Javier Gómez Noya second in the World Series of Bermuda

The Galician triathlete has returned to competition in the best possible way, with a second place that tastes like victory. With this position, Javi shows that he is coming to the WTS this season with force and warns his opponents that he will have to be taken into account in the next races.

Today the second round of the World Triathlon series was held, in Bermuda, where everyone was waiting for the return of Javier Gómez Noya to the WTS after having focused on the IRONMAN competition during 2018

Mario Mola, winner in Abu Dhabi, left with the number 1 in search of his second victory to continue strengthening the leadership in the search of his fourth consecutive world.

The test began at 18:08 with the 1,5 km of swimming, where the fastest to get out of the water was Vicent Luis along with Alois Knabl leading the group that came out very compact with 19 units in 15 seconds. Noya was the first Spaniard coming from 17 to 13 seconds off the head. Mario Mola left at 1:12 of the head

In the cycling segment, we saw attacks from the beginning where Jonathan Brownlee tried to leave alone, although a group of 17 units were unified where the main favorites were, Mola who was left behind.

Upon reaching T2, Jonas Schomburg was the first to arrive 34 seconds ahead of the group of 29 units where Noya, Hernández, Alarza and Serrat were at 42 seconds and Mola at 2:57.

In the 10 kilometers of running we saw an exciting race, where Vicent Luis and Jonathan Brownle tried to do a fast race, Noya and Antonio SerratAlthough they left T2 with some delay, they gradually recovered the difference to unify a group of 7 with Gustav Iden, Kristian Blummenfelt, Joao Pereira or Henri Schoeman.

This group was leaving units to go through km 7 of the route with 22 seconds over the chasing group that was leading Fernando Alarza.

Javi took the lead in the race, to impose his rhythm by making changes of pace in the toughest parts of the circuit to wear down his competitors. On the last lap, with various changes of rhythm, Luis was left behind, leaving the fight for the medals to Noya, Conix and Iden.

Finally the victory has been for  Dorian Conix in a time of 1: 50: 36 followed by Javier Gómez Noya (1: 50: 38) and for Gustav Iden (1: 50: 38).

Fernando Alarza it has been ninth, Antonio Serrat 20º, Mario Mola 26º and Vicente Hernández 40o.