The best moments of the 2017 in Triathlon News
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Before the end of the year we want to gather what are in our opinion the best moments of the Triathlon in the year 2017
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1.- Mario Mola World Cup and Gold-Silver Doublet along with Noya
Mario Mola He won his second consecutive world championship and Javier Gómez Noya She won a silver medal. Both have achieved three gold-silver doubles in the last four seasons.
Photo: ITU
2.- Javier Gomez Noya Ironman 70.3 World Champion
In Galician he took victory in his second world championship. Ironman 70.3 after the one achieved in 2014.
Photo: @ironmanlive
3.- 5 Spanish top26 worldwide (Mola, Noya, Alarza, Chente and Uxio)
Spain closed 2017 with five triathletes among the 26 best in the world: Mario Mola, Javier Gómez Noya, Fernando Alarza, Vicente Hernández and Uxío Abuín)
Uxío Photo: ITU / Foto Alarza: Marti Villa / Chente Photo: ITU - Tommy Zaferes
4- Iván Álvarez wins the triathlon of Vitoria and receives the news that he has been a father for the second time
Iván Álvarez won the Triathlon of Vitoria for the second time in a row and upon entering the finish he received news that he had been a father, one of the most exciting images of the year.
Photo Triathlon Vitoria
5.- International consolidation of Saleta Castro, Gurutze Frades y Judith Corachán in Ironman and Ironman 70.3 circuits
The three Spanish triathletes established themselves internationally, achieving great results. Saleta finished in the top 5 in three Ironmans (1st in Maastricht, 4th in Malaysia, and 5th in Lanzarote). Gurutze qualified for Kona for the second time, thanks to top 5 finishes in two Ironman KPR 4000s, in South Africa (5th) and Brazil (4th). Judith Corachán She was the first Spanish woman to qualify for an IM 70.3 world championship where she achieved 20th position, in addition to being top 9 in the Moringa Challenge world championship.
Photo Saleta: Ironman / Photo Gurutze: Courtesy of Gurutze Frades / Judith: Vitoria Triathlon
6.- Kona classification by Carlos López
One of the great feats of the year. Carlos López managed to qualify for the World Cup Hawaii Ironman in PRO category ... despite not being a professional triathlete, since he has a 40-hour week job as a salesperson for surgical supplies. Unfortunately Carlos could not compete when he was hit by a car while training days before Kona.
Photo: IM Mallorca
7.- The Good Rockers never die
Five Spanish triathletes Eneko Llanos, Ivan Raña, Clemente Alonso, Alejando Santamaría, Marcel Zamora e Iván Álvarez They demonstrated that you can be competitive at the highest level in different types of tests with 38 or more years. Among the 6 amounting to 150 competing seasons, all (except for Ivan) have more than 25 years in the triathlon. His triumphs have been:
- Eneko Llanos: Raced in Kona for the 12th time, 2nd at IM Austria and 4th at IM Nice (Photo: enekollanos.com)
- Ivan Raña11th in Kona and 3rd in IM Cozumel (Photo: ivanrana.es)
- Clemente Alonso: 1º in IM Kalmar (Sweden) (Photo @TriSport)
- Alejando Santamaría: 3º in the Challenge Madrid (Photo: @Challengemadrid)
- Marcel Zamora: 1º in Embrunman (Photo: Embrunman)
- Iván Álvarez: 1st in the Vitoria Triathlon (Photo: Oinezko lasterketa / Triathlon Vitoria)
8.- The international medals of Emilio Martín and Mavi García
Emilio and Mavi won medals both in the duathlon world and in the European. The Huelva-born Emilio Martín was proclaimed European champion in Soria and later achieved silver in the Pectinton World Championship. For its part, the Balearic Mavi García won silver medal in both the European championship and the world championship.
Photo: Mavi Garcia
9.- Triumphs and medals of Rubén Ruzafa
The malagueño Rubén Ruzafa He has achieved great results this year, most notably a bronze medal at the XTERRA World Championship and a silver medal at the ITU Cross Triathlon World Championship. He also won the XTERRA European Tour and achieved victory in seven XTERRA circuit events.
Photo: xterramaui.com
10.- The victories of Patrick Lange and Daniel Ryf at the Hawaii Ironman World Cup
The German was about to lose 8h in Kona, winning the race with a spectacular comeback in the race on foot, while the Swiss took the win for the third time in a row.
