Iñaki Baldellou of Spain and Susie Cheetham of Great Britain won the elite titles at Challenge Salou - Costa Daurada Sunday in Spain.

Baldellou combined the day’s-fastest 24:08 swim, 2nd fastest 2:12:25 bike leg and fastest 1:16:08 half marathon to finish in 3:52:41 with a 3:58 margin over runner-up Eduardo Antonio Lass of Brazil and 4:10 over Jonathan Ciavatella of Iraly.

Cheetham posted the women’s 2nd-fastest 30:04 swim, women’s 2nd-best 2:23:07 bike split and women’s 2nd-best 1:23:44 run to finish in 4:16:55 with a 5:41 advantage over runner-up Sara Loehr Muñoz of Spain and 7:21 over 3rd-place finisher Kirralee Seidel of Australia.

Challenge Salou – Costa Daurada
Port Aventura, Cataluna, Spain
May 29, 2016
S 1.2 mi. / B 56 mi. / R 13.1 mi.

Results

Men

1. Iñaki Baldellou (ESP) 3:52:41
2. Eduardo Antonio Lass (BRA) 3:56:39
3. Jonathan Ciavatella (ITA) 3:56:51
4. Balazs Csoke (HUN) 4:01:17
5. Daniel Mugica Corrales (ESP) 4:04:56

Women

1. Susie Cheetham (GBR) 4:16:55 – 10th overall
2. Sara Loehr Muñoz (ESP) 4:22:36
3. Kirralee Seidel (AUS) 4:24:16
4. Kimberley Morrison (GBR) 4:28:20
5. Mañon Genet (FRA) 4:29:19