Javier Gómez Noya will be world champion if he finishes three places ahead of Jonathan Brownlee in Auckland on October 21

Yokohama's silver keeps Javier Gómez Noya in the fight for the title of triathlon World champion. The Ferrol holds on to his options, which go through two premises in the grand final in Auckland on October 21: a place in the top five and a bad day for Jonathan Brownlee, the youngest of the British brothers, the provisional leader of the general.

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Jonathan Brownlee leads the provisional classification with 3.825 points, for the 3.645 of the ferrolano and the 3.285 of the Russian Alexander Bryukhankov. The situation makes the Auckland test a duel between the first two for the title, although the appointment will have other important actors. The Olympic champion, Alistair Brownlee, will participate to try to help his brother to print a strong rhythm. And other triathletes pursue a good result that takes them to the final podium of the World Cup.

For Gómez Noya, a position among the first three of the overall final would consolidate him as the most reliable triathlete of the time, having been on the podium in six consecutive editions of the World Championship.

If Gómez Noya achieves his third world title in Auckland, he will equal the three of the Australian Peter Robertson and will only be behind the British Simon Lessing, with five.

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