The five-time world champion won the men’s race and Sara Alemany did the same in the women’s race
Santander, 10 (European Press)
Javier Gómez Noya, five-time Ironman World Champion and winner of the 2016 Princess of Asturias Sports Award, and Valencian athlete Sara Alemany ) was announced this Sunday as the winner of the fifth edition of the Santander City Triathlon.
According to event organizers, Pelo Osoro and Julen Lopetegui Garcia in the men’s team and Helen Albedi and Marina Muñoz in the women’s team finished second and third respectively. name.
The Olympic-distance triathlon (1500m swim, 44km bike and 10km run) once again passes through the most emblematic locations of the Cantabrian capital, with the entire route attracting hundreds of tourists and onlookers.
One of the highlights of the event was Gómez Noya’s return to competition after more than a year out of injury, but that didn’t stop him from taking the title with a final time of 1:58:31.
Osoro, competing in the Cantabrian capital for the first time, finished second in 2:01:47, while third was Basque Julen Lopetegui, who also finished in 2:05. The 12-second mark debuted. In the Cantabrian test.
In the women’s category, Sara Alemany from the University of Alicante took first place in a hotly contested race with a time of 2:21:01 and repeated her victory in Santander .
Alberdi, the 2022 European Middle Distance Championship gold medalist, finished second with a time of 2 hours, 21 minutes and 55 seconds; third place was Marina Munoz, a member of the Soriano Triathlon Club, with a time of 2 hours and 22 minutes. 22 seconds.
By team, the award for the men’s category was awarded to the Triathlon Club of Santander and the award for the women’s category was awarded to the Triathlon Club of Oviedo. The prize for being the first Cantabrian to reach the finish line was awarded to Alberto Ruiz Cajigas from Buernabasco Triathlon Club and Santander Triathlon Marina Guerra of Xingsai.
The awards in the Under-23 category were awarded to Sara Alemany and Sergio Moreno, while the Veterans 1 awards were awarded to Fernando Barroso and Esther Ramos; in Veterans 2, Josep Viñolas and Silvia Verde won, and in Veterans 3, Angel Carrera won.
The test has a solidarity component, run by the Mass Dependency Foundation, although Down’s Syndrome’s participation and collaboration with triathlons is also given a special mention in all editions.
For its part, the Asia Foundation presented the Sportsmanship/Commitment/Merit Award the previous day to a runner from Los Corrales de Buerna Azara García de Los Salmones, He is a three-time international champion and a seven-time Spanish champion.
This has made her one of the most prestigious professional trail runners in the world. García de los Salmones reports that he will distribute the prize money (€1,000) to the NGO Mundo Cooperante.