Wurf, Vacquera win Challenge Salou
Cameron Wurf won it on the bike and Judith Corachán Vacquera aced it with a women’s-best swim, bike and run splits to take top honors at the Challenge Salou half distance triathlon.
Wurf started the day with a 25:33 swim split that put him 2:37 behind swim leader Pablo Dapena Gonzalez of Spain, then unleashed a world-class 1:59:23 bike split that was 8 minutes faster than top rivals Gonzalez and George Goodwin of Great Britain. Wurf posted a 1:20:41 half marathon that gave back 4:32 to faster runners Goodwin and Gonzalez, but was enough to bring him the former pro cyclist and new Ironman World Championship bike split record holder to the finish in 3:45:37 with a 1:01 margin on Gonzalez and 3:46 on 3rd place finisher Goodwin.
Vacquera opened with a near front pack 26:26 swim, followed by a women’s-best 2:18:55 bike split that was 1:01 faster than her nearest rival Laura Siddall of Great Britain. Vacquera then closed with a women’s-fastest 1:26:44 half marathon to finish in 4:12:05 with a 4:21 margin on Siddall and 8:43 on 3rd place finisher Margie Santimaria of Italy.
Challenge Salou
Salou, Cataluña, Spain
May 27, 2018
S 1.2 mi. / B 56 mi. / R 13.1 Mi.
Results
Men
1. Cameron Wurf (AUS) 3:45:37 S 25:33 B 1:59:23 R 1:20:41
2. Pablo Dapena Gonzalez (ESP) 3:46:38 S 22:56 B 2:07:33 R 1:16:09
3. George Goodwin (GBR) 3:49:23 S 25:24 B 2:07:43 R 1:16:16
4. Emilio Aguayo Muñoz (ESP) 3:51:22
5. Mathias Lyngso Petersen (DEN) 3:52:41
Women
1. Judith Corachán Vacquera (ESP) 4:12:05 S 26:26 B 2:18:55 R 1:26:44
2. Laura Siddall (GBR) 4:16:26 S 29:06 B 2:19:56 R 1:27:24
3. Margie Santimaria (ITA) 4:20:48 S 26:14 B 2:24:54 R 1:29:40
4. Sara Loehr Muñoz (ESP) 4:22:26
5. Simona Krivankova (CZE) 4:23:53
