The Catalan triathlete has prevailed alone over Jesús Olmo and Artur Bossy thanks to a strong finish. In the female category, Cristina Silva has given the surprise and has marched alone throughout the route
The popular Behobia – San Sebastián has returned this year under a radiant sun with the participants carried on the wings again by thousands of spectators who have encouraged them from each of the meters of the route. While the race is running with thousands of athletes all over the course. Nan Oliveras, a professional triathlete, is the surprise winner of the 57th edition of the Behobia – San Sebastián, with a time of 1:01:20 and ahead of Jesús Olmo and his escape partner, Artur Bossy, from which he has managed to distance himself just 3 kilometers from the finish line, in the middle of the Ategorrieta climb and who has finally entered third place.
In the women’s category, the also Catalan Cristina Silva, who has done practically the entire race alone, has prevailed. In second position came the great favourite, also Catalan Mireia Guarner and in third position came Elena Silvestre from Gipuzkoa. These have been the first classified:
Nan Oliveras: “Winning here is spectacular”
The winner in the men’s category pointed out as soon as he crossed the finish line that “I really wanted to come here and win, it’s spectacular. I have tried to impose my rhythm and that has been the case. It is one of the best races I have run. I dedicate the victory to my father who left us two years ago.
Jesús Olmo: «I would have liked to win, but I’m very happy»
«I have gone from less to more. I would have liked to win, but I am very happy. The last meters have been spectacular and I have entered doing the croquette, as always”, has recognized the handyman athlete.
Artur Bossy: «I came to win but I couldn’t»
For his part, Artur Bossy, who has shared many kilometers of the race with the winner, has pointed out that «I came to win, but I couldn’t. I am devastated, but very happy. The public is the best. It is a show how it accompanies you, that way it becomes much more bearable ». The Catalan, who made his debut in the race this year, added that it was a “great race, but very hard. He had never seen climbs like this. I tried to fight until the end and when I got to Alto del Muracruz my legs exploded and it was hard. I am very happy to get on the podium, it is very rewarding. The pity is not having been able to win it, the slopes cost me a lot. But at least it has helped me to see what the circuit is like and I will return.
Cristina Silva: “This is a dream”
The winner pointed out at the finish line that her victory “is a dream, the people are incredible, what encourages you, it gives you a lot of high. It suffers a bit, but I have managed to leave quickly and from then on I have been very comfortable. I did not expect to win«. The Catalan has recognized that the best moment is the straight after the Alto de Miracruz and she has dedicated the victory to her »family and my club because they always accompany me. We will celebrate it in a cider house.
Mireia Guarner: “I’m dead, but happy”
The second classified in the female category could not have been more sincere at the finish line: “I am dead but happy. It’s my fourth year running the race, but I keep surprising myself. Every year I run faster.
Elena Silvestre: “I have a bittersweet feeling”
«I am happy but it is true that I have been left with a bittersweet feeling because in the race the sensations have not been very good. I haven’t seen myself very well, I don’t know if it’s because of the heat”, the athlete expressed at the end of the race. About the winner, she has recognized that she «did not have Cristina under control and I trusted that she was going to fall and it has not been like that«. Even so, she has been proud of the position she has achieved and she hopes to be able to wear the txapela in the next edition.
