...His name is Javier Gomez, seems like he has a lot of potential!
In all seriousness, great to see him back racing and even winning!
In all seriousness, great to see him back racing and even winning!
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Re: Up-and-coming Spanish athlete wins 70.3 Mossel Bay [lassekk]
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I saw that results on my FB feed and had to smile. I have always found it odd that Javier seems to get so little recognition here on ST. The guy has won something like 9 World Championships across various triathlon incarnations and has never rated very highly among the punters here. Good to see him stand on the top of a podium again.
Re: Up-and-coming Spanish athlete wins 70.3 Mossel Bay [ThailandUltras]
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ThailandUltras wrote:
I saw that results on my FB feed and had to smile. I have always found it odd that Javier seems to get so little recognition here on ST. The guy has won something like 9 World Championships across various triathlon incarnations and has never rated very highly among the punters here. Good to see him stand on the top of a podium again.You do realize ST is 95% about Ironman, 4% 70.3 and 1% everything else......
Re: Up-and-coming Spanish athlete wins 70.3 Mossel Bay [B.McMaster]
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B.McMaster wrote:
ThailandUltras wrote:
I saw that results on my FB feed and had to smile. I have always found it odd that Javier seems to get so little recognition here on ST. The guy has won something like 9 World Championships across various triathlon incarnations and has never rated very highly among the punters here. Good to see him stand on the top of a podium again.You do realize ST is 95% about Ironman, 4% 70.3 and 1% everything else......
AND 110% Lionel Sanders!
Re: Up-and-coming Spanish athlete wins 70.3 Mossel Bay [B.McMaster]
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I guess that's why AB never gets to be mentioned here...
In all seriousness, there are other reasons for this to happen. Probably being a low profile humble guy doesn't help. Because he has a helluva story to tell. Like losing some of his prime years, including the Athens Olympics, due to the Spanish federation not allowing him to race due to a cardiac condition (bicuspid valve). He had to pay a world renowned cardiologist to be allowed to race again.
In all seriousness, there are other reasons for this to happen. Probably being a low profile humble guy doesn't help. Because he has a helluva story to tell. Like losing some of his prime years, including the Athens Olympics, due to the Spanish federation not allowing him to race due to a cardiac condition (bicuspid valve). He had to pay a world renowned cardiologist to be allowed to race again.
Re: Up-and-coming Spanish athlete wins 70.3 Mossel Bay [ecce-homo]
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ecce-homo wrote:
I guess that's why AB never gets to be mentioned here... quote]
A lot less than a Canadian and most are about his “going long”
Re: Up-and-coming Spanish athlete wins 70.3 Mossel Bay [ThailandUltras]
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ThailandUltras wrote:
I saw that results on my FB feed and had to smile. I have always found it odd that Javier seems to get so little recognition here on ST. The guy has won something like 9 World Championships across various triathlon incarnations and has never rated very highly among the punters here. Good to see him stand on the top of a podium again.Good to see him racing again.