Anna Noguera and Diego Méntrida, Spanish Champions 2025 in Ibiza
Diego Méntrida and Anna Noguera They were proclaimed Spanish Middle Distance Champions 2025 in Santa Eulària (Ibiza), on a bright day that closed the national triathlon season with a high level of competition.
Spanish Middle Distance Championship 2025: Méntrida and Noguera reign in Ibiza
Spanish triathlon ended its season with one of its most anticipated events: the Championship of Spain of Average Distance, held this Sunday in Santa Eulària des Riu.
With calm seas and a truly festive atmosphere, almost seventy elite triathletes took to the starting line on a fast and demanding course: 2 kilometers of swimming, 80 of cycling and 18 of running along the Ibiza seafront.
It was a perfect day to enjoy the sport and also to crown two champions who represent the new generation of national triathlon: Diego Mentrida y Anna Noguera.
Diego Méntrida caps off his best season
The men's race started at a high pace from the water, where Guillem Rojas y Rodríguez Rilo They took the lead (24:47). Less than a minute later, they finished ahead. Carlos Oliver y Diego Mentrida, while the big rollers like Pello Osoro y Julen Lopetegui They did it at more than two and a half minutes.
In the cycling segment, Mentrid He was the one who made the decisive move. The man from Madrid linked up with the Galicians. Rilo y Xandre ÁlvarezAnd the three of them set a blistering pace that definitively broke the race apart. They reached T2 with almost a two-minute lead over Lopetegui y Sergio Lopez, and more than three on the pursuing group.
Once the run began, Méntrida asserted his dominance. With a firm stride and without looking back, he opened up a gap from the first kilometer until crossing the finish line as the new Spanish champion with a time of 3:16:46, followed by Xandre Álvarez (+1:12) and a spectacular Nacho Villarruel, who climbed to the podium with a great final race (+4:32).
Top 5 male:
- Diego Méntrida – 3:16:46
- Xandre Álvarez – +1:12
- Nacho Villarruel – +4:32
- Julen Lopetegui – +4:45
- Aimar Murua – +5:20
After crossing the finish line, Méntrida was visibly moved:
A brilliant end to a season that confirms his definitive leap among the greats of Spanish triathlon.
Anna Noguera returns to the top
In the women's race, Sofia Aguayo She was the first out of the water (28:23), with an advantage of more than a minute over Susana Sevillano y Anna NogueraWhile Gurutze Frades He did it in five minutes.
During the cycling segment, Aguayo maintained the lead, but Noguera, Patricia Bueno y Maialen Azpiazu They closed the gap lap after lap until they were just five minutes behind in T2. Everything came down to the running, and there Anna Noguera He once again demonstrated his composure. With a steady pace, he caught Aguayo less than two kilometers from the finish and never relinquished the lead until the end.
He set the fastest split of his career with 1:08:28 in the 18 km and took the title in 3:53:16, just 23 seconds ahead of Aguayo. Gurutze Frades, with his usual comeback, completed the podium just over two minutes behind.
Female Top 5:
- Anna Noguera – 3:53:16
- Sofia Aguayo – +0:23
- Gurutze Frades – +2:05
- Patricia Bueno – +3:10
- Maialen Azpiazu – +4:05
Ibiza bids farewell to the FETRI season with an unbeatable atmosphere
The Santa Eulària championship has once again demonstrated why Ibiza is one of the most special venues in the calendar National. Public, sunshine, impeccable organization and a high level of competition to close the course. FETRI 2025.
