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The sailor cartagenero Diego Fructuoso has spent a few days at home after attending a sailing trip around the world aboard the Team Telefónica.
Mayor Pilar Barreiro received this morning and, among other things, has congratulated the athletes for their success.
To Fructuoso, return to Cartagena after concluding round the world has been a unique experience.
The test has been very hard at the end. The team led 75% of the competition, but the end result left a bitter taste.
If instead of the points, tell the time, we would have won no doubt explains the sailor.
The Cartagena has been very happy after being able to navigate with athletes from the likes of Iker Martinez, Xavi Fernandez and others internationally who added his resume to have competed in the eight round the world.
Currently, Fructuoso is doing the Tour of Spain to sail aboard the Team Telefónica. Has also been linked to the Olympic sailing always, mostly Finn and Star classes last sailed together in this Olympic champion José María Van der Ploeg, proclaimed runner reaching Europe in 2002.
Diego has been Media Crew Member in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 with Team Telefónica, where they finished the competition in 4th place, having made ​​three consecutive posts on the steps of Alicante-Cape Town, Cape Town, Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi, Sanya.
Fructoso also has experience in the TP52 class, where he participated in the MedCup with Spanish teams Balearia Caixagalicia and also in other classes of cruise which sailed in the Murcia Tourist for three seasons or Movistar, who managed RI2 runner-up in the Copa del Rey in 2010.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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