Post by mesi10 on Jan 11, 2024 4:47:25 GMT -5
The Spanish Javier Gómez Noya, the only five-time triathlon world champion in history, told Efe this Friday in Calella (Barcelona) that "he would prefer to win the Ironman World Cup in Hawaii than the Olympic gold" if he were given the choice between these two. evidence. Gómez Noya has acknowledged that "the dream of Olympic gold is still there" and does not rule out trying again in Tokyo 2020, but in 2018 his challenge is the "Ironman" test.
"Every self-respecting triathlete wants to run there (in Hawaii) sometime in their life and win that Ironman," insisted the world triathlon champion after presenting the renewal of his sponsorship with the "Futuro" joint support brand, from the American multinational 3M.
Noya, 35, has put aside the Olympic distance Binance App Users Data this season to dedicate himself to Ironman. On June 10 she will debut in Cairns (Australia) in this modality in which triathletes cover 3.86 kilometers swimming, 180 kilometers pedaling and 42.2 kilometers (a marathon) running.
On October 13, the World Championship of the specialty will be held in Kona (Hawaii), the "dream" event for any triathlete, where the "extreme" weather conditions make it the "toughest" Ironman test.
The triathlete's last test before his first Ironman will be this Sunday in Calella (Barcelona) where he will compete in the Half Ironman Barcelona 2018
The triathlete's last test before his first Ironman will be this Sunday in Calella (Barcelona) where he will compete in the Half Ironman Barcelona 2018 where he will cover 1.9 kilometers swimming, 90 kilometers by bicycle and 21.1 kilometers running. The Barcelona test will be for Gómez Noya "a very tough competition" in which he will be able to see "himself in competition and check that the preparation for Australia is going well."
After missing the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games due to a broken arm after falling off his bicycle during training and returning in 2017 to be at the top of the world triathlon, the Galician champion has made the leap to the Ironman this year. "After eleven years fighting for triathlon world championships, I wanted to do something different. It is a very ambitious challenge because if there is a test par excellence in the world of triathlon, it is the Hawaii Ironman," he commented.
The triathlete from Ferrol has acknowledged that he feels "well" physically and that now is the "time" to try to do something important in the hardest and most demanding form of triathlon. "I was always clear that I wanted to do the Ironman while being physically fit and not wait more years, when I was in the decline of my career," said Gómez, the London 2012 triathlon silver medalist.
"Every self-respecting triathlete wants to run there (in Hawaii) sometime in their life and win that Ironman," insisted the world triathlon champion after presenting the renewal of his sponsorship with the "Futuro" joint support brand, from the American multinational 3M.
Noya, 35, has put aside the Olympic distance Binance App Users Data this season to dedicate himself to Ironman. On June 10 she will debut in Cairns (Australia) in this modality in which triathletes cover 3.86 kilometers swimming, 180 kilometers pedaling and 42.2 kilometers (a marathon) running.
On October 13, the World Championship of the specialty will be held in Kona (Hawaii), the "dream" event for any triathlete, where the "extreme" weather conditions make it the "toughest" Ironman test.
The triathlete's last test before his first Ironman will be this Sunday in Calella (Barcelona) where he will compete in the Half Ironman Barcelona 2018
The triathlete's last test before his first Ironman will be this Sunday in Calella (Barcelona) where he will compete in the Half Ironman Barcelona 2018 where he will cover 1.9 kilometers swimming, 90 kilometers by bicycle and 21.1 kilometers running. The Barcelona test will be for Gómez Noya "a very tough competition" in which he will be able to see "himself in competition and check that the preparation for Australia is going well."
After missing the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games due to a broken arm after falling off his bicycle during training and returning in 2017 to be at the top of the world triathlon, the Galician champion has made the leap to the Ironman this year. "After eleven years fighting for triathlon world championships, I wanted to do something different. It is a very ambitious challenge because if there is a test par excellence in the world of triathlon, it is the Hawaii Ironman," he commented.
The triathlete from Ferrol has acknowledged that he feels "well" physically and that now is the "time" to try to do something important in the hardest and most demanding form of triathlon. "I was always clear that I wanted to do the Ironman while being physically fit and not wait more years, when I was in the decline of my career," said Gómez, the London 2012 triathlon silver medalist.