The triathlete Pedro Ventura, in his first appearance,He managed to complete his first ironman.
The North West Triman was chosen race and despite a violent fall in the cycling segment beginning, not lowered his arms and finished with a time of 13:16:44.
Athlete's Braga, José Ferreira, We reached the end of another Ultra Trail, this time in Andorra.
Considered one of the toughest trail of evidence, traveled 170km (13500m ) with stints in 16 ridges above the altitude of 2000m.
With time 60h25m was ranked 149 / 376 and was the 61st in its ranking, a proof of completion is already a big challenge.
Nuno Borges He lost in the 2nd round of the English tournament to prepare for Wimbledon.
In the first round won the Japanese Jumpei YAMASAKI by 7-6(2) 5-7 6-1, in an excellent display against a player who appeared in nrº 11, in January, the junior world rankings.
Na second round, He lost to the current nrº 4 World, or American Michael MMOH by 6-1 and 6-3.
In the variant pairs, along with IS. Reinberg (USA) They were defeated in the super tie break by partial 1-6 6-3 8-10.
The National Selection Alpine been at the center of the US Elite Sports Agency to do physical assessments with their athletes.
Account of Winter Sports Federation (FDI):
“The FDI-Portugal was today in Maia, to conduct a diagnosis of the condition in high performance sports center of US Elite Sports Agency.
All morning, our athletes were subjected to an extensive battery of tests with three different areas profissinais: Physiology, Physiotherapy and Nutrition.
The tests aimed at obtaining an initial diagnosis season, with data ranging from general fitness to the nutritional plan, through the evaluation of the risk of injury, joint deviations, positions, anthropometric measurements, bioimpedance and flexibility, our sportsmen.
A sincere thank you to the US Elite excellent accompaniment to our national team in Alpine skiing.”
Daniel Bastos It was the winner of the II Marathon MTB Fiães. After a series of tests that had technical problems, and not allowing better results, He returned to live up to its excellent physical shape achieving an overall victory.
Athlete's Carregosa, He completed the 50km race with a time of 02:19:01, with more than a minute lead over the runner and almost three for the third.
This test served as preparation for the National championship which takes place in July in Reguengos de Monsaraz.
He played on the island of Terceira regional championship BTT (XCO) which strained the new champions of the sport Açorianos.
Leandro Escobar It was the big winner, in ranking junior – “It was not a test at all easy but getting let opponents back and reach the goal with an acceptable distance for them.” . Already John Viveiros He ranked third in the ranking. Already in sub23, Lucas Mendonça was second and elites Rui Costa It was ranked third.
Since most athletes to the road variant, It was very positive four podiums that athletes of US Elite Sports Agency succeeded in the Azores.
A triatleta Rita Lopes It was the big winner, absolute, II Triathlon Rias Baixas – Sanxenxo. The young athlete, representing or Tribraga, completed the 1.5km swim, 40km cycling (sem drafting) and running 10km in 2:20:39 with almost four minutes clear of runners. – “I went out on the water front (3Th position) and after a strong cycling segment in which the sensations were very good, I reached the first position, and the final race does not diminish the pace and so did the fastest part of the female participants, both in cycling and in the 10km race final. I was delighted with my participation and good indicators for the future”
Renato Teixeira , also Tribraga, He finished in 2nd place overall but was disqualified for not stopping a penalty box, by an alleged irregularity in its race.
John Ferreira It was 45th overall while Paulo Fernandes finished 71st overall.
Held in Pampilhosa da Serra another stage of the Cup of Portugal PORterra, this time with a cross duathlon (5km 21km 2,5km).
With a stop in the competition since 2014, António Mesquita again won more evidence of cross duathlon, this time by a wide margin to the runner. “I managed to make the best time with 15:11 (5km). No bike , Now a small advantage, I went down from a mountain bike with 23 km e 1400 accumulated there could expand a little more advantage for persecutors. In the last race, I just tried to track progress and win the race, getting 1:27 advantage for the runner” – refere athlete's Lousada.
Sergio Santos It was also highlighted by winning his level V1 and was not a mechanical problem 2km from the end of the biking would have improved its 6th absolute place. Pedro Magalhães and Octávio Vicente They closed the top-10 absolute, with 9th and 10th.
Jorge Duarte, more comfortable in long distance, It was 12th overall. Carlos Lopes It was the big winner in the category V2 and was 14th overall, having had the best part in the 2nd race.
Fernando Church 4 is V1 and Marco Pereira 29Of the general, athletes who are making the transition from mountain biking to duathlon. José Carvalho It has 21 senior and Rui Pina, who was present as a competitive training in preparation for the time of long distance, It was 44th overall.
Results:
António Mesquita – 1No general
Sergio Santos – 1º V1 / 6No general
Pedro Magalhães – 7º senior / 9No general
Octávio Vicente – 8º sénior / 10No general
Jorge Duarte – 9º sénior / 12No general
Carlos Lopes – 1º V2 / 14No general
Fernando Church – 4º V1 / 19No general
Marco Pereira – 18º sénior / 29No general
José Carvalho – 21º sénior / 41No general
Rui Pina – 22º sénior / 44No general
Tribraga – 2No teams
Nuno Borges lived today their first experience in a Grand Slam. After the game was postponed due to rain, played their first meeting in the morning and was not happy to lose with a double 6-3. Some anxiety and stage weight dictated a little game achieved against an opponent with a lot of consistency and discipline. In pairs, to make double with the African champions, They lost in the tie-break in the 3rd set by 10-5.
Certainly they were not the results desired by the athlete, but only the best 47 the world is to have direct input.
