Valencia and Andalusia are imposed in the Championship of Spain of school age Punta Umbría 2012

The Punta Umbría 2012 Spanish School Age Championship closed with brilliance in the two modalities that took place on the beaches of the Costa de Luz in Huelva. With the heat and sun of Andalusia, Atlantic breeze, excellent atmosphere and lots of color, the best took their preferred place on the podium.

The triathlon relay competition proclaimed Valencia and Andalusia as the male and female champions respectively of a brilliant and exceptionally organised under 16 competition on the exceptional beaches of Punta Umbría. The event began with the dispute for the male title. Three relay runners from each community had to complete 500 m. of swimming, 4 kilometres of cycling and 1.500 m. of running on the sand by the sea before passing the baton to the next teammate, thus the swimming event followed for each team. The bike on Ocean Avenue and the final race in front of a large audience.

At the beginning of the men's event, Madrid set the pace during the first Valencian relay, Roberto Sánchez, who raised the finishing ribbon at the finish gate. The four best teams with their relievers and partial times by sector were:

1st Valencian Community. Total Time: 00:56:48. (Pablo Suz Conejos 00:04:04 00:09:25 00:05:41 00:19:09, Álvaro Campos Mantegas 00:03:51 00:09:32 00:06:04 00:19:26 and Roberto Sánchez Mantecón 00:04:00 00:08:52 00:05:23 00:18:15).

2nd Galicia. Total Time: 00:56:59. (Andrés Cendán Llorens 00:04:05 00:09:08 00:05:44 00:18:56, Daniel Bouzon García 00:04:02 00:09:32 00:05:38 00:19:10 and Anxo Lema Saavedra 00:04:04 00:09:12 00:05:38 00:18:54).

3rd Madrid. Total Time: 00:57:36. (Carlos Galisteo Velasco 00:03:40 00:09:33 00:05:54 00:19:06, Jose Alix De La Mata 00:04:02 00:09:50 00:05:53 00:19:43 and Carlos Mas Peris 00:04:01 00:09:12 00:05:35 00:18:48).

4th Andalusia. Total Time: 00:57:41. (Placido Antonio Venegas Alonso 00:03:51 00:09:26 00:06:26 00:19:42, Juan Ignacio Campos Martin 00:03:56 00:09:31 00:06:06 00:19:32 and Ignacio Gonzalez García 00:03:59 00:09:14 00:05:17 00:18:29).

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