More than 500 athletes from different parts of the Valencian Community and the rest of the country met yesterday in Benidorm for the first test of the Triathlon Triwhite Cup 2018 circuit. At Poniente beach and its surroundings, the athletes completed the swimming, cycling and running races in three categories or distances: Olympic (1,500 meters of swimming + 40 kilometers of cycling + 10 kilometers of running), Sprint (750 meters of swimming + 20 kilometers by bicycle + 5 of the race) and 'Super Sprint' (300 meters of swimming + 10 kilometers of cycling + 2.5 kilometers of running).
The first deputy mayor, Ana Pellicer; Councilor for Sports, Arturo Cabrillo; and several members of the corporation participated in the delivery of medals and trophies to the first three classified in the different categories.
After starting the season in Benidorm, the Triwhite circuit will travel in the coming months to different parts of the Valencian Community, Murcia and Andalusia.
List of winners
Except for error or omission, the winners in absolute category were:
OLYMPIC CATEGORY
Absolute male:
Miguel Ángel Sánchez Moreau. Independent.
Marcos Burdaspar Basarte. Saltoki Trikideak.
Koen De Weerd. Independent.
Absolute female:
Eliana Krist. Aguaviva Benidorm.
Inge Van de Broeck. Independent.
Eva Martín Moreno. Elite Bikes Albir.
SPRINT CATEGORY
Absolute male:
Jaime Rodado González. Team Clavería Móstoles.
Luis Santos UA Triatlon.
David Huertas. Team Clavería Móstoles.
Absolute female:
Alba Álvarez Machado Team Clavería Móstoles.
Angela Llorca Delaitte. Elite Bikes Albir.
Marta Santacreu. Duet Cycling Friendly.
SUPERSPRINT CATEGORY
Absolute male:
Pablo Abad Castillo. Club of the Sea Almería.
Sergio Domene Reyes. Independent.
José Luis Mira Valiente. Triathlon Club Almansa.
Absolute female:
Irene García Gómez. Club Adesavi Triatlon.
Paula Linares López. Club d'Atletisme Triatlon.
Emma Linares López Club d'Atletisme Triatlon.
