This 2019 has been a great year for the Spanish Triathlon, which continues to show that it is a Power in this sport.
For this and now that the year ends, we want to remember some of the many great moments He has left us this year and we have compiled the most important.
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[yop_poll id = ”10 ″]The return to ITU competition, and their fight for the World Cup and the Olympic Games.
Javier Gómez Noya, decided to return this year to compete in the Triathlon World Series, managing to be third in the World Cup, and with an eye on the Tokyo Olympic Games.
In addition, to finish the season he has achieved his first victory in an IRONMAN, getting the Slot for Kona 2020
This 2019 Mario Mola has once again proved to be one of the best triathletes in the world, with 3 bad tests in the world series, which separated him from the points for the ranking, he knew how to overcome and finally finish in the second position of the world.
In addition, with this position you already have the place to Tokyo 2020.
This year has been the long-distance passage of the double Olympic champion, Alistair Brownlee, in 3 tests in which he has competed, he has won in 2 of them in Ireland and Australia.
In his debut of Kona it was 21st, but he already wants to try again,
In addition, he has already confirmed that he will fight to get his third Olympic gold in Tokyo 2020.
Spain, is a world power in the sport of triathlon and this year has shown again occupying 3 of the top 4 in the world with Mario Mola second, Javier Gómez Noya Tercero and Fernando Alarza occupying the fourth position of the World Ranking, something that Few sports can get.
Pablo Dapena, He has again had a great season this 2019, in the final part he has achieved a victory in the Challenge Cape Town, a second place in the Challenge Daytona, in a spectacular duel with Lionel Sanders and in the IM 70.3 Buenos Aires and the classification for the IROMMAN 70.3 World Championship.
In addition, he has been third in the Challenge Family Bonus Ranking with a great season where he has climbed several times on the podium.
The German, Jan Frodeno has returned this year to Kona in style, claiming his third world title and setting the record for the IRONMAN of Hawaii in a time of 7:51:13 improving that of Patrick Lange (7:52:39) in 2018.
Gurutze Frades continues to make history in the Spanish spirit, this year has participated for the fourth consecutive time in the IRONMAN Kona, getting its best mark and finishing in the 15th position, in addition to establishing the best time achieved by a Spanish in an IRONMAN distance test in history
He did it in the IRONNAN Western Australia with a time of 8:49:41 and finishing in third position. Guru has not yet gotten the Slot for Kona, but surely in 2020 he will.
The young Valencian triathlete, Roberto Sánchez Mantecón got in Lausanne , the world title in the sub23 category, in a great season.
With this title, Roberto joins Javier Gómez Noya and Fernando Alarza as the Spanish triathletes who have won this title.
Spain won 7 medals in the Pontevedra Multisport Championship, with 1 gold medal and 6 Silver in the different modalities of the competition.
Javier Gómez Noya was first, Pablo Dapena and Judith Corachán second and Anna noguera third in the world of LD. Rubén Ruzafa silver in the cross triathlon, Kevin Tarek in the Aquatlon, Emilio Martin in the duathlon
triathlete Judith Corachán He has made a great season, with a victory at Embruman, one of the toughest triathlons in the world.
In addition, it has taken the victory in Zarautz, the runner-up of the LD World in Pontevedra, a third place in the IM Vitoria and the second in the IM 70.3 of Marrakech consolidating itself as one of the best triathletes in our country.
Anna Noguera, in the past, IRONMAN 70.3 of Cascais, something that had long been expected, the Slot for the IM 70.3 2020 World Championship, demonstrating its progression in this distance.
With the second place of the test, he has made sure to be in New Zealand.