Gustavo Rodríguez and Cristina Roselló win the La Rioja Triathlon

Today, the third edition of the Triathlon of La Rioja, where last year's winner Gustavo Rodríguez He has climbed to the top again with a time of 3:52:05, 6 minutes less than last year. The second place has been for Joan Rivureta (3.54.20) followed by Pakillo Fernández Cortés (3.59.08) in third position.

Last year's champion was able to revalidate his title despite not being the fastest in the swimming section, where several triathletes like Joan Ruvireta finished before him. But the Galician flew through vineyards to reduce distances and take the head of the race.

From there, to maintaining the distance in the 21 km traveled through the crowded streets of Logroño and celebrating his second consecutive victory in the WineTri at the Adarraga sports center. Gustavo Rodríguez was so fast that he managed to improve his record from last year in 16 minutes.

This third edition stood out for its increase in participation, reaching 600 athletes, 50 more than the previous one, which shows the growth of a scoring event for the Spanish Long and Medium Distance Triathlon Cup.

In addition, more triathletes competed in the female category than the previous year, reaching 60. From all over the state, 39 different provinces traveled to compete in a triathlon established on the calendar and that triathletes like very much since they repeat most of they. Therefore, the success in this third edition was demonstrated from the start at the Ebro pier.

In the female category the winner has been Cristina Roselló  followed by Ana Revilla and bySonia Pariente  occupying the third final position.

The winner declared as soon as she crossed the finish line that she had never participated in the La Rioja Triathlon but that “it is very nice although the foot race has been quite hard and that is always my best segment, but very happy with the result". The key to his victory was in the cycling segment where he felt very well.