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According to De la Rosa the slalom was performed in ‘’ideal natural enviroment’’ in the middle of the town and besides today descent ‘’it was long because you are paddleling non-stop for an hour and a half, it is a balanced and fun distance’’ he added. Under the opinion of the winner ‘’ many fan will be got hooked in the following years’’. De la Rosa was the head along with Juan José Rumbeo during the descent. From kilometre 5 onwards Dela Rosa got advanatnge of a Rumbeo’s mistake to overtake him, keeping himself the head of the race until the end. ‘’The race was perfect ypou can see how the people from the town get involved in these kind of sport events’’ said the winner. In second position was Rumbeo (930 points) who descended in 1 hour, 23 minutes and 37 seconds. The first female participant to reach the finish line was Anne Zulaika (1000 points). She descended in 1 hour, 29 minutes and 39 seconds. In second position was Carolina Seth (895 points) who descended in 1 hour 30 minutes and 18 seconds. ‘’The descent was beautiful, a real pleasure! I really like the sea but going down the river has been fun with plain and rough stages. The enviroment is awesome, the weather uncomparable, the atmosphere is exceptional and the organization is perfect. I would repeat it ‘’ declared the female winner. The descent was hardly fought between these two rivals. In the first kilometres the female leadership was transferring between one another until the final batlle was between Anne and Carolina, who got to the finish line very close to each other.


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