The IRONMAN® 70.3® Andorra successfully closes ten days of adventure sports festival
The Australian Ashleigh Gentle and the French Simon Viain take the victory in this spectacular test in the country of the Pyrenees
The Andorran lands have experienced a first-class show with the celebration of the IRONMAN® 70.3® Andorrawhich has served to close the second edition of the Andorra Multisport Festival. A triathlon test, organized by The IRONMAN Group, which has allowed its participants to discover the crystal clear waters of lake engolasters –with a temperature of 16°C–, the roads and ports in the north of the Principality and, finally, the atmosphere and charm of the Andorran capital. The day has remained warm, with temperatures hovering around 25°C in the morning, but rising to 30°C at midday.
Among the thousand triathletes who have decided to participate in the challenge, the names of some of the pros stood out who, first thing in the morning, started with the intention of setting the best times of the day. Among these, it is worth highlighting the Australian Josh Amberger, specialist in the swimming section and one of the great favorites. The French have also come to Andorra Etienne Diemunsch Y Simon Viainand the Catalans erik merino Y Jordi Montraveta. In the female category, the names of the Australians stand out ashleigh soft Y Penny Slaterthe american amy cymerman and the Catalan laura gomez.
Personalities from the world of sport have also decided to join the test, such as the rally co-driver, María Salvo, who is preparing to compete in her first full IRONMAN® this coming fall at Athletic Brewing IRONMAN® Barcelona. Who has also not wanted to miss this opportunity to do a triathlon in Andorra has been the eminence in the world of algorithms and machine learning, Javier Amatrian. Both have come to the Principality with the intention of being finishers and enjoying a unique experience in one of the most spectacular races on the Peninsula.
Amberger clicks and Viain takes the first position
The test has started well for Josh Ambergerwho has completed the swimming section in just 23.29 minutes, cutting one exact minute from the second classified, the French Simon Viain. Even so, he has been losing energy on the tough climbs of Coll de Ordino, losing the lead around kilometer 60 and finishing the bike section in third position. jordi Montraveta has been the great leader of the cycling segment and, despite having come out of the water in seventh position, he ended up placing more than a minute behind Viain and 2.17 minutes behind Amberger.
The French and the Catalan have maintained a disputed sports fight through the streets of Andorra la Vella, in which finished Viain has cut Montraveta almost two minutes. Behind him has come the Italian Gregory Barnabythat has maintained a very constant rhythm throughout the entire test and finally had to clench his teeth seeing how erik merino He was cutting time until he crossed the finish line just four seconds behind him. Amberger has finally finished in sixth position, behind the also Catalan Alberto Morenothat has been climbing positions throughout the test.
Solid victory for Ashleigh Gentle
it is female category there have been no big surprises for the great favorite, Ashleig Gentle, who has managed to maintain a safety margin with respect to the second classified throughout the entire triathlon. Gentle has already cut practically two minutes from the American triathlete, amy cymerman, when they got out of the water and as the test progressed they gained time. During the bicycle section, the Frenchwoman has been placed in second position jean collongbut this has not been able to maintain the rhythm in the last stage.
This is how Cymerman has recovered the second position during the 21 km race on foot, while Gentlefor his part, He enjoyed the Andorran atmosphere through the streets of the capital, where he has still been able to cut a few more minutes from the rest of the triathletes. Finally, the italian giorgia priarone She ended up being the third classified and Collonge, on the other hand, was forced to slow down, also surpassed by Laura Gómez, who crossed the finish line in fourth position.
Successful end of the Andorra Multisport Festival
Andorra has lived Days of the ten most intense during the celebration of the second edition of the Andorra Multisport Festival, which has brought high-level sports events to the Principality in road cycling, mountain biking, trail running and triathlon. The festival, which has quickly become one of the most important in its field, has stood out for the general increase in the number of registeredwho have taken unbeatable impressions of the Andorran landscapes and the activities carried out.
The regional director of The IRONMAN Group in Andorra, Spain, Italy and Portugal, agusti perezhas stated that “IRONMAN® 70.3® Andorra is the most special end of the party that we could hope for”. In this sense, he has recorded that “It has been two weeks of top-level sports events that have brought together thousands of athletes from all over the country in the Principality with trail running, MTB and road cycling events.”.
Pérez has valued this second edition highlighting “the increase in female and international participation”. “We are very happy with the success of this edition and we are aware that this has only just begun. The festival has a long way to go and, for this reason, we are already working on the third edition starting today”, he concluded.