Samer Ali Saad and María Pujol win at the Seville Triathlon
The 2012 Seville Triathlon already has two new names on its record. The event crowned Samer Ali Saad in the men's category and María Pujol in the women's category. The curious circumstance is that they are both from Seville, so everything stayed at home.
In boys, Ali Saad repeated the victory in the Olympic discipline that he achieved in the last edition and becomes the great protagonist of this event. The Sevillian, from ADS-Zambru's Bikes, came fourth in the first sector, swimming, after Germán Rodríguez and Bruno Raso. The leading group had a minute advantage over Samer after the transition from the water to the bike. But on two wheels, he managed to close the gap until he reached the front group.
Al finalizar los 40 kilómetros de bike, la cabeza seguía ocupada por Bruno Raso, pero ya con Samer pisándoles los talones y enfilado hacia la victoria.
It would be in the last 10 kilometers, those of the running race, that would determine the winner. There, the Sevillian is a true specialist and became the leader. The final part of the route, over the Parque del Alamillo, was a real crowd bath for the winner, who received the affection of all his countrymen in the final meters. Samer Ali Saad raised his arms as the winner of the Seville Triathlon for the second consecutive year with a time of 1:55.58. At 39 seconds, the triathlete from CD Triatlón Marbella Bruno Raso arrived, second in the absolute category and winner in the sub 23 category. The podium was completed by Germán Rodríguez.
In the women's category it was another Sevillian like María Pujol who won. The ADS-Zambru's Bikes triathlete returned to the event after three years without participating in it. And you could tell that she was eager, because she was direct from the beginning. She left each of the transitions in first position, reaching the finish line with a time of 2:03.38, almost two minutes better than Beatriz Jiménez, from CT Alhaurín-Conscorve. Third was Elena Aguilar.
In addition to the Olympic triathletes, it was a day full of competitions. From 11 in the morning, when the little ones started in the aquathlon, until nine at night, with the awards ceremony. In total, almost 3000 participants in a triathlon that is going from strength to strength and has established itself as a reference event for athletes.
Source: diariodesevilla.es
