36 athletes from Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, USA, Austria and Japan lined up at the Marina Park Hotel beach in Fortaleza for the ITU International Triathlon.

Heavy rain on the night before the race cause unexpected damage to the bike course which had to be adjusted as a safety measure.  A steady light rain and breeze throughout the afternoon provided a cool setting for the race.

Hiroki Hikida from Japan and Paulo Miyashiro from Brazil were the first out of the water with a pack of 15 right on their heels. After the second transition  the pack continue until Macedo started to break away on the 2^nd lap.

Leandro Macedo’s victory came on the last leg of the race where he was closely chased by fellow Brazilians Antonio Marcos da Silva and Virgilio de Castilho.

Macedo’s focus and decades of racing experience paid-off on the last 2,500 m lap, when he was able to sprint away from Marcos da Silva, a local rising star.

Brazilians Carla Moreno, Sandra Soldan and Mariana Ohata formed the first pack on the bike and managed to maintain the lead all the way to the transition. Moreno, with a  strong pace was able to get away on the first lap and keep a safe distance from Soldan who finished 2^nd followed by Ohata in a  great 3^rd. place.