Noya tells us the strategy she followed to win in Cape Town

Javier Gómez Noya has achieved his second consecutive victory in the circuit of the world series, ranking world leader

The second round of the circuit that gives the world title held on Sunday in Cape Town has had a development and outcome similar to the previous one in Auckland: the fastest in the water join in the cycling phase and understand each other; behind it a larger group is formed but it fails to link; and the victory is played between the members of that first platoon.

Unlike the women's race on Saturday when swimming was cut in half because the water was around 15º, the planned distance of 1'5km with 2 laps was maintained. Gómez Noya it was always among the first 10 in the water and as it has already happened in other triathlons of this level, a minimum advantage in the transition area is decisive because cycling starts at the top.

14 were the triathletes who opened the egg, with Javier and Jonathan Brownlee organizing the group since both were interested in getting the maximum possible advantage to the two that could make things difficult in the last phase of arriving together: Mario Mola and the local Richard Murray. The head group, which also included Javi's training partners, Cesc Godoy and the South African Schoeman, arrived at the 2ª transition with 1'20 of advantage over the next group formed by some 25 triathletes.

  The phase on foot, with 4 laps of 2'5 level, was very similar to that of Auckland: "By bike we have been very strong thanks to the good understanding with Bronwlee; although someone else has also collaborated, it was us who pulled the hardest. The third phase we have started to stop to be alone; in the second round we may have loosened the pace and that allowed me to accelerate in the third to go solo. So everything went well and I can not be happier. In addition to compete in South Africa, where I had come several times to train, was something that made me especially excited. I've spent three weeks in Stellenbosch and can only say good things about how they treated me. "

After two and a half months outside of Spain (with stopovers in Panama, New Zealand and South Africa) Javier will return home where he will continue with his training routine for the next round of the World Series that will be held in Yokohama the May 18, where he will arrive as a solid leader after the two victories in the southern hemisphere.

Cape Town Classification: http://www.triathlon.org/results/result/2014_itu_world_triathlon_cape_town/265341

Classification World Series: http://www.triathlon.org/rankings/itu_world_triathlon_series/male

Prens Gómez Noya