Jordi Montraveta third in the Embrunman 2025
The Catalan makes a memorable comeback in the Alps and returns Spain to the podium of the legendary French race.
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El August 15th, XNUMXWhile half of Spain was enjoying their holidays or heading back home, a battle was taking place in the French Alps that would define sporting careers.
El Embrunmannicknamed The Mythes Due to its toughness, it was once again an extreme test of endurance, with a 3,8 km swim, 180 km of cycling, and a final marathon with breathtaking slopes. There, Jordi Montraveta He signed a performance from less to more to seal a historical bronze for the Spanish triathlon.
Intense outing in the Plan d'Eau d'Embrun
The morning started with the local Brice Gayant leading the swim (47:15), followed by a group of ten men where he was Mikel Ugarte.
In two minutes he left Thomas Steger almost three, Ramón Ejeda y Fernando Santander. Montraveta completed the sector in 52:29, ahead of some favorites, while Pello Osoro y Gonzalo Fuentes They were further behind.
Ugarte, out before time
The Basque options suffered an early blow: Mikel Ugarte He dropped out in the first few kilometers of cycling due to physical problems. The race, however, was relentless: the Frenchman William Mennesson He took the lead on the climb to Les Means and began to open a gap.
Comeback on two wheels
Montraveta started the bike in the back positions, but climbed up to the top 15 before the legendary Col d'Izoard. There, Steger narrowed the gap and Louis Richard appeared as a threat.
On the descent and the second pass through Saint Clément, the Catalan entered the fight for the podium, arriving at T2 in fifth place and with a real chance.
Decisive marathon
The marathon was a test of endurance. Richard, with a steady pace, caught Steger and took the win in 9:17:39, improving his time from 2024.
The Austrian finished second (9:24:40) and Montraveta, solid, secured the bronze (9:28:24), the first Spanish podium in the men's Embrunman since Víctor del Corral in 2019.
Behind, Ramón Ejeda flew in the marathon (2:57:11) to finish 11th, Gonzalo Fuentes it was 21º and Alex Unzueta completed his great comeback in 24th place. Osoro, like Ugarte, was unable to finish.
Swiss dominance in the women's category
In the women's race, the Swiss team set the pace from the start and never relinquished control.
alani siffert He won with a time of 10:28:19 after a duel in the marathon with his compatriot Nina Derron, who crossed the finish line just over four minutes later (10:32:40).
The podium was closed by the German merle brunnee with 10:48:36, followed by the Hungarian Gabriella Zelinka and French Jeanne Collonge.
