Sprint Gomez Noya challenges Brownlee in Lausanne on sprint mode

Everything changes in Lausanne so that everything remains the same in the triathlon elite. The World Championship hosts its penultimate event today in Lausanne (11.50:XNUMX am) in a new format, under the sprint modality, with shorter distances; although Alistair Brownlee, the favorite for the title in 2011, and Javier Gómez Noya, the defender of the 2010 throne, once again capture all eyes. The Briton seems intractable in recent months, and a few days ago the man from Ferrol overcame a feverish process that could have helped him, involuntarily, to forget the competition.

Today's sprint test - which also puts into play the World Championship in this modality, which Brownlee won in 2010 - is decided after 750 meters of swimming, 20 kilometers of cycling and a final 5.000 on foot. «Javi has no problems in this modality. He usually competes at a good level in the French Grand Prix, over these distances," explains the coach from Ferrol, Omar González, who clarifies: "In theory, this format is more explosive and can favor younger triathletes, or those who have too much weight in the Olympic distance, as is the case of the Russian Alexander Brukhankov (1,80 meters and 75 kilos).

The Lausanne event also opens its range of candidates "to triathletes who normally suffer in the water, since it is only 750 meters and hardly any cuts or differences will be established," adds Omar González, who recalls the attractiveness of this type of tests. , less than an hour long, for the television format.

In 69 kilos of weight

Gómez Noya arrived in Switzerland between chiaroscuro. In London he recovered his good feelings, and only three major rivals surpassed him, without having suffered from the stomach and gastric problems that had affected him lately. But he has just overcome a feverish process that altered his preparation last weekend. "He spent almost four days without training," adds his coach. The triathlete himself commented that perhaps the break will not harm him, quite the opposite.

His feelings before the break were optimal, and so were his training series. If during competition times he weighs around 70 or 71 kilos, Gómez Noya dropped to 69 in the days before. "He's like a Kenyan, possibly thinner than ever," jokes his coach.

Source: lavozdegalicia.es