2 Spaniards , 2011 Top-10 Triathletes

javier gomez


2011 Top-10 Triathletes

1. Craig Alexander
2. Alistair Brownlee
3. Andreas Raelert
4. Marino Vanhoenacker
5. Jonathan Brownlee
6. Javier Gomez
7. Dan Hugo
8. Eneko Llanos
9. Jordan Rapp
10. Andy Potts

Javier Gomez

If anyone’s primed to give the Brownlee brothers a run for their money, it’s Gomez. The 28-year-old Spaniard outpaced Jonathan for a win at the ITU World Championship Series race in Sydney in April, handily won a European Cup in July, and was just four seconds away from topping the podium at the ITU Elite Sprint Triathlon World Championships in August. He also proved he can race well in non-drafting race by winning October’s U.S. Open Triathlon in Dallas, Texas.


Eneko Llanos

The 34-year-old Llanos ran his way into the record books at Ironman Arizona when he became just the second person to break the eight-hour barrier in a North American Ironman. The Spaniard’s 7:59:38 finish—which ended with a 2:46:09 marathon—capped off a season which also included a win at the Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas in May as well as a third-place finish at the XTERRA World Championships in October.

http://triathlon.competitor.com/2011/12/news/2011-triathletes-of-the-year-the-men_45238