Gómez Noya, second in the Hamburg World Series

The Spanish triathlete Javier Gómez Noya has finished second in the world series in Hamburg, the last test prior to the London Olympic Games, behind the South African Richard Murray, who overtook him in the last meters of the running section.

Gómez Noya set the pace in cycling, where very few could keep up with him, and in athletics he had an intense duel with Murray that ended with a tremendous 'sprint' from the South African with 500 meters left in the race.

The Galician, who seems to face the London Games in good shape, did not hesitate to praise his rival. “Murray is already a reality and at this distance he can beat anyone, but with double the kilometers things are different. I am in top form and morale for London and Hamburg has been another day of training,” he said.

This is the video summary of the male event.

Finally, Gómez Noya highlighted his good moment and his desire for the day of the Olympic competition to arrive. “Although I haven't won I have felt very good, it has been a full-throttle, agonizing race, with a greater degree of suffering than in the Olympic distance,” he stated.

Gómez Noya Press