The competition held in the waters of the Guadalquivir River has now regained normalcy following the program changes forced yesterday by the weather inclemences that marked the development of the counter-clock over 2,000 meters, which was classified for the end of today of 5,000 meters of the National that has reached record of participation with 719 athletes and 114 clubs

The 2018 Spanish Winter Championship of Piragüismo, which has concluded today in Seville with a record of participants, has left as senior champions the favorites like Javier Hernanz and Tono Campos, has introduced Begoña Lazkano to its first title as a team champion by taking away Eva Barrios after 8 wins and the palist Marta Corbera in its premiere in the canoe after leaving the kayak, and has augmented the Aranjuez to its first title as a team champion by taking away the first position to the Kayak Tudense, which, accumulated 12 consecutive victories.

In senior K1 the Spanish-manchego Francisco Cubelos, of UCAM, has marked the pace of departure, placing himself at the head of the group of 16 athletes who have reached almost together the 3,000-metre campaign, which the leaders have overcome without problems, which has not happened to the canary Victor Rodríguez who has suffered a return. The Asterian Javier Hernanz (UCAM) at the exit of the 4,000 meters has overtaken Cubelos and has taken with authority the rhythm of the test at the head of a group of six, who completed Iñigo Peña (Zumaiako), who completed the podium, and Emilio Llamedo, Ruben Millán and Roi Rodríguez, who then entered the goal in that order.

In K1 women the Basque Begoña Lazkano, of the Donostia, has awarded the victory in a long and very intense esprint with the Spanish Leoness Eva Barrios (Durius), the winner of the last eight years, who has resisted giving up the reign of the test to the final meters, and third at a short distance came Laura Pedruelo (Hotel Convent Zamora). This test has offered a very high level with a very strategic career.

In canoes, in K1 women one of the attractions has been the debut of the palists of the Aranjuez María Corbera, with experience in the specialty of kayak and since the beginning of this season practicing canoe. His premiere could not be more successful and the victory was awarded with a face advantage over his two podium companions Patricia Coco (Cisne) and Antita Jácome (City of Pontevedra).

In C1 men the Galician Manuel Antonio Campos has added a new title to his successful sports palmarés and in the second part of the race has been imposed on his club partner Diego Romero, while another canoist of his same entity the young Noel Domíguez has managed to enter third after marking yesterday the best time in the chrono.

By teams, the Club Escuela Piragüismo Aranjuez has marked a milestone in its history and in that of the Championship by obtaining for the first time the title ahead of the Galician set of the Kayak Tudense, which has been overcome after 12 consecutive wins.

In paracanoe and special kayak the winners have been Elena Ayuso (Piragüismo Badajoz) in KS1, Elena Naveiro (Breogán) in KL3, Juan Rodríguez González (Illa de Arousa) in KS1, Juan Valle (Iuxtanam) in KL3 and Javier Reja (Nautico de Sevilla) in KL2.

17 / 03 / 2018: 719 palists of 114 clubs start in Seville the National of Piragüismo of Winter

Cubels, Pelachs, Dominguez and Corbera win against K1 and C1 watch in the 2018 Winter National

The palists Francisco Cubelos and Laia Pelachs in K1 and Noel Domínguez and María Corbera in C1 have today awarded their respective counter-clock on 2,000 meters in the Spanish Winter Championship of Piragüismo, which is disputed in Seville with the record of participation of 719 athletes and 114 clubs, whose program has been modified by rain and wind, although the weather forecast announces improvement of time for tomorrow, when the end of 5,000 meters will take place.

In K1 the castellano-manchego Francisco Cubelos, a palist of the UCAM, has been imposed with authority in the chrono on the distance of 2,000 meters with a time of 7 minutes and 25 seconds, which mark the best record of the track, ahead of the Galician Ruben Millán, the Kayak Tudense, and the Asturian Javier Hernanz, also of the UCAM, both with a record of 7 min, 31 sec, 10.

They also reached the final Olympic champions such as the Marcus Cooper Walz Balear, gold in K1 1,000 meters in Rio 2016, which has been left at 64 (8m.12s63) and the Galician Carlos Pérez Rial, Olympic champion next to Saul Craviotto in K2 500 in Beijing 2008, at 29 (7m.55s.25).

In K1 the Catalan Laia Pelach (Banyoles) has won (8m.13s.83) with a considerable advantage over the Spanish and Latvian Laura Pedruelo (Hotel Convent Piragüismo Duero) and the Basque Begoña Lazkano (Donostia Kayak) who were second (8m.20s.42) and third (8m.22s.91), respectively.

In the male C1 the palist sub23 Noel Domínguez, of the Breogan, has marked a time of 8 minutes and 15 seconds, ahead of the Asturian David Fernández Marqués (Los Gorillas de Candás) and the Galician Diego Romero (Breogán), which have invested records of 8 minutes and 29 seconds and 8 minutes and 25 seconds, respectively. Following them, international youth Sergio Vallejo and Adrián Sieiro, co-workers in the Poio de Galicia, have also entered the same second.

In the female C1 the debutante in the specialty of canoe, María Corbera, of the Club Escuela Piragüismo Aranjuez, has taken the triumph (10m.10s.33) in its premiere after the passage through the kayak. He was followed in the classification by the extreme of the Piragüismo Badajoz Belén Diaz (10m.21s.77) and the Galician of the City of Pontevedra Antana Jácome (10m.30s.49).

15 / 03 / 2018: The season begins in Piragüismo in Seville with the National of Winter 2018

The 2018 Spanish Winter Championship starts the esprint season with a record 720 registered from 114 clubs representing 15 autonomous communities

The 2018 Spanish Winter Championship of Piragüismo will be held this weekend in Seville with record of participants, in the test that will begin the season of the esprint competition, modality that provided the national team three of the four medals obtained in Rio.

The 49 edition of the Spanish Winter Championship is held for the male and female category in senior, sub23, junior and veterans in K1 and C1 with a qualifying test on Saturday over 2,000 meters against watch in which they get the pass the first 70 that have entered the control closure, established in 2 minutes from the first classified, and on Sunday will take place the end of 5,000 meters in line with a single exit.

In female senior K1 the test will have a wide participation among which the Zamoran Eva Barrios, belonging to the Durius Tecozam- Sanabria Travel, won since 2012. There will also be their podium companions in the last edition Laura Pedruelo (Hotel Convento-Piragüismo Duero Zamora) and Begoña Lazkano (Donostiarra Kayak), the international Laia Pelachs (Baynoles) and Alicia Heredia (Nautico de Palma) and palists with much experience such as Amaia Osaba (Pamplona) and Ana Varela (Kayak Tudense).

In C1 is new the incorporation of the palist of the School of Piragüismo Aranjuez María Corbera, a competitor so far in K1, where last year ended in fifth position, that will be measured with the main stars of the test the shooting Adriana Paniagua, the vallisoletana Patricia Coco and the Galician Antía Jágo.

In men K1 the test will feature the group of favorites to the triumph, including the Catalan Albert Martí, the Basque Iñigo Peña, the castellano-manchego Francso Cubelos, the Asturians Emilio Llamedo and Javier Hernanz, the Galician Rubén Millán and Roi Rodriguez and the canary Víctor Rodríguez.

In addition, the K1 has among those registered with the Olympic champion of Rio in K1 1,000 meters the Majorcan Marcus Cooper Walz, the best national palist last year, and with his partner in the K4 500 current world subchampion, the Galician Rodrigo Germade.

In C-1 the presence of the first ten classified in the previous Championship is confirmed, with the medallists Diego Romero, Manuel Garrido and Nuno Pinto at the head, to which are joined three of the young international revelations of last year the Galician canoists of the Poio Adrián Sieiro and Sergio Vallego and the balar of the Nautico Pollença Antonio Segura, retired in the 2018 regatta.

By clubs the Kayak Tudense aspires to achieve its title number 13 in this competition in which the Piragüismo Aranjuez Club and the Náutico de Sevilla are defined as their main rivals, with which he shared podium last year.