Habitués del podio en cuanta carrera exista en el circuito nacional, trasladaron esa costumbre fronteras afueras porque los argentinos Luciano Taccone y Rodriguo Nogueras se colgaron la medalla de plata y bronce respectivamente en la Copa Panamericana de Triatlón celebrada este domingo en la ciudad peruana de Lima donde su compatriota Luciano Farías obtuvo el quinto puesto para cerrar un Top-5 con tres representantes de la celeste y blanca.
Consagrado como el número uno panamericano de la categoría Sub-23 con su actuación en la localidad entrerriana de La Paz y una semana después de coronarse campeón argentino de distancia olímpica gracias a ganar el Triatlón de la Vendimia en Mendoza, el porteño Luciano Taccone finalizó segundo entre un total de veinticuatro competidores a 56 segundos del vencedor, el estadounidense Ben Collins. Tras bracear en 16m33s, pedalear en 1h09m y correr en 33m49s, prevaleció por apenas dos segundos sobre el bonaerense Nogueras que culminó tercero mientras el mendocino Farías arribó quinto con 2h00m43s seguido del sanjuanino Gonzalo Tellechea cuyas 2h02m02s le valieron la décima colocación.
Entre las mujeres, la bonaerense Romina Palacio Balena se situó sexta entre las dieciocho participantes de la elite profesional femenina con una marca de 2 horas, 18 minutos y 20 segundos con parciales de 18m10s, 1h19m46s y 40m24s. Siete días después de lograr el título nacional en Mendoza, la cordobesa Romina Biagioli terminó novena con 2h22m51s en esta Panamerican Cup que repartió puntaje válido para el ranking clasificatorio de los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres 2012.
| Pos | First Name | Last Name | Country | Time | Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben | Collins | USA |  |
01:58:19 | 00:15:41 | 00:00:00 | 01:07:07 | 00:00:00 | 00:35:30 |
| 2 | Luciano | Taccone | ARG |  |
01:59:15 | 00:16:33 | 00:00:00 | 01:09:02 | 00:00:00 | 00:33:39 |
| 3 | Rodrigo | Nogueras | ARG | |
01:59:17 | 00:16:30 | 00:00:00 | 01:09:06 | 00:00:00 | 00:33:40 |
| 4 | Adam | Bowden | GBR |  |
01:59:29 | 00:15:48 | 00:00:00 | 01:09:48 | 00:00:00 | 00:33:53 |
| 5 | Luciano | Farias | ARG | |
02:00:43 | 00:15:43 | 00:00:00 | 01:09:52 | 00:00:00 | 00:35:07 |
| 6 | Irving | Perez | MEX |  |
02:00:51 | 00:15:46 | 00:00:00 | 01:09:50 | 00:00:00 | 00:35:15 |
| 7 | Aaron | Harris | GBR | |
02:00:55 | 00:16:36 | 00:00:00 | 01:09:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:35:19 |
| 8 | Matthew | Sharp | GBR | |
02:01:36 | 00:15:51 | 00:00:00 | 01:09:45 | 00:00:00 | 00:36:00 |
| 9 | Mark | Buckingham | GBR | |
02:01:50 | 00:16:37 | 00:00:00 | 01:10:37 | 00:00:00 | 00:34:34 |
| 10 | Gonzalo Raul | Tellechea | ARG | |
02:02:02 | 00:17:17 | 00:00:00 | 01:08:19 | 00:00:00 | 00:36:26 |
| 11 | Jason | Wilson | BAR |  |
02:02:10 | 00:15:35 | 00:00:00 | 01:10:01 | 00:00:00 | 00:36:34 |
| 12 | Valentin | Meshcheryakov | RUS |  |
02:02:37 | 00:15:55 | 00:00:00 | 01:09:41 | 00:00:00 | 00:37:01 |
| 13 | Harry | Wiltshire | GBR | |
02:03:12 | 00:15:43 | 00:00:00 | 01:09:52 | 00:00:00 | 00:37:35 |
| 14 | Csaba | Rendes | HUN |  |
02:03:19 | 00:15:52 | 00:00:00 | 01:10:43 | 00:00:00 | 00:36:43 |
| 15 | Lawrence | Fanous | JOR |  |
02:05:35 | 00:15:40 | 00:00:00 | 01:10:36 | 00:00:00 | 00:39:19 |
| 16 | Jens | Toft | DEN |  |
02:06:21 | 00:15:37 | 00:00:00 | 01:13:28 | 00:00:00 | 00:37:16 |
| 17 | Roger | Rodriguez | CRC |  |
02:10:54 | 00:17:02 | 00:00:00 | 01:14:10 | 00:00:00 | 00:39:41 |
| 18 | Billy | Gordon | PAN |  |
02:13:57 | 00:17:02 | 00:00:00 | 01:16:16 | 00:00:00 | 00:40:39 |
| 19 | Gustavo | Pontaza | GUA |  |
02:16:20 | 00:18:04 | 00:00:00 | 01:15:13 | 00:00:00 | 00:43:03 |
| DNF | Nick | Beer | GBR | |
00:00:00 | 00:15:51 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Juan Alberto | Dominguez | ARG | |
00:00:00 | 00:18:26 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Matthew | Gunby | GBR | |
00:00:00 | 00:17:22 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Rodrigo | Medrano | PER |  |
00:00:00 | 00:21:40 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Felipe | Van de Wyngard | CHI |  |
00:00:00 | 00:16:05 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| Pos | First Name | Last Name | Country | Time | Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerry | Lang | GBR | |
02:13:12 | 00:16:52 | 00:00:00 | 01:15:48 | 00:00:00 | 00:40:31 |
| 2 | Vanessa | Raw | GBR | |
02:13:33 | 00:16:51 | 00:00:00 | 01:15:54 | 00:00:00 | 00:40:48 |
| 3 | Lucy | Hall | GBR | |
02:15:17 | 00:16:08 | 00:00:00 | 01:16:36 | 00:00:00 | 00:42:33 |
| 4 | Camilla | Pedersen | DEN | |
02:16:43 | 00:17:21 | 00:00:00 | 01:15:17 | 00:00:00 | 00:44:04 |
| 5 | Elizabeth | Bravo | ECU |  |
02:18:18 | 00:17:30 | 00:00:00 | 01:20:22 | 00:00:00 | 00:40:26 |
| 6 | Romina | Palacio Balena | ARG | |
02:18:20 | 00:18:10 | 00:00:00 | 01:19:46 | 00:00:00 | 00:40:24 |
| 7 | Abbie | Thorrington | GBR | |
02:21:18 | 00:16:52 | 00:00:00 | 01:15:49 | 00:00:00 | 00:48:36 |
| 8 | Caiping | Jiao | CHN |  |
02:24:04 | 00:18:42 | 00:00:00 | 01:22:38 | 00:00:00 | 00:42:43 |
| 9 | Romina | Biagioli | ARG | |
02:25:21 | 00:19:36 | 00:00:00 | 01:23:12 | 00:00:00 | 00:42:31 |
| 10 | Alia | Cardinale Villalobos | CRC | |
02:26:06 | 00:18:56 | 00:00:00 | 01:23:03 | 00:00:00 | 00:44:06 |
| 11 | Yi | Wang | CHN | |
02:32:35 | 00:18:20 | 00:00:00 | 01:23:04 | 00:00:00 | 00:51:11 |
| DNF | Monica | Chavez Diaz | PER | |
00:00:00 | 00:35:15 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Karol | Gamarra | PER | |
00:00:00 | 00:23:32 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Lorena | Imaña | PER | |
00:00:00 | 00:18:41 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Sandra | Lazo | PER | |
00:00:00 | 00:20:38 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Ting | Liu | CHN | |
00:00:00 | 00:19:35 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Melina de Monserratt | Vieyra Oyola | PER | |
00:00:00 | 00:22:30 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Yi | Zhang | CHN | |
00:00:00 | 00:17:26 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
Tags: Copa Panamericana, Nogueras, Taccone, triatlon
