Portuguese Ricardo Batista won the bronze medal at the Triathlon World Cup in Miyazaki, Japan on Saturday, seven seconds behind the winner, Italian Gianluca Pozzatti.
Ricardo Batista finished the swim, bike and run segments with a time of 53.17 minutes, seven seconds behind the Italian and one behind Spaniard Alberto González Garcia, who finished in second place.
“I am very happy with my result in the Miyazaki World Cup. First podium in a competition of this level, after a season with many accidents I didn’t really know what to expect from my trip to Asia. good sensations and good results After this race I still have a month of training until the WTCS Abu Dhabi,” the triathlete said in statements to the press service of the Portuguese Triathlon Federation.
Two weeks ago, the Portuguese triathlete, who was European Under-23 Sprint Triathlon Champion in 2021, finished 12th at the Triathlon World Cup in Tongyeong, South Korea.
In August, Ricardo Batista fell off his bike and injured his arm on Europeans Day, which took place in Munich, after having to stop for several weeks.
Source: DN
