Javier Gómez Noya reveals his calendar for the 2020

The five-time World Champion, Javier Gómez Noya He has already confirmed his competitions for the year 2020 through an interview published in the Voice of Galicia.

Not now, third this year in the WTS and that the season ended with a victory in the IRONMAM 70.3 Cascais and IRONMAN Malaysia where he got the Slot for both World Championship, he will focus mainly on the Tokyo Olympics, and leaves open the decision to compete in the IRONMAN and IRONMANM 70.3 World Championships.

Is already training again

Noya, he has already returned to training and is Olympic distance focused, according to the interview, your calendar has defined it around this distance and withl clear objective of the July 27 in Japan, at the Tokyo Olympics.

Only after the Games will you define your subsequent calendar, since as we have said they have a place for the IRONMAN World Cup (October 10), and IRONMAN 70.3 (November 29 in Taupo, New Zealand).

Possible premiere at the IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong

As he did last year, Gomez Noya plans to play an 70.3 as part of his preparation during the winter, when he accumulates kilometers and volume of workouts.

The clearest option would be to repeat that of Geelong (Australia), which already won last year and the February 22 is played.

I will decide based on training, if I see that it is going well for me to compete. Later in the year, and until Tokyo, I will not do any tests over that distance, instead I will focus on Olympic distance races and training ”, come on.

Will make one race a month in the World Series

"I will choose the World Series tests that are best for me, doing one per month, more or less", Gómez Noya advances. For the title, will score the four or five best results plus the final of Edmonton on August 23.

It is possible that I debuted the March 6 in Abu Dhabi, despite being disputed over sprint distance (750 meters swimming, 20 kilometers by bike and 5 on foot). “Then I will do the races of Shorts [the April 18], Yokohama [May 16] and Leeds [June 7]".

Montreal and Hamburg, discarded

The World Series have the proof of Montreal set for the weekend of the June 27 and 28, although it is on the air. But does not enter the plans initials of Gómez Noya.

Neither does the appointment of Hamburg of the July 11, about Sprint distance and in a «dangerous» circuit. «It is the last race before the Games, there are usually falls by bike and the best thing at that time is not to take risks, avoid trips and be calmer.

En general, I will focus on the Olympic distance and in training, fulfilling the different training cycles well »

The 70.3 World Cup makes him excited

For an Olympic distance triathlete like Noya, the training to compete in a half distance is very similar, I just have to make adaptations with volume to be able to compete at a good level, as he has already told us on occasion.

"Being at the end of November, I could quietly prepare the 70.3 World Cup, which makes me excited.” comment javi

Hawaii sees it more complicated

This year, Noya has already shown that he can adapt to compete at all distances, but to compete in Kona at a good level, he will have to dedicate himself only to this distance in the months after the games.

As he comments in the interview, what he sees as more complicated is competing in Hawaii in October because he would only have two months to prepare that distance specifically. “For now I do not give many laps. We'll see how the body is. The goal of the year is Tokyo,” Add.

Your 2020 calendar

• IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong  (medium distance, 22 February)
• WTS Abu Dhabi (sprint, 6 March)
• WTS Bermuda  (Olympic 18 April)
• WTS Yokojama (Olympic 16 May)
• WTS Leeds (Olympic June 7)
• JTokyo Olympic Games  (Olympic 27 July)

What is certain is that we will see Noya again in the World Series, contesting the Olympic distance tests and later in the Tokyo Games.

This season 2020, it is expected very exciting and spectacular.