Mario Mola second in the Leeds World Series
The South African Richard Murray has returned to the podium of a World series, not from 2015.
After the female test where Vicky Holland has achieved victory, it was the turn for the men's test where we had 3 Spanish in the test. Mario Mola world leader Cesc Godoy y Antonio Serrat.
He stressed the absence of the oldest of the Brownlee brothers, Alistair, which could not repeat the double achieved by the British in the last two years in this test. They were too baja Fernando Alarza that was third last year and of Chente who is injured
The test started with the 1.500 meters of swimming where Richard Varga, one of the best swimmers of the circuit, was the fastest coming out first in a very large group. Cesc Godoy was eighth in 8 seconds and Mario Mola left behind to 14 seconds of the first in the water and Serrat to 34.
Quickly in the first kilometers of the cycling sector, a group in the lead of 12 units was formed, where they were Jonathan Brownlee, Henri Schoeman, Vicent Luis or Pierre Le runs among others, surpassing in 35 seconds the chasing group where Mario Mola, Blummenfelt or Richard Murray among others.
Little by little the chasing group was closing distances to reach them after the middle of the segment. Finally the group of 24 arrived next to T2 with Murray, Blummenfelt and Mola in the lead. Jonny Brownlee began to suffer stomach discomfort in the last kilometers of the sector, reaching T2 1 minute behind. Antonio Serrat entered the group while Cesc Godoy got off the bike in 41st position
Entering all together, the opponent to beat was Mario Mola, the best runner of the World Series, however Richard Murray from the beginning attacked trying to leave alone followed by Mola, Le Corre and Vicent Luis, taking advantage of 10 seconds in the passage through the first round.
Mario Mola in foot race
Behind @RD_murray and closing the gap are the chase trio @mariomola @vincentluistri and @PRLECORRE pic.twitter.com/CHlohwEJV6
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Little by little the South African Murray was increasing his advantage to pass the kilometer 5 of the race with 20 seconds of advantage. In the final part of the race Richard Murray maintained the advantage to get the victory (his third victory in a World Series) in a time of 1: 45: 53 followed by Mario Mola (1:46:02) who left his pursuers and for Vicent Luis (1: 46: 15) occupying the third final position. Antonio Serrat finished in 18ª position and Cesc Godoy in 35.
The emotional moment of the test was the withdrawal of the British Jonathan Brownlee who even suffering severe stomach pains in the race began to run, however he was forced to withdraw from the test held at home.
Victoria of Richard Murray
Duck @RD_murray gets the victory, with @mariomola in second and @vincentluistri in third #WTSLeeds pic.twitter.com/Olwe6qDjuF
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Mario sets the stage for his third consecutive World Cup
With this second place Mario Mola keeps adding points since Fernando Alarza, second in the Ranking has not added points in the race and that Blummentfelt has finished in the 17º position not adding points for the Ranking.
At the moment the worst position of Mola this year has been the fourth place in Bermuda. We remind you that the worst results are discarded in the face of the final classification since only 5 Series plus the Grand Final counts.
The next test of the circuit will be Hamburg the next July 15
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