Athlete of Viseu Jorge Duarte wins his second triathlon of the year long, to be the first to cross the line in the long triathlon Walk. The proof is carried out in the distance “half-Ironman” (1,9Swimming km 90 km 21 km cycling race) and counted for the National Championship Age-groups.
At the outset we knew that the race would be won in the last race and it was very important to the management of the hard segment cycling. The great adversary would Tiago Maia but we realize that this race debut would be harmful for him and we would have to take advantage of this situation. At the entrance to the last run, Jorge Duarte managed to exceed four athletes and ended with 15 second advantage to Bruno Pereira (SL Benfica). With this victory could be ahead in the selection criteria for the European Half-Ironman in Mallorca.
Nuno Ventura (TAP) 5 was (30-34) and 26 ° with the absolute time 5h12.41, José Ferreira (Tribraga) 9º (35-39) e 31º absoluto com 5h17.12. José Afonso, Tribraga athlete does not finish the race after mechanical breakdown in cycling. The DT's U.S. Elite Urbino Saints returned to compete to be part of a relay with athletes João Silva and Elizabeth Vilas Boas.
