Sara Guerrero wins bronze at the Chengdu Triathlon World Cup
The international triathlon returned to the scene this Saturday with the Chengdu World Cup, held under Olympic distance and with very demanding conditions due to the humidity and heat characteristic of this time of year in China.
Great performance by Sara Guerrero in the women's category
The Australian Tara Sosinski She was the first out of the water in 19:40, leading a group of ten triathletes with Sara Guerrero y Maria Casals.
In the cycling sector, nine triathletes led by Sara Guerrero They managed to open a small gap, although a large group of 26 athletes eventually formed. T2 ended without major incident, and the entire group fought their way through the race.
In the final 10K, the Frenchwoman Sandra Dodet took the initiative to select a small leading group. Among them were Dodet, the Russian Valentina Riasova and the Polish Roksana SlupekWhile Sara Guerrero led the chasing group.
Finally, with 3,5 km to go, Valentina Riasova launched a decisive attack to take victory with a time of 1:53:22. slupek was second at 5 seconds, and Sara Guerrero, with a spectacular finish in the last 500 meters, achieved a meritorious Third place, thus achieving his first international podium in the World Cup.
The Spanish María Teresa Jiménez-Orta y Maria Casals, they could not complete the competition and had to withdraw,
Women's Results – Chengdu 2025 World Cup
| Job title | Athlete | Country | Final time |
| 1 | Valentina Riasova | AIN | 01:53:22 |
| 2 | Roksana Slupek | POL | 01:53:28 |
| 3 | Sara Guerrero Manso | ESP | 01:53:33 |
| 4 | Verena Steinhauser | ITA | 01:53:34 |
| 5 | Sandra Dodet | FRA | 01:53:34 |
| 6 | costanza arpinelli | ITA | 01:53:36 |
| 7 | Ainsley thorpe | NZL | 01:53:39 |
| 8 | Marta Kropko | HUN | 01:53:50 |
| 9 | Ilona Hadhoum | FRA | 01:54:13 |
| 10 | Melanie Santos | POR | 01:54:32 |
Reese Vannerson wins in men's
The American Reese Vannerson, at just 20 years old, was proclaimed the winner of the Chengdu World Cup after a very fast race, crossing the finish line in 1:39:42.
Just a second later the Israeli arrived Shachar Sagiv (1:39:43) after an exciting final stretch. The Australian Brandon Copeland completed the podium with 1:39:47, demonstrating his great consistency throughout the entire test.
Stephen Basanta (10.º Partners must ) was the best Spaniard at the finish line, recording a time of 1:40:13. Andres Prieto entered into fifteenth position and 1:40:37, while the veteran Kevin Tarek Viñuela finished nineteenth en 1: 41: 04.
Men's Results - Chengdu 2025 World Cup
| Job title | Athlete | Country | Final time |
| 1 | Reese Vannerson | USA | 01:39:42 |
| 2 | Shachar Sagiv | Marking | 01:39:43 |
| 3 | Brandon Copeland | AUS | 01:39:47 |
| 4 | Aoba Yasumatsu | JPN | 01:39:52 |
| 5 | Grigory Antipov | AIN | 01:39:57 |
| 6 | Baptiste Passemard | FRA | 01:40:02 |
| 7 | Nathan Grayel | FRA | 01:40:06 |
| 8 | martin sobey | CAN | 01:40:06 |
| 9 | Marton Kropko | HUN | 01:40:09 |
| 10 | Esteban Basanta Fouz | ESP | 01:40:13 |
