San Silvestre Vallecana
The athlete finishes second after Cheptegei and fails to revalidate his title in Madrid
With very clear ideas and the goal even more. In a fight without quarter against the Olympic champion Cheptegei who weakened in the last kilometers. Mo Katir wanted to revalidate his San Silvestre Vallecana title and he touched it on the last day of 2022. The Muleño finished second after the Ugandan in Madrid and was unable to revalidate his title in the capital after being crowned last year.
Katir and Cheptegei fought a duel that ended up taking second, who crossed the finish line with a time of 27 minutes and 11 seconds, achieving the third best mark in the history of the event. The Muleño was very close: he finished the race in 27 minutes and 18 seconds, only seven more than the man from Uganda.
The athlete from Mula arrived at the event with victory between his eyebrows after a remarkable year on the slopes, but ended up achieving a more than creditable second place. Katir lost strength in the final kilometer, bringing Cheptegei closer to victory. They both hugged after finishing the test, thus acknowledging the great career of two athletes who will see each other again very soon.
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