Part of the Spanish National Team attends the Enduroman of Lanzarote
El Enduroman of Lanzarote, which will be held on February 4 and 5, faces its final stretch with registration lists that continue to include important triathlon figures at a national and international level. Of the 19 triathletes who are currently part of the men's and women's teams of the Spanish Triathlon Team, four of them have registered to participate in the Olympic Enduroman modality: the elite athletes Zuriñe Rodríguez and José Miguel 'Josemi' Pérez and the juniors Uxío Abuín and Melina Alonso.
As reported by the magazine Enduroman, Rodríguez and Pérez will represent Spain at the London Olympics.
Despite their youth, all four have exceptional sporting records. The Basque Zuriñe Rodríguez is 29 years old and she started practicing triathlon in 1999. Since then she has already been international on 81 occasions, achieving five podiums and being Top 10 in 14 competitions. Her great success was in 2003 when she won the bronze medal at the Under 23 World Championships in the city of Queenstown.
“Josemi” Pérez was born in Cuenca 26 years ago and has been international 55 times, winning six medals. He was first in the Pan American Cup Guatapé (Colombia) and second in the World Cup in Tongeyong last year.
Uxío Abuín from A Coruña is 21 years old and debuted in triathlon in 2005. Among other victories, he has been Galician cross country champion, Duathlon World champion, European Junior runner-up in 2010, runner-up in the Ibero-American Championship and 4th in the Pan American Cup in 2011.
Melisa Alonso from Ferrol is 19 years old and has been international four times, winning medals on two occasions. She was 3rd at the 2011 Junior Duathlon World Championships and XNUMXth at the European Junior Championships.
The Enduroman of Lanzarote hopes to repeat the success of last year. This festival will bring together the elite of triathlon around three modalities: the double Enduroman - 7.6 km swimming, 360 km in bike and 84.39 km-, the Enduroman -3.8 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 42.195 km walking-, the half Enduroman – 1.9 km swimming, 90 km cycling and 21 km walking- and the Olympic Enduroman -1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km walking-.
The test will travel through the southwest of Yaiza, one of the most charming municipalities on the Island. The bicycles will ride along a circuit parallel to the coast of the Volcanoes Natural Park that surrounds Timanfaya. The swimming tests will be held in the fishing village of Playa Blanca and the foot race will take place along the promenade that connects Playa Blanca with the Marina Rubicón marina.
Source: farodevigo.es
