European Multisport Triathlon Bilbao Bizkaia: Spain once again climbs to the top of the podium in the cross-country duathlon event
Lhe Spanish team won two medals in duathlon crosses, second in the Bilbao Bizkaia Multisport Triathlon European Championship events. The triumph of lvaro lopez and the second place Elizabeth Maria Navarro allow the Triarmada to continue leading the medal table of these Europeans.
The Balmasda-Enkarterri venue hosted the duathlon cross event, the second of these Europeans in a European Championship that is being so well received in Bilbao Bizkaia. The Bilbilitan duathlete once again demonstrated that he is stomping at 19 years of age and the gold was hung in the duathlon cros test, Junior category.
At just 19 years old, he begins to accumulate a frightening record and his podium finishes are usually already something usual. After winning the last Winter Triathlon World Championship in Andorranow adds a new success as champion of the European Bilbao Bizkaia. Arnau Monzonis finished seventh and fernando carmona finish tenth
In the women’s category, Isabel María Navarro took the silver in a test that the Dutchwoman won browser three minutes ahead of the athlete from Yecla, while mara barcel had to leave.
No luck in the lite
the Andalusian sergio strapthe Canary Ruben Velazquez and the Castilian-Leones Enrique Fernandez Pinedo they had high hopes pinned on a test they had been preparing a conscience for.
The circuit, technical and quite hard, made them choke and they saw how the Belgian Sebastian Carabin the gold was hung, accompanied on the podium by the Italian Alexander Saravalle and the also Belgian Nicholas De Smet. Correa was the best of the Triarmada finishing in ninth position, while Fernández Pinedo was 17th and Velzquez could not finish.
The Spanish did not have their day either Eva Garcia Gonzalez and Remedios Mendoza who suffered the same fate as their teammates in the elite category.
The victory was taken by the German Anna-Lena Theisen who finished ahead of the French morgane riou and the dutch Noor Decker, silver and bronze respectively. García González was sixth, six minutes behind the winner, while Mendoza finished 10th, more than half an hour later.
The first Spaniard in the Sub-’23 category was Francisco Javier Meadowswho entered fourth at the finish line of a test that the Belgian won Nicholas De Smet. sergio the tower was fifth and Manuel Mendez had to leave.
emma lopis He was at the gates of the medal when he finished in fourth position in a test that the Czech won bisova.
Carrasco, Zambrana and Marn, medals for the Paratriarmada
the extreme athlete kini carrasco He won his second gold in this European Multisport Triathlon Bilbao Bizkaia by first crossing the finish line of this cross duathlon in his category, the PTS3. Carrasco spent two hours completing the Balmaseda-Enkarterri route.
Ral Zambrana the silver was hung. for your part Ricardo MarnIn PTS2, he shows his spirit of sacrifice by completing the trial in almost three hours to win gold.