Izan Edo (2nd) and Antonio Serrat (4th) lead Spain's great performance at the 2025 Rome World Cup
Arnaud Mengal wins in a thrilling final sprint. Marta Pintanel and Sara Guerrero complete the women's top 10.
La Rome World Cup 2025 once again made clear the great moment of Spanish triathlon. In the Italian capital, the Belgian Arnaud mengal He took his first international victory with just one second advantage over Izan Edo AguilarWhile Antonio Serrat seoane finished fourth after a heart-stopping finish.
In the female category, Marta Pintanel y Sara Guerrero they signed a brilliant Top 10 with fifth and tenth position respectively.
Men's race: final sprint between Mengal and Izan Edo
The men's race started with good temperatures and neoprene allowed in the water (15°C).
The Norwegian Vetle Thorn set the initial pace, but it was the Frenchman Valentin Morlec who got out of the water the fastest (8:40).
The Spanish arrived a few seconds later Serrat (8: 52) e Izan Edo (9:06), both integrated into the main group of 37 triathletes that remained compact during the five laps of the cycling segment.
In the 20 km bike ride, the pace was very high, with the Spanish very active in the lead - especially Serrat, Edo y Sergio Baxter— maintaining control of the platoon.
The dutch Van Lanen He was the first to touch the ground in T2, but with only a three-second lead, leaving everything to be decided in the foot race.
From the first meters of the final 5 km, Serrat marked the step next to Edo y Baxter, selecting a group of ten triathletes.
In the decisive meters, Mengal launched his attack with 600m to go, crossing the finish line in 54:04, just a second before Edo, which once again demonstrated its enormous international projection.
Nathan Grayel completed the podium two seconds behind the winner.
They completed the Spanish participation Sergio Baxter Cabrera, eighth with a solid 54:15 after staying in the leading group; Pelayo González Turrez, 32 º with 55:19 after a good swimming split; and David Castro Fajardo, 51 º (57:43), who failed to find rhythm in the running race after a very demanding cycling segment.
Men's Results – Rome 2025 World Cup
| Job title | Athlete | Country | Final time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnaud mengal | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 00:54:04 | — |
| 2 | Izan Edo Aguilar | 🇪🇸 Spain | 00:54:05 | + 0: 01 |
| 3 | Nathan Grayel | 🇫🇷 France | 00:54:06 | + 0: 02 |
| 4 | Antonio Serrat Seoane | 🇪🇸 Spain | 00:54:07 | + 0: 03 |
| 5 | Valentin Morlec | 🇫🇷 France | 00:54:10 | + 0: 06 |
| 6 | Tom Lerno | 🇫🇷 France | 00:54:13 | + 0: 09 |
| 7 | Nils Serre Gehri | 🇫🇷 France | 00:54:14 | + 0: 10 |
| 8 | Sergio Baxter Cabrera | 🇪🇸 Spain | 00:54:15 | + 0: 11 |
| 9 | Aram Michell Peñaflor Moysen | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 00:54:16 | + 0: 12 |
| 10 | Lukas Pertl | 🇦🇹 Austria | 00:54:20 | + 0: 16 |
Women's race: Carina Reicht surprises and the Spanish shine
In the women's event, held early in the morning, wetsuits were also mandatory.
The german Selina Klamt led the initial swim, although the Spanish Marta Pintanel Raymundo has already left the water second (9:31)followed by Sara Guerrero Manso (9:35), both in the leading group.
In the 20 km of cycling, the pace was devastating with Robin Dreijling (NED) and Katie Rodda (GBR) trying to break away, but the peloton controlled the gap well and more than thirty triathletes dropped off together in T2.
From then on, the foot race defined the day.
The Austrian Carina is enough She was the strongest in the last two kilometers, crossing the finish line in 1:00:13, just five seconds ahead of the Frenchwoman Sandra Dodet and seven on the German Franka Rust.
Marta Pintanel kept his cool to finish in a big way fifth place (1:00:29) y Sara Guerrero completed the Top 10 (1:00:49) after a solid race from less to more.
Women's Results – Rome 2025 World Cup
| Job title | Athlete | Country | Final time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carina is enough | 🇦🇹 Austria | 01:00:13 | — |
| 2 | Sandra Dodet | 🇫🇷 France | 01:00:18 | + 0: 05 |
| 3 | Franka Rust | 🇩🇪 Germany | 01:00:20 | + 0: 07 |
| 4 | cathia schär | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 01:00:27 | + 0: 14 |
| 5 | Marta Pintanel Raymundo | 🇪🇸 Spain | 01:00:29 | + 0: 16 |
| 6 | Diana Dunajska | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 01:00:39 | + 0: 26 |
| 7 | Verena Steinhauser | 🇮🇹 Italy | 01:00:40 | + 0: 27 |
| 8 | Read Coninx | 🇫🇷 France | 01:00:42 | + 0: 29 |
| 9 | Angelica Prestia | 🇮🇹 Italy | 01:00:45 | + 0: 32 |
| 10 | Sara Guerrero Manso | 🇪🇸 Spain | 01:00:49 | + 0: 36 |
Spain, protagonist in Rome
With three Spaniards in the Male Top8 and two women among the top ten, the World Cup in Rome confirmed the excellent level of the national team.
Izan Edo continues to consolidate itself among the great talents of the circuit, Serrat maintains its elite consistency, and Pintanel y Guerrero They demonstrate the strength of the Spanish women's group in this final stretch of the season.
