Zuriñe gets his first podium of the world cup in Korea
This morning at 9:00 local time, the penultimate 2011 World Cup was held in Tongyeong (Korea) where the Spanish, Zuriñe Rodríguez, achieved her first podium in a World Cup finishing in third position.
The French Jessica Harisson, after 13 years of her first participation in the World Cups and with her recent title of Champion of France, has risen to first place with a total time of 02:00:41, followed by the Irish Aileen Morisson who reversed 02:01:09 and in third position Zuriñe Rodriguez with a time at the finish line of 02:01:18.
The Spanish who comes from competing last weekend in Huatulco (Mexico), where Marina Damlaimcourt he got the third position, he has managed to do one of his best races of the year, proof of this is the swimming segment performed, the fastest in 2011 swimming 1500 meters in 00:18:27.
Zuriñe, who came out the last of the leading group in the second transition, managed to catch up with the leading group in the first kilometers of the race on foot, managing to finish in a well-deserved third position in the final sprint “Both for me and my coach and the people who live with me on a daily basis, this is a real prize, since the London race I have trained a lot, taking advantage of each training session, resting more than ever and only thinking about the Olympics, which today is my objective. Swimming has been the fastest of the whole year, in which I have suffered the most, but thinking about every meter that the race was there, by bike I knew that I was very touched from last week and I did not want to suffer excessively, a bad The second transition made me go out very angry to run, but also the last of the group. In the first kilometers of the foot race I have placed 7 with a group of 4 in front very close to the one that I have caught before the first lap (2,5 km), I have positioned third, with the second and fourth at the same distance. In the end Third. My first podium in the World Cup "
Once the race was over, Zuriñe declared to the media "I feel very happy, but without lowering my guard, now Guatape plays in three weeks at an altitude of 2000 meters and then a break to continue fighting for the long-awaited Olympic Square"
TOP 10 of the Test:
1 |
Harrison |
Jessica |
FRA |
02:00:41 |
2 |
Morrison |
Aileen |
IRL |
02:01:09 |
3 |
Rodriguez |
Zurine |
ESP |
02:01:18 |
4 |
Peon |
Carole |
FRA |
02:01:29 |
5 |
Adachi |
Mariko |
JPN |
02:01:48 |
6 |
Vodickova |
Radka |
CZE |
02:01:54 |
7 |
Muller |
Kathrin |
GER |
02:02:06 |
8 |
Niwata |
Kiyomi |
JPN |
02:02:10 |
9 |
Abysova |
Irina |
RUS |
02:02:17 |
10 |
Vanek |
Margit |
HUN |
02:02:32 |
More information and results: http://www.triathlon.org/results/results/2011_tongyeong_itu_triathlon_world_cup/6002/