Javier Gómez Noya dismisses the season with a victory in Dallas

Javier Gómez Noya In Dallas – the final event of the prestigious and well-funded US professional circuit – Javi achieved a sensational victory against triathletes competing in that championship, which is different from those in the World Triathlon Series. This victory further demonstrates his tremendous talent, as although the distance was the Olympic distance, the cycling leg differs in that it is not possible to ride in a group, something he is not very accustomed to in competition.

He came out of the water second to Andy Potts (in his usual day at the World Cup and now dedicated to longer distance triathlons) and it was not long before he left behind in cycling. But later he was surpassed by Cameron Dye, someone with a high level in cycling who was playing the final classification of the circuit. Javi held the 2nd place until the end of the cycling, which he did on a Specialized Shiv that the brand had left him right there and that he had to adjust to his measurements on the eve of the competition.

On foot it did not take me long to overcome Cameron Dye, scoring by far the best partial in the third phase, taking 45 seconds to finish Australian Greg Bennet (a great friend of Javi, who invites him to his house when the Spaniard concentrates in Australia ) who also beat Dye to take 2nd place. Fourth was the leader in the Potts swimming, a result that earned him the championship.

“I felt great throughout the triathlon; I adapted very well to the bike they gave me here since I have the same one at home. After getting off the bike in second place, I knew I could overtake Dye and I ran almost as fast as when riding in a peloton. After China and the Spanish Championship in Vigo, I didn't train much because I had to attend to commitments with the press and sponsors. That's why I arrived fresh despite the trip and eager to give it my all in the last competition of 2011. Now I have a week in Hawaii to watch the Ironman invited by Specialized, which makes me feel like a child on Three Kings' Night; and then another week in California visiting the brand's headquarters, another date that I'm looking forward to given how much I like their bikes."