Peru Alfaro and Gurutze Frades are crowned as Spain's Triathlon MD Champions

Alfaro took the win in a tight sprint with Gustavo Rodríguez on the home straight

If a scriptwriter of an intriguing film had been told to write the outcome of this Calima Challenge PosadasSurely I would have thought exactly what happened: after almost 113 kilometers, the title of champion of Spain of Average Distance has been resolved on the same goal line, with only a second difference between the first two classified. A tight sprint in the final meters has determined the winner, Peru Alfaro, which was imposed on Gustavo Rodríguez to take the national title.

At eight o'clock in the morning the triathletes left from the Swamp of La Breña, in Almodóvar del Río. After swimming 1,9 kilometers, the first to leave the water was Peru Alfaro with almost half a minute on a group formed by Ivan Tejero, Del Real, Velasco and Pedro Serrano (yesterday winner of the Triathlon "Califas de Hierro").

The latter took control of the race in the bicycle sector, pulling the group for many kilometers. In the 50 he would be joined by Gustavo Rodríguez and Rubén Ruzafa. With the passage of the kilometers, and with the heat making more and more a dent in the participants, the tables would change. Rodriguez took the lead at km 67, followed by Alfaro and Ruzafa. And so they came to the second transition.

Gustavo Rodríguez I had a certain cushion of advantage over the second and third when starting the race on foot. But behind Peru Alfaro and Rubén Ruzafa they understood each other perfectly and managed to connect. However, the malagueño would end up dropping out of this front triple, and Alfaro and Rodríguez they played the final triumph with the remarkable victory of Peru Alfaro.

Of the rest of the participants, we must highlight the fifth position of the former Spanish Champion last year, Raúl Amatriáin. Also the presence of the President of the Andalusian Triathlon Federation, José María Merchán, who was a triathlete at the Olympic Games in Sydney, and who has performed at a great level.

In the female category, the honor of being the new champion of Spain has been for Gurutze Frades. And that despite the fact that Aida Valiño It was the great dominator of the race, coming out of the water and then the bicycle in first position. However, an inopportune lesión I would force her backing out when I was leading the race in the last kilometers of the route on foot. That left Frades in the lead unexpectedly, a position he would maintain until the finish line. After her they arrived Helena Herrero y Dolça Ollé.

In addition to the climatological heat, we must also mention the human warmth that has contributed to the large number of people who have encouraged throughout the tour. Among them, we must highlight the presence of José Hidalgo, President of the Spanish Triathlon Federation.

MALE CLASSIF                              CLASSIF FEMALE

1st Peru Alfaro 3:50:56 1st Gurutze Frades 4:31:08

2nd Gustavo Rodríguez 3:50:57 2nd Helena Herrero 4:34:40

3rd Rubén Ruzafa 3:52:09 3rd Dolça Ollé 4:37:50