A German and a British triumph in the Sardinian stage of the beautiful event that precedes the Olympic Games
ARZACHENA. An adrenaline-pumping and Olympic-level race in Cannigione for the Italian stage of the World Triathlon Cup, this year valid for the useful score for qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. In a competition field now recognized by world triathlon as a challenging and highly competitive , the women’s section saw the German in first place Marlene Gomez-Islinger, which closes in 01:00:51 and precedes the Swiss Julie Derron who closes with a time of 01:00:55. The Italian Verena Steinhauser completes the podium, third with a time of 01:01:09. Down from the podium, Carlotta Missaglia (Valdigne Triathlon), hits an excellent ninth position, her best result in the World Cup; 17th Luisa Iogna-Prat.
The men’s section sees the Briton first place on the podium Jonathan Brownlee who crosses the finish line in 54’48 “, followed by the Swiss AdrienBriffod with a time of 54’52”, while on the lowest step of the podium we find the Spaniard Mario Mola with a time of 54’59 “. In the men’s performance of the Azzurri he is top 20 for Alessandro Fabian 17th at the finish line with a time of 55’55 ”. “
After the arrival, Jonathan Brownlee said ‘President, this is a real race’ – recalls Riccardo Giubilei, president of the Italian Triathlon Federation – From a competitive point of view we have opened this last part of the season towards the Olympic Games in the best possible way, but not only that: we also witnessed the restart race, an important moment for our community that has never given up, but which wants to restart strongly after a complicated year. And we have sent a signal to our entire community by offering full live coverage of this important event on our website “.
“It was an exciting day and dedicated to world and Olympic sport. A confirmation of the outdoor vocation of the Sardinia destination – said Sandro Salerno, General Manager of the Local Organizing Committee – A mature and aware square where everyone participates in the success of the event. A challenging and shared goal with the territory that believed in and supported us by helping us to achieve a result we are happy with which leads us to affirm without fear of being denied that the Triathlon event was rewarded by the great success “
Sunday 30 May will be repeated with the Costa Smeralda Triathlon, the race dedicated to the Age Group