Took place last Sunday, Golegã, another step in the Xterra World Tour. Were in dispute 35 access slots to the World Cup, cujo final é no Hawaii. The Xterra is a variant of triathlon where cycling is done in mountain bike and the race resembles a trail race. The test with the distance of 1.5 km 33km 10km had in your subscribers list 14 Professional, among them the world's best specialty and ended near 100 athletes.
Four athletes from the U.S. Elite Sports Agency were present, which emphasizes Ricardo Pereira who just debuted in the modality. Renato Teixeira began the segment of very strong swimming and 6th overall out of the water, completing the route of mountain biking on the 7th overall and first Portuguese. However, gel due to not being in the best condition, lost a lot of time in the last race, segment which is more competitive, and finished 3rd in the ranking 20-24 and 17 of the General.
Octávio Vicente, clearly seek slot, made a very strong race and finished 10th overall and 1st echelon 30-34. Jorge Duarte specializes in long distance also made a beautiful race and finished 11th overall and 2nd echelon 30-34. Ricardo Pereira made his debut in the sport and did a creditable 56th overall (unofficial).
