3 Spaniards in the Top 10 at the Tongyeong 2025 World Cup
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The Tongyeong 2025 World Cup produced a triple Spanish Top 10 finish with Cecilia Santamaría, María Casals and Eloy Canales shining in a very fast, technical and decisive race at the close of the Asian tour.
The Asian tour of World Cups ended with a solid performance from the Spanish team in Tongyeong.
On a day marked by very high paces and a technical profile both on the bike and on the run, Spain added two Top 10 in women and another in the men's event, confirming the team's good momentum before traveling to Brazil for the season finale.
Anema dominates from start to finish and Santamaría establishes herself among the best
The women's race started with a strong pace from the swimming portion. Tilly Anema She took the lead from the first meter and led a select group where she was located. Cecilia Santamaría, very solid in the water and the early stages of the race.
That leading group, made up of top-level riders like charlotte derbyshire, Kira Hedgeland, Katrien Maes or the American Brittany BrownHe maintained the initiative throughout the cycling segment, taking advantage of a technical course with tight turns and fast sections where he opened up a margin that would prove crucial.
The final stretch was a battle of strength. Anema exited T2 first and raced decisively to win her race. first World Cup victoryBehind them, the big movement came from... Diana Isakova, who climbed positions at a great pace to finish second, with Derbyshire completing the podium.
The Spanish team left an excellent record:
• Cecilia Santamaría6th – 58:57
• Maria Casals9th – 59:12
• Maite Jiménez-Orta12th – 59:19
• Noelia Juan16th – 59:45
• Marina Muñoz17th – 59:46
The wildest sprint of the year decides the men's race
In the men's category, the race was a continuous exercise in tension.
The swimmers left a group of about 15 athletes ahead, including Kevin Tarek Viñuela, with names like Michael Gar, Brayden Mercer, Alessio Crociani, Kenji nener o Vetle Thorn.
Behind them, a powerful group where they were traveling Maxime Hueber-Moosbrugger, Shachar Sagiv, Max Studer and Spanish Andres Prieto He worked at a very high pace to link the links.
Halfway through the cycling segment, both groups merged, forming a large and very dangerous peloton heading into T2.
The running race, on a rolling and technical course, broke up the group from the first kilometer. Hector Tolsá He came out very well positioned, while the positions were constantly changing among the favorites.
The finale was a spectacle. Hueber-Moosbrugger, Thorn y Sagiv They fought for the gold in a memorable sprint, where the Frenchman took the victory with authority (51:14).
The best Spanish was Eloy Canales, who achieved a remarkable 9th place after a very consistent race.
Spanish men's ranking:
• Eloy Canales9th – 51:34
• Andres Prieto14th – 51:57
• Kevin Tarek Viñuela16th – 52:01
• Hector Tolsá17th – 52:01
• Stephen Basanta18th – 52:02
• Edu Blanco22th – 52:11
• Vicente Hernández55th – 56:29
Brazil will be the last stop of the year
After Tongyeong and Miyazaki, the season will conclude in Brazil, where Spain will seek to end the year with another outstanding result in the final World Cup of 2025.
