María Varo, world duathlon runner-up, and Antonio Serrat, bronze medalist in Pontevedra.
María Varo has achieved the world duathlon runner-up position in Pontevedra, after an outstanding performance in a race marked by a high level of competition and massive support from the Galician public.
The Toledo native led from the start along with Sara Reimondo The first 5 km on foot. In the cycling segment, Varo set a selective pace that reduced the leading group to just seven athletes.
Everything was decided in the last 5 km of the race, where the Italian Giorgia Priarone She changed pace with less than 500 meters to go to take the gold with a final time of 1:24:40. Varo crossed the finish line five seconds later (1:24:45), escorted by the Frenchwoman Camille Laurent, who also took home the U23 title.
Antonio Serrat, bronze with claw at home
In the men's event, the Galician Antonio Serrat He climbed onto the podium after a tough battle. Along with Javier Martín And French Benjamin Choquert, led the first segments.
In the second transition, the Spanish attacked, but Arnaud Dely and Choquert responded strongly. The Frenchman ultimately took his second world title with a time of 1:14:37, followed by Belgian Dely (1:14:41) and Serrat, who rounded out the podium with the same time as the runner-up, just seconds away from gold.
Jiménez-Orta and Tenorio, the future of Spanish duathlon
The day also left a memorable performance in the junior women's category, where Cristina Jiménez-Orta She was crowned world champion after beating the Italian in a final sprint Licia Ferrari. The also Spanish Maria Tenorio She was third, completing a historic double for the national youth team.
In the junior men's event, the New Zealander Caleb Wagener was crowned champion, followed by the South African Nicholas Horne and from Italian Emiliano Tassinari. The Spanish Manuel Prada It was fourth.
The Multisport World Championship turns Pontevedra into the epicenter of triathlon.
This Duathlon World Championship opens the curtain on World Multisport Pontevedra 2025, which will bring together more than 29 triathletes from 3.500 countries until June 44.
Next week, aquathlon, cross-country triathlon, paratriathlon, long-distance, and age-group events will be held, making the Galician city the world capital of endurance sports.
Upcoming events: paraduathlon, mixed relays and age groups
On Sunday 23rd the tests will be held Paralympic duathlon, with names like Kini Carrasco (which reaches its 100th international cap) and Susana Rodríguez, In addition to mixed relay and the standard duathlon for age groupsA unique opportunity to see elite and popular athletes compete on the same stage.
