Roger Roca, duathlon world champion

17 February, 2012

The Spanish Roger Roca, silver medalist in the 2011 duathlon world cup played in the Asturian town of Gijón, has been proclaimed world champion, after the Portuguese Sergio Silva was suspended for violating the anti-doping code, as reported by the Federation International (ITU).

As reported in a statement by the International Triathlon Federation (ITU) - which depends on the sport that combines cycling with running - Silva was forced to return his gold medal "due to the violation of regulations in an anti-doping control during the competition during the 2011 Duathlon World Cups in Gijón, Spain ».

Silva was sanctioned with six months, (ver noticia) losing, apart from the trophy, the ranking points and the cash prize. As a consequence, all classifieds advance one place. Roca will receive the gold medal and another Spaniard, Victor Manuel del Corral, who had finished third, the silver. The bronze medal will go to Frenchman Benoit Nicolas, who had finished in fourth position.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION

1.	Roger Roca Dalmau	ESP	01:51:22
2.	Victor Manuel Del Corral Morales	ESP	01:51:29
3.	Benoit Nicolas	FRA	01:51:30
4.	Sergey Yakovlev	RUSSIAN	01:51:35
5.	Matt Russell	USA	01:51:36
6.	Richard Hobby	GBR	01:51:45
7.	Philip Wylie	GBR	01:51:47
8.	Alessio Peak	ITA	01:52:06
9.	Ilia Mazhukin	RUSSIAN	01:52:12
10.	Nicolas D'Harveng	BEL	01:52:23