58, with more than 6 minutes compared to the second classified.
In statements after race Erik told us: "I am very happy to repeat victory, after the injury to return to compete and win the first is great."
Altriman is a competition that gathers 6 different tests to accommodate all types of triathletes