Victory at the “best regatta in the world”

Rower moanés Rodrigo Conde says that she has known about since she was a child Henley Royal Regatta and dreamed of competing in it. Therefore, together with his partner, he is in a duo Alex Garciatake time out of your tight schedule to participate in a test held in the river thames from in 1839. The outcome was that they went to top of the podiumdeclaring themselves champions last Sunday of what the athlete defines as “the the best regatta in the world».

Are they the first Spanish which are imposed at this time when there are usually no ships from the country, explains Conde. “It is a cult test, I would say How to talk about Wimbledon in tennis. There is no better known, more hyped regatta”, he points out. In their case, they were invited because of last year’s runner-up in the world. “We called, and they are asking to give spectacularity, so they contacted us and we decided to add it to our competition calendar, because even though we were in a tight schedule, it was one more preparation. And we’re not sorry,” he says.

The Moañés say they felt treated “like Super stars» and they were amazed at atmosphere, outside the obtained result. “Is crazy how this sport is lived in Great Britain, it has nothing to do with Spain or other countries, with thousands of people watching us,” he says. And he especially mentions the welcome they gave them: “They stopped us to take pictures, talk to us, cheer us on, congratulate us…”, he thanks. They both traveled with their coach, but they felt supported at any moment.

Conde and García should have been a step above the rest and were clear that they were going for the win. But that doesn’t mean it was a cake walk. “The previous rounds could be a little easier, because you are competing with people who are not national team members, athletes from clubs and colleges. Already in the finale, yes, there were a lot of levels», precise. He emphasizes that there was an A boat from Great Britain, with great potential, and he attributes the victory not to the fact that the others could have been below, but to the fact that they ran “a lot”.

Rodrigo’s feeling was that they were facing “a different event at all levels”, but if there was one thing that came together, it was that they were as competitive as ever, without pressure, no matter how much all eyes were on them. “We like to enjoy the moments and we did that from the first race to the last. He was a dream which we had to fulfill and we had a great time,” he celebrates.

what follows

A little over a month ago, Conde and García were fifth in the European even though they were aiming for the podium. Then the moañés reassured his followers by saying that there was a “boat for a while” and that they knew what needed to be corrected. He repeats it before World Championship in Luzern, which he will attend this weekend. “We were not worried at all and we are not worried about what happened at the European Championship. We know where we went wrong Since then we have continued to do very well, and high-level sport is like that: we all want to win, but you can’t always be in a medal position. Knowing how to lose comes into play,” he thinks.

Now, after this recent meeting in Switzerland, world Championship September 3 in Belgrade, where the Olympic ticket for Paris, their big goal, will be played. “This victory is a dose of motivation and energy to continue with hard training. he gave us a lot confidence that we are at a good physical, technical and above all sensational level,” the athlete points out.

Conde was classified in the light two-seater for Olympic Games in Tokyo near manel balastegui, but decided to change the weight months before the date in Japan and give it up. He never tires of repeating that it was a real success and that he has never doubted it since he made the decision: “Never, since the easy torture ended, has there been a moment of weakness,” he says. Then he advanced that his goal will continue to be to be in some matches, those in Paris. And there it hasn’t moved even an iota.