Diego Méntrida, the exemplary triathlete that excited Will Smith, goes to cycling

He had in his hand the possibility of sharing a podium with a triathlon legend like Javier Gómez Noya.However, Diego Méntrida resigned from it to give a sports lesson of which they are rarely seen.

In the Triathlon City of Santander that was played last September, the young Madrid triathlete, 21, preferred to let James Teagle pass just before the finish line, since the British had been wrong in the last curve of the curve of theRace circuit on foot, losing third place in favor of Diego.

The gesture had an unexpected impact.The media around the world echoed it and made Diego one of the protagonists of 2020 in the field of sport.The UN rewarded him with an honorable mention.And even the well -known actor Will Smith was excited with his exemplary action ...

Beyond this sportiness lesson that has made him jump to fame, the Madrid triathlete rose several points his performance in 2020, which resulted in great results: 8th in the Spanish Triathlon Championship of Middle Distance from Bilbao, 15ºin the Spanish Triathlon Championship of Pontevedra and Madrid's champion of Duathlon.

In 2021, in addition, he will test competition cycling with the Vigo-Rías Baixas team, which has incorporated him into his workforce at the last minute.In this way, Diego Méntrida will compatible its triathlon calendar with the cycling in the Elite-Sub23 category.

Fernando Alarza, Gustavo Rodríguez, Antonio Serrat or Aida Valiño, in the Vigo-Rías Baixas.Now, under the direction of Marcos Serrano, Diego will share team with the Triathlete Christopher God.

"I'm very hopeful.I want to see how I can help the team because I come from triathlon and it is a quite different world.I understand that at first it will cost me to learn to place myself and adapt to career tactics, ”acknowledges Diego Méntrida.