Josemi Pérez and María Pujol win I NutriSport Half-Triathlon of Seville

The winners of the Seville Triathlon win again in the Half

 

 

The I NutriSport Half-Triathlon of Seville, third test of the Europa FM Circuit, you already know the name of your winners. The same ones who two weeks ago proclaimed themselves champions in the Olympic distance: Josemi Pérez y María Pujol.

 

In the male category, Josemi Pérez repeated the success that he achieved in the Seville Triathlon, demonstrating its quality. Not in vain, he is one of the few triathletes that has managed to represent Spain in the Olympic Games

 

The Cuenca was from less to more and imposed his high pace in the race on foot to take the win. He left the water (after 1,9 kilometers) in second position, to 1'14 '' of the leader until that moment Pedro Miguel Reig. This one, an expert in long distance triathlons (it was 9º in the Vitoria World Championship) was the one that marked the rhythm in the first bars on the bicycle (in total, 90 kilometers).

 

There, José Almagro completely turned around the tortilla and, taking advantage of his pedal stroke (he was a professional cyclist), he climbed the six minutes he had lost when he left the waters of the Guadalquivir to take the lead. At the passage of the second transition, Rodriguez was a leader, with almost three minutes on Reig and 3'35 '' on Josemi Pérez. The latter entered the part of the route that most favors him, the race on foot. Ahead, 21 kilometers (half marathon) to try to overcome positions. As it was.

 

The recent winner of the Seville Triathlon gave chase to the head of the race and even allowed to lower the piston in the last bars. Josemi Pérez entered triumph in the goal of the CAR de la Cartuja with a time of 4: 09: 01, with 5'12 '' of advantage over Pedro Miguel Reig and 5'31 '' on Jose Almagro

 

The winner was exultant: "the truth is that I have fallen in love with Seville, because the treatment received by Seville and the organization is to praise. It's been hard, I'm not used to this distance, but I've managed to solve it. My tactics went well and, despite the good opponents I had, I was lucky to take the victory. "

 

In the female category, as in the male category, the name of the winner in this Half is the same as that of the Seville Triathlon 13 days ago María Pujol has been the strongest since the beginning, leading the race in each of the sectors. At the finish line, he arrived with a time of 4h41'31 '', just over seven minutes ahead of the grenadine Elena Aguilar and almost 16 minutes on Ana Belén Faus.

 

The Sevillian definitely took the injury that had her away from the competition for more than a year: "The bad moments are forgotten with a lot of work. I've fought hard to get back here and it's been worth it. I am used to running with heat and it was favorable for me with respect to people from outside. The organization of 10, with a large audience cheering everywhere. Seville turns with the triathlon and this is to be thankful for ".

 

Almost 700 triathletes have participated in this I NutriSport Half-Triathlon of Seville, in an afternoon with a lot of public in the Island of the Cartuja and in the different localities for which the route has passed.

 

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