Spanish Representation in the European Youth Championship
This weekend the European Team Championship in the Youth category was held in the French town of Tours, where the French team, together with the enthusiasm of its local public, managed to take first place on the Podium
France with a total time of 1:36:14 was accompanied on the podium by Great Britain, 1:36:56, and Hungary, 1:36:54. The Spanish team, led by Camila Alonso, Diana Coton and Laura Gómez, reached the finish line in 11th position
In a circuit that consisted of 350 meters of swimming, 9 km in the cycling segment and 2,5 kilometers of running, in which each member of the group had to complete a circuit and hand over to their partner, the French teams, English and Hungarian have marked the differences from the first moment.
Guerard, the last replacement of the French team, was leading in the cycling segment, which before reaching T2 was already one minute behind the followers, an advantage that she managed to keep practically intact until reaching the finish line, thus proclaiming herself European Champion. Relay Triathlon in the Women's Youth category.
Hungary did not want to make it easy for England, both teams fought until the last moment for the second position on the podium, with the English team leading in the last few meters before reaching the finish line and thus leaving, by just one second difference, the third place. podium spot for the Hungarian team.
TOP 10 in Female Youth Category
1 FRANCE FRA 01: 36: 14
2 GREAT BRITAIN GBR 01: 36: 53
3 HUNGARY HUN 01: 36: 54
4 ITALY ITA 01: 37: 54
5 PORTUGAL FOR 01: 38: 15
6 SWITZERLAND SUI 01: 40: 00
7 BELGIUM BEL 01: 40: 02
8 SLOVENIA SLO 01: 41: 02
9 RUSSIA RUS 01: 41: 27
10 AUSTRIA AUT 01: 42: 37
11 SPAIN ESP 01: 43: 50
All results:
http://www.triathlon.org/results/results/2011_tours_etu_youth_triathlon_european_championships/6993/