Roger Serrano and Merced Tusell proclaim themselves Spanish champions of Triaton Cros

This Sunday, Barraco became a center of sport thanks to the Spanish Cross Triathlon Championship, which was held in the Avila town in elite categories and age groups.

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The test decided the champions of Spain in the male and female categories after passing the swimming, cycling and running tests. In the men's category, first place went to Roger Serrano, accompanied on the podium by Carlos Martínez and Antonio José Cardona. As for the girls, the winner was Merced Tusell, second place went to Esther Hernández and third place went to Yolanda Magallón.

As for the best-qualified Avila, it was Alberto Muela, in the 26 position.

The organization pointed out that the participants highlighted the hardness of the cycling part and the walking route, although they were very happy with the test. This is also influenced by the fact that no major problems were recorded, although two qualifiers had to be attended to.

About 300 people participated in the Spanish Cross Triathlon Championship, as there was also a popular test.

The championship took place in three different environments for a final route of 31 kilometers. The first part was the swimming test, which was held in the El Burguillo reservoir, specifically in the Gaznata area. There, the participants did two laps in a triangle, starting from the water.

From swimming they moved on to cycling, with a 23,5 kilometer line route. It started from the El Burguillo reservoir itself to reach El Barraco, passing the first 14 kilometers along a track until reaching the town's sports center, where the climb to Cebrera mountain and the subsequent descent to the town began.

The test ended with the part corresponding to the race, which was carried out around the sports center and through several streets in the town, where the athletes ran two laps before being able to find out the name of the winners.

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