Last Saturday’s Challenge Peguera-Mallorca (www.challenge-mallorca.com) has been a very popular race in the Challenge Family calendar since its debut in 2014. That year it also hosted the ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships.
The event this year did feature some tragic news, with the death of British Age-Group athlete Carl Cavanagh, who died after suffering a cardiac arrest during the swim section of the race. Always horrible news to hear from any event, our thoughts are with Carl’s family and friends at a very difficult time. [More details HERE].
Here’s a look back at last weekend’s event, which was the comeback after four months out of racing for Great Britain’s Fenella Langridge. She was going really well… until she crashed and ended up in hospital again, as you can see below.
Once again we benefit from the photography skills of José Luis Hourcade (www.joseluishourcade.com), who continues his European tour of triathlon, providing us with an insight into many of these major events.
Its all about the rucksack, right?!Good luck!Pieter Heemeryck looking very focussed pre-race. It would be another good day for the Belgian athleteRuedi Wild (SUI)
Great Britain’s Caroline Livesey (R)A large Men’s Pro field gets underwayThere were almost 40 Men’s Pro entries in a quality fieldPro Women followed soon afterLots of Age-Group athletes too in this sold out and very popular eventAnother wave hits the waterCatching a wave back to the beachRadka Kahlefeldt was just ahead of Great Britain’s Fenella Langridge at the end of the 1.9km swimPablo Dapena GonzalezFenella looking very aero and compactHeemeryck powered to the front – with daylight in second place
Fenella Langridge was going well… until she crashed outIan Dempsey (GBR), top Age-Group athlete recently turned ProJudith Corachan (ESP)Antony Costes with, as always, the MORF-Tech handlebars – no basebar to see here!Thomas Steger was seeking another podiumIt’s not all flat at Challenge PegueraRuedi Wild (SUI) in full aero modeCostes leading a quality group of athletes, all chasing HeemeryckOuch! Despite a BIG crash, Leon Chevalier still ended the day in seventhRadka Kahlefeldt en-route to another winThe race for fourth and fifth positionsLate season trip to the beach? Peguera is a great option.Heemeryck on the run in cruise controlThomas Steger – AustriaThe run course goes right through the centre of townBrit Kieron Lindars would end the day in 11thI can see clearly now…Steger and Wild, side-by-side in search of second place to HeemeryckNo podium today for Dapena Gonzalez, who would finish fourth – a bike crash leaving him with a mechanical and 70km of riding in one gear! (55-15, if you are asking…)Kahlefeldt in control at the front of the Women’s Pro raceSecond here, but Judith Corachan would finish in fourthRadka takes the winThe Men’s Pro podium
