Teruel celebrates the VII Triathlon 'City of Teruel'

The capital of Teruel will host this Saturday, August 6, the VII City of Teruel Triathlon-Aragon Championship in which 200 athletes will participate. Although the number of registered participants is maintained compared to previous years, the most outstanding athletes will be from Aragon, since the crisis has left this event without cash prizes. The test will begin at 17.00:6 p.m. on the afternoon of Saturday, August XNUMX, in the Arquillo de San Blas Reservoir.
Thus, the president of the Aragonese Triathlon Federation, Rodrigo Gómez, has pointed out that “the negative news” this year is that, due to the economic crisis and budget cuts, “there will be no cash prizes”, although products will be distributed. of Aragonese quality among the winners. According to Gómez, this leads to “the quality of the participants going down” since, on previous occasions “we have had the best Spanish triathletes”, while in this edition “the quantity is maintained, but the quality has been reduced.” .
Even so, Rodrigo Gómez has pointed out that “we will have the best Aragonese triathletes.” Among the favorites to win the event, Gómez has named Juan Millán from the 'Stadium Casablanca' in Zaragoza and Vanesa Pascual, from the Turia Extreme from Teruel.
Regarding the test, José Antonio Valero, from the Turia Extreme Club that is in charge of the organization, explained that it is “a triathlon of the so-called sprint” and will consist of 750 meters of swimming in the Arquillo de San Blas reservoir, 20 kilometers in bike from there to the San Fernando sports centre in the city and another 5 kilometres of running, in a circuit inside and outside the Parque de los Fueros.
Furthermore, Valero has highlighted that the championship is attractive since “it is not the typical test in which you are lapping the same circuit, but rather there is a very nice and very fast course”; something that “triathletes appreciate”,
From the Teruel City Council, the Sports Councilor, Javier Domingo, and the Deputy Mayor, Jesús Fuertes, have encouraged the people of Teruel to go out on Saturday to “support” the triathletes, a sporting discipline that “is increasingly going to more” in the city.
Source: europapress