Sara Bonilla and Alberto González Champions of the Community of Madrid Duathlon
At 9: 45 started the Duathlon Community of Madrid Championship Villa de Alcobendas on a circuit that ran on the Sprint distance and where the duathletes had to complete a route of 2 laps of running on foot (5km), 4 laps in the cycling segment (20km) to finish with a last lap of running on foot of 2,5 km for this locality.
The first outing has been for the female category, where the duathletes have offered a spectacular race from start to finish and once demonstrated the great level they have in competition. Several were the favorites with the possibility of taking first place on the podium, however Lucía Pérez and Sara Bonilla led the test from start to finish with the sole objective of achieving this desired title.
Lucía Perez managed to stay in the lead until the second transition, being the first to reach T1 followed by a chasing group consisting of Natalia Raña, Paula María García and Sonia López, seconds later came Sara Bonilla and the cadet category duathlete Cecilia Santamaría.
In the cycling segment, Lucía knew how to maintain the leadership of the race and Sara caught up with it, remaining practically united during the 20 km of route, but once she arrived at T2 and as soon as the foot race began, Lucia was sentenced by Sara Bonilla from the Triathlon Club Clavería that managed to catch up with the duathlete of CT Diablillos de Rivas, thus proclaiming itself the winner of the test with a total time of 1:11:24, only 6 seconds behind the second classified, Lucía Pérez. Natalia Raña, CT Diablillos de Rivas, achieved third position with a time of 01:13:49.
According to statements made to the press by Sara Bonilla "The cycling circuit has been very hard with many slopes and changes. Lucía Pérez is a great duathlete and it was difficult to follow her, I had to fight for the victory but finally in the foot race I managed to reach it and in this way achieve this title "
Due to the great participation in the test, two were the series with which the male category was counted, placing in the second the duathletes with the highest score in the 2012 ranking, a test that made the audience vibrate from start to finish.
In the second series, Iván Cáceres from Club CT Diablillos de Rivas, one of the great favorites of the event, knew how to lead the race practically from start to finish, being the first to enter the first transition with 7 seconds ahead of the chasing group : Luis Miguel Sánchez, Alberto González and Ramón Ejeda. In the cycling segment, Iván continued to control the race, despite the fact that the best partial was for David Cancela, Independiente, with a surprising time of 35:01 in the first series of this test.
As soon as the second race on foot began, and only 2,5 km after the end of the competition, Iván Cáceres suffered cramps in the calf, thus separating him from victory, an opportunity that Alberto Gónzalez del Tri-Val Valdemoro took advantage of by climbing positions until passing the triathlete federated by Galicia, Iván Cáceres from CT Diablillos de Rivas, and taking first place on the podium with a time of 1:01:57. The second classified was Luis Miguel Sánchez from CT Diablillos de Rivas just 5 seconds from the head of the race, with Iván Cáceres being third, 1:02:08. Ramón Ejeda, CT Diablillos de Rivas, took fourth place overall, being the third classified Duathlon Community of Madrid Championship
In the same way, the participation of the Paralympic category has been a firm commitment of the Madrid Triathlon Federation for this new cycle and where a total of 8 athletes have taken the start in this test demonstrating, once again, that the duathlon is an inclusive sport.
Another noteworthy fact was the delivery of a plaque of recognition to Lorenzo Bernal, for his career as President within the Madrid Triathlon Federation, and to Pablo Salazar, former Alcobendas sports councilor, and now the new General Director of Youth and Sports of the Community from Madrid.
The day ended with the awards ceremony where you could count on the presence of Virginia Sanz, as president of the Madrid Triathlon Federation, as well as local authorities who accompanied the athletes throughout the day among which the Mayor of Alcobendas stand out , Ignacio García de Vinuesa, the General Director of Youth and Sports of the Community of Madrid, Pablo Salazar, the Councilor for Sports of Alcobendas, Fernando Martínez, the Delegate Councilor for Integration and Equality of Opportunities, Mar Rodríguez and the second Deputy Mayor in the area of Social Affairs, Mónica Sánchez
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RESULTS CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COMMUNITY OF MADRID DE DUATLÓN
Women's Classification
1 Sara Bonilla Claia Triathlon 01: 12: 24
2 Lucía Pérez CT Imps from Rivas 01: 12: 30
3 Natalia Raña CT Imps of Rivas 01: 13: 49
Men's Classification
1 Alberto González Tri-Val Valdemoro 01: 01: 57
2 Luis Miguel Sánchez CT Imps from Rivas 01: 02: 02
3 Ramón Ejeda CT Imps from Rivas 01: 02: 20
There are no previous results.
