Una bellissima esperienza vissuta al massimo dal triathleta veronese nella prima tappa del Circuito ITU ad Abu Dhabi. Rigo ha chiuso 40esimo assoluto e 6° di categoria nell'Olimpico, in una gara che ha visto la partecipazione di atleti da quasi tutto il mondo.
L'affascinante cornice di Abu Dhabi ha ospitato Sabato 6 Marzo la prima prova del circuito ITU Triathlon World Series, dove quasi tutti i migliori atleti del Rank erano presenti al via, anticipati da moltissimi atleti "master" provenienti da ogni parte del globo.
Il portacolori del Triathlon Verona, dopo un errore di valutazione nella frazione a nuoto, ha concluso in crescendo, con un'ottima frazione in bici ed un buon finale sui 10 km della frazione podistica. Con il tempo di 2 ore e 21' Alessandro Rigo è risultato il secondo degli italiani, 36° assoluto nella prova maschile Olimpica e 6° di categoria nei 35-39 anni!
Davvero una gran bella prova considerando anche il livello assoluto dei competitors, capitanati dal duo spagnolo Ximo Catalan e Aday Alvarez Diez de Uzurrun, che hanno dominato la gara, anticipando James Middleditch.
Oltre 520 gli atleti della prova Olimpica, un dato che valorizza ancora di più la prova del nostro "Ale"!
Complimenti e avanti così..verso i prossimi obiettivi.
CLASSIFICA OLYMPIC TRIATHLON ABU DHABI (ITU WORLD SERIES)
| 1 | Ximo CATALAN (1044) | 02:03:24 | Open (1) | Male (1) | 00:20:40 | 00:01:06 | 01:04:15 | 00:00:56 | 00:36:26 |
| 2 | Aday ALVAREZ DIEZ DE UZURRUN (1035) | 02:05:06 | Open (2) | Male (2) | 00:21:00 | 00:01:11 | 01:01:58 | 00:01:10 | 00:39:45 |
| 3 | James MIDDLEDITCH (1408) | 02:07:15 | Open (3) | Male (3) | 00:26:26 | 00:01:58 | 01:00:42 | 00:01:18 | 00:36:50 |
| 4 | Dominic JACOBS (1051) | 02:09:12 | 25-29 (1) | Male (4) | 00:24:42 | 00:01:35 | 01:01:45 | 00:00:58 | 00:40:11 |
| 5 | Giulio ROMAN (1326) | 02:09:17 | 40-44 (1) | Male (5) | 00:25:09 | 00:01:27 | 01:03:58 | 00:01:01 | 00:37:41 |
| 6 | Jean Francois BADIN (1449) | 02:09:33 | 50-54 (1) | Male (6) | 00:22:24 | 00:01:13 | 01:07:03 | 00:01:02 | 00:37:49 |
| 7 | Peter BALLA (1038) | 02:09:49 | 25-29 (2) | Male (7) | 00:22:09 | 00:01:24 | 01:05:16 | 00:01:11 | 00:39:47 |
| 8 | Gijs OLBRECHTS (1316) | 02:10:24 | 40-44 (2) | Male (8) | 00:25:49 | 00:01:38 | 01:01:44 | 00:01:31 | 00:39:41 |
| 9 | Christos GAREFIS (1532) | 02:10:30 | 60-64 (1) | Male (9) | 00:22:11 | 00:01:43 | 01:03:16 | 00:01:19 | 00:42:00 |
| 10 | Paul MILES (1410) | 02:10:48 | 45-49 (1) | Male (10) | 00:24:04 | 00:01:42 | 01:04:17 | 00:01:32 | 00:39:10 |
| 11 | Robert SCANLON (1027) | 02:11:12 | 19-24 (1) | Male (11) | 00:24:57 | 00:01:13 | 01:05:31 | 00:01:10 | 00:38:20 |
| 12 | Mohamed KHALED (1024) | 02:11:20 | 19-24 (2) | Male (12) | 00:20:48 | 00:01:18 | 01:08:18 | 00:00:53 | 00:40:01 |
| 13 | Andrew MAUD (1116) | 02:12:07 | 30-34 (1) | Male (13) | 00:22:56 | 00:01:46 | 01:04:05 | 00:01:00 | 00:42:18 |
| 14 | Elkin Rafael BLANCO ZUMAQUE (1041) | 02:12:32 | 25-29 (3) | Male (14) | 00:27:26 | 00:01:22 | 01:04:39 | 00:00:54 | 00:38:08 |
| 15 | Frank MATHEWS (1310) | 02:12:53 | 40-44 (3) | Male (15) | 00:23:56 | 00:02:05 | 01:02:55 | 00:01:33 | 00:42:22 |
| 16 | Tony ARNELL (1448) | 02:14:12 | 50-54 (2) | Male (16) | 00:25:08 | 00:01:41 | 01:05:51 | 00:01:22 | 00:40:08 |
| 17 | Morten LYNGE (1307) | 02:14:54 | 40-44 (4) | Male (17) | 00:27:45 | 00:01:54 | 01:02:42 | 00:01:27 | 00:41:04 |
| 18 | Damien CATANI (1164) | 02:15:02 | 35-39 (1) | Male (18) | 00:25:46 | 00:01:41 | 01:06:03 | 00:01:08 | 00:40:22 |
| 19 | Rinat MUSTAFIN (1214) | 02:15:25 | 35-39 (2) | Male (19) | 00:25:33 | 00:01:46 | 01:06:14 | 00:01:07 | 00:40:44 |
| 20 | Gareth HALL (1183) | 02:15:37 | 35-39 (3) | Male (20) | 00:29:00 | 00:01:55 | 01:05:11 | 00:01:27 | 00:38:02 |
| 21 | Mark HIGGINBOTHAM (1293) | 02:15:46 | 40-44 (5) | Male (21) | 00:23:11 | 00:01:30 | 01:06:38 | 00:01:41 | 00:42:43 |
| 24 | Mohamed BELAL (1077) | 02:17:06 | 30-34 (2) | Male (22) | 00:25:20 | 00:02:08 | 01:11:32 | 00:01:18 | 00:36:46 |
| 25 | Kevin CHESHAM (1528) | 02:17:10 | 60-64 (2) | Male (23) | 00:22:29 | 00:01:49 | 01:09:06 | 00:01:24 | 00:42:20 |
| 26 | Pablo GARCIA (1282) | 02:17:18 | 40-44 (6) | Male (24) | 00:23:18 | 00:02:19 | 01:07:42 | 00:00:57 | 00:43:01 |
| 27 | Holger LINDEMANN (1475) | 02:17:31 | 50-54 (3) | Male (25) | 00:27:14 | 00:02:23 | 01:06:49 | 00:01:20 | 00:39:42 |
| 28 | Khaled ESSAM (1023) | 02:17:48 | 19-24 (3) | Male (26) | 00:19:54 | 00:01:20 | 00:35:41 | 00:40:56 | 00:39:55 |
| 29 | Ludovic BIANCALANI (1156) | 02:17:59 | 35-39 (4) | Male (27) | 00:28:24 | 00:01:34 | 01:07:37 | 00:01:21 | 00:39:01 |
| 31 | Brad DOWNS (1172) | 02:18:37 | 35-39 (5) | Male (28) | 00:22:07 | 00:01:51 | 01:07:25 | 00:01:08 | 00:46:03 |
| 32 | Jon Ander URIBARRI (1135) | 02:18:38 | 30-34 (3) | Male (29) | 00:25:12 | 00:01:55 | 01:08:14 | 00:01:23 | 00:41:52 |
| 34 | Omar MARTINEZ (1115) | 02:18:48 | 30-34 (4) | Male (30) | 00:28:05 | 00:01:48 | 01:03:44 | 00:01:25 | 00:43:44 |
| 35 | Paolo LUSCHI (1402) | 02:19:05 | 45-49 (2) | Male (31) | 00:24:19 | 00:01:53 | 01:11:23 | 00:01:22 | 00:40:06 |
| 36 | Miguel REIS (1322) | 02:19:27 | 40-44 (7) | Male (32) | 00:25:21 | 00:02:18 | 01:07:30 | 00:01:29 | 00:42:47 |
| 37 | Thomas CROMPTON (1089) | 02:19:29 | 30-34 (5) | Male (33) | 00:24:55 | 00:03:27 | 01:08:11 | 00:01:36 | 00:41:19 |
| 38 | James GRINNELL (1286) | 02:19:50 | 40-44 (8) | Male (34) | 00:26:48 | 00:01:38 | 01:04:55 | 00:01:05 | 00:45:23 |
| 39 | Oliver BOAST (1042) | 02:20:00 | 25-29 (4) | Male (35) | 00:25:15 | 00:01:17 | 01:06:25 | 00:00:57 | 00:46:03 |
| 40 | Alessandro RIGO (1222) | 02:21:08 | 35-39 (6) | Male (36) | 00:25:55 | 00:02:14 | 01:07:29 | 00:01:13 | 00:44:14 |
| 41 | Chris DE NIL (1276) | 02:21:25 | 40-44 (9) | Male (37) | 00:25:13 | 00:02:08 | 01:07:32 | 00:01:10 | 00:45:20 |
| 42 | Neil MANN (1114) | 02:22:38 | 30-34 (6) | Male (38) | 00:30:22 | 00:02:06 | 01:07:52 | 00:01:07 | 00:41:10 |
| 43 | Jamie MACKAY (1112) | 02:23:19 | 30-34 (7) | Male (39) | 00:24:47 | 00:02:00 | 01:12:38 | 00:01:40 | 00:42:12 |
| 44 | Richard ROEBUCK (1324) | 02:23:24 | 40-44 (10) | Male (40) | 00:24:01 | 00:01:46 | 01:06:32 | 00:01:29 | 00:49:35 |
| 45 | Alexey CHESKIDOV (1168) | 02:23:28 | 35-39 (7) | Male (41) | 00:32:18 | 00:01:56 | 01:08:10 | 00:01:03 | 00:39:59 |
| 46 | Eric GILLET (1463) | 02:23:45 | 50-54 (4) | Male (42) | 01:41:42 | 00:42:02 | |||
| 47 | Jeremy CRANE (1169) | 02:23:51 | 35-39 (8) | Male (43) | 00:27:51 | 00:02:14 | 01:07:25 | 00:01:38 | 00:44:42 |
| 48 | Steve MORGAN (1514) | 02:23:52 | 55-59 (1) | Male (44) | 00:25:29 | 00:02:09 | 01:06:15 | 00:01:36 | 00:48:22 |
| 49 | Alex HAYNES (1292) | 02:24:35 | 40-44 (11) | Male (45) | 00:26:38 | 00:01:53 | 01:10:14 | 00:01:08 | 00:44:41 |
| 50 | Justin SANAK (1057) | 02:24:37 | 25-29 (5) | Male (46) | 00:28:40 | 00:02:46 | 01:05:52 | 00:01:16 | 00:46:01 |