Gregorio Cáceres and Eva Ledesma win the Elche Arenales Triathlon 113

Gregorio Cáceres and Eva Ledesma were proclaimed champions of the seventh edition of the Elche Arenales 113 Triathlon, which was held yesterday with the participation of more than a thousand triathletes. This is the largest medium-distance competition held in national territory and stands out for its excellent organization.

Gregorio Cáceres, from the Triatlón Triyaiza CD, was the best in the Elche event. The Canarian athlete spent four hours, two minutes and 15 seconds to win this competition and surprise the big favorites to win the title.

Cáceres took advantage of the physical decline in the last kilometers of the race on foot by Domenico Pasuello, winner in 2010, to leave him out of the fight for the title. The canary then started a fight with Nicholas Ward. Finally, the island triathlete held on better and ended up entering the finish line with an advantage of almost a minute over Ward.

On the other hand, in the women's category, the independent Eva Ledesma once again imposed her law on the beach of Elche. The Catalan athlete, who already won last year's edition, once again met the predictions and won the title. Ana Casares, from AC Triathlon, and Saleta Castro, from the Cidade de Lugo Fluvial, finished in second and third position, respectively.

Ledesma cemented his victory in the cycling segment, in which he posted an extraordinary partial. The fight between Ledesma and Castro on the course on the bike leaned towards the Catalan and Castro felt the effort made to lose time in the foot race and finish in last place on the final podium.

Meanwhile, in the club classification, Lagunak Saltoki from Navarre won the victory in the men's category. Álvaro Velázquez, Íñigo Pérez and Iker Rozas starred in the victory of the Navarrese club. CT Guadalajara was second and Komando Fisiojreig.com from Valencia, third. In girls, CD Triatlón Guadalajara beat Triesport Roquette.