The four-fold Olympic medalist Saul Craviotto has been imposed today in Trasona (Asturias) in the K1 200 test, one of the selectives programmed to set up the Spanish K4 500 that will compete at the European Championships and the 1st World Cup 2018 in Piragüismo

The four-fold Olympic medalist Saul Craviotto has today awarded the victory in K1 200 meters, one of the tests of selective control to select the members of the Spanish K4 500 that will represent Spain in the European Championship and the First World Cup 2018.

The test was held this afternoon in the race field of Trasona, which also hosted the choice of the K1 1,000, which has obtained the Galician Roi Rodríguez (Kayak Tudense), and the K2 1,000, in which the castellano-manchego Francisco Cubelos and the Basque Iñigo Peña (Zumaiako Urola) have been imposed.

In the final of K1 200 the four-fold Olympic medalist Saul Craviotto (UCAM of Murcia) has achieved the triumph ahead of the Zamoran Carlos Garrote (Durius) and the Galician Carlos Arévalo (Ria de Betanzos). Following them, Roi Rodríguez (Kayak Tudense), in fourth place; Juan Oriyés (Covadonga Group), fifth; Cristian Toro (Lugo River), sixth; Rodrigo Germade (UCAM) and Enrique Adan (Aranjuez), seventh and eighth with the same time, and Marcus Cooper Walz, ninth.

The process to determine the K4 500, whose crew will be set up next week, has today counted on the semi-final of the K1 400 test in which they achieved their pass to the end of tomorrow (09: 45) the first three classified Enrique Adan (Aranjuez), Albert Martí (Baynola) and Carlos Arévalo (Ria de Betanzos). They will complete the departure list Saul Craviotto, Marcus Cooper Walz, Cristian Toro, Rodrigo Germade, Carlos Garrote and Roi Rodríguez.

After the celebration of the final of K1 400, the first Cup of Spain of Olympic Esprint will begin to be held, which is held in the field of the Assyrian race during the weekend.

06 / 04 / 2018: Roi Rodríguez del Kayak Tudense takes out in Trasona the K1-1000 ticket for European and World

The Galician palist Roi Rodríguez on his arrival today to the goal in the regatta field of Trasona (Asturias) as winner of the selective control that ensures the ownership of the K1 1,000 meters of the Spanish selection in the European and the I 1018 World Cup of Piragüismo

The Galician Roi Rodríguez will be the pallist who will compete in the K1 1,000 metres of the national selection at the I World Cup, from May 18 to 20, in Szeged (Hungary) and the European this year, from June 8 to 10, in Belgrade (Serbia), as he has now won the selective control that takes place in the regatta field of Trasona, in Asturias, where this afternoon the Olympic champions Saul Craviotto, Marcus Cooper and Cristian Toro in search of square in the K4 500.

The palist of the Kayak Tudense revalidates the ownership of the boat of the K1 1,000 meters, in which he was finalist with the ninth place in the 2017 World Championship, where he also played the final of K1 500, in which he was fourth. In the selective controls that are held in the regatta field of Trasona, in Asturias, the pontevedrés achieved the first position (3m.35s.041) ahead of the castellano-manchego Francisco Cubelos, of the UCAM of Murcia, which was second (m.36s.288), followed by the Asturian Pelayo Roza, of the SDC Ribadesella, which occupied the third square (3m.36s.901).

In the A final, which in addition to awarding the K1 1,000 directly contributes to the definition of the K4 1,000, the remaining positions were Aitor Gorrotxategi (Santiagarark), who was fourth; Javier Hernanz (UCAM), fifth; Ruben Millán (Kayak Tudense), sixth; Iñigo Peña (Zumaiako Urola), seventh; Oscar Carrera (Ria de Betanzos), eighth, and Pedro Vázquez (Kayak Tudense), ninth.

This is the second ship of the Spanish selection for 2018 that is concrete in the selective control after yesterday the Spanish-manchego Francisco Cubelos and the Basque Iñigo Peña were awarded the square in K2 1,000 meters, in which last year they were finalists in the World Cup and winners of the World Cup, with time record included.

This afternoon and tomorrow Saturday will continue the tests of the selective to determine next week the composition of the Spanish K4 500 that will take part in the European and the 2018 World Cup. Three Olympic champions Saúl Craviotto, Marcus Cooper Walz and Cristian Toro enter into the dispute for the squares together with Rodrigo Germade, Carlos Garrote and Roi Rodríguez. The final choice of the K4 500 components, the new boat included in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic program, and taking into account the high level of competition given the success of the Spanish palists, includes the production of tests in K1 200 and 400 meters and tests in K4 500.

This morning the tests began with the dispute of the semi-final of K1 200 in which they obtained the pass to the end of this afternoon: Carlos Arévalo (Ria de Betanzos), Juan Oriyés (Grupo Covadonga) and Enrique Adan (Aranjuez). The classification of these nine athletes will form the K1 200 ranking for the so-called K4 500 project.

05 / 04 / 2018: Cubelos- Peña win in Trasona and get the tickets for the European and World

The Spanish-manchego Francisco Cubelos (i) and the Basque Iñigo Peña (d) reach the goal in the first position in the selective control of K1 1,000 meters, held today in Trasona (Asturias) to determine the boat that will represent Spain in this test during the next European Esprint Championship, to be held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 8 to 10 June, and in the First World Cup, to be held in Szeged, Hungary, from 18 to 20 May

The Spanish-manchego palist Francisco Cubelos and the Basque Iñigo Peña have today awarded the victory in K2 1,000 meters in the selective control to determine the boat that will represent Spain in this test during the next European Esprint Championship, to be held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 8 to 10 June, and in the First World Cup, to be held in Szeged, Hungary, from 18 to 20 May.

In the selective, which has taken place in the regatta field of Trasona, in Asturias, the Toledano Cubelos (UCAM of Murcia) and the Gipuzcoano Peña (ZumaaKo Urola) have achieved the triumph with some comfort (3m.21s.006) ahead of the K2 of the balar Marcus Cooper Walz (Nautic Portopetro) and the Galician Rodrigo Germade (UCAM), which have credited a time of 3m.24s.146. The Olympic champion Walz and the Olympic diploma Germade also form the group of six palists of the K4 500 project.

The other two vessels that have taken part have taken the third place in the case of the K2 of the Kayak Tudense, composed of Ruben Millán and Pedro Vázquez (3m.26s.823) and that of La Rivera Oviedo, tripulated by Javier López and Asley Rodríguez (3m.27s.316).

Cubelos and Peña, last year in the World Cup, will resume the international competition next May in the Hungarian city of Szeged, where last year they achieved the gold medal and set the new world record of the test with a time of 3m.05s.624.

The selective controls to determine the Spanish selection that will come to the European and the 1st World Cup of Piragüismo in the esprint mode will continue to be held until Saturday in the field of regatas of Trasona, which will end with a ranking of the palists seeking to integrate the Spanish K4 500, whose crew will be decided next week.