Ruanova finishes sixth and Raña tenth in the world cup of Huatulco

In the ITU Triathlon World Cup in Huatulco, the two Spanish representatives have obtained remarkable results by entering both in the Top-10. Anton Ruanova achieved the sixth place, while Ivan Raña He crossed the finish line in tenth place.

The start was made at Ocena Beach in a segment formed by two swimming laps. The first to finish the sector were Aurelien Raphael and Tyler Bredschneider, with Ruanova coming out in sixth position a few seconds behind the leading duo. While Raña went to 22 seconds of the leaders.

With a demanding cycling circuit for the Mexican city, which was joined by humidity and high temperatures, the triathletes faced 40 km cyclists for a mostly flat course, which included a strong rise mediated each of the eight laps that composed it. Frog It was located in the large group head, along a segment that experienced several attempts to escape. The French Raphael would be responsible for breaking the race in the course of the fourth round to get an income of more than a minute on arrival at T2, with respect to Taccone. Behind, the persecuting group in which the Spaniards were found was entering the transition more than two minutes from the French.

The victory was for the Russian Artem Parienko that was placed in the lead in the last bars of the 10 km of running, after overcoming an initial disadvantage of more than a minute with respect to Taccone and Rapahel who had eloped in the cycling sector. The French would lose strength, staying behind the head of the race. In this way the Russian achieved his first victory in the World Cup. The second place was for the Argentine Luciano Taccone and the bronze for the local triathlete Irving Pérez.

Ruanova starred in a great race on foot, which would go up positions to enter sixth place, achieving the fifth best record in the sector. While Raña reached the tenth place, after having done a great job in the cycling segment. Both Spaniards offered a great performance in the Mexican city.

FETRI