Mayalen Noriega

María Mayalen Noriega
Personal information
Nationality Spanish
Born (1982-02-19) February 19, 1982
Mexico
Sport
Country  Spain
Sport Cycling

María Mayalen Noriega is a Spanish cyclists competitor who competes in regular cycling and Paralympic cycling as a pilot for Josefa Benítez Guzman, who she won a silver medal with at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. She has also served as a guide for Susana Rodríguez in the paratriathlon.

Personal

Noriega was born on 19 February 1982[1][2] in Mexico.[3] She is from the Catalan region of Spain,[4] living in Mataró, Barcelona in 2012.[2] In 2013, she was awarded the silver Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.[5][6] In 2013, she had a broken scapula following a fall after a chain on her bicycle broke. This forced her to sit out of competitive sport for a few weeks.[3] According to one of the sportspeople Noriega has been a guide for, she loves competition.[7]

Swimming

Her first sport was swimming.[3] As a youngster, Noriega set national records in swimming in Mexico.[3]

Cycling

Noriega is a cyclist who competes individually, and as a pilot for vision impaired cyclists.[5][8]

At the 2011 Stage National TT Championships Spain, Noriega finished fifth.[8] She competed in the 2012 Spanish track cycling championships, and was one of the underdogs.[9] In January 2012, she competed at the Ciutat de Palma Trophy IV as a pilot for Josefa Benítez Guzman.[10] From the Catalan region of Spain, she was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADOP scholarship.[11]

Noriega competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling[5][12] as the pilot for Josefa Benítez Guzman. The pair won a silver medal at the Games in a road event.[13][14][15][16] Following the London Games, she had an intention of focusing less on being a pilot and more on her individual cycling career.[3]

In June 2013, Noriega competed in the Spanish national championships,[4] finishing second in the women's road race.[8] In 2013, she won the Girona City Cyclocross event in the women's category.[17] Noriega has been a member of the Bizkaia-Durango cycling team in 2013 and 2014.[1][18]

Triathlon

Noriega loves the triathlon.[7] In 2012, she competed in the Paratriathlon World Championships as the guide for Susana Rodríguez. Following the event, the pair took a holiday in New Zealand.[7][19] She served as Rodríguez's guide for the 2013 Para-triathlon World Championships in London.[7] Going into the event, she was unsure if she would be able to match Rodríguez's stroke.[3] If opportunity presents itself, Noriega would not be opposed to trying to qualify for the 2016 Summer Paralympics with Rodríguez but as of 2013, that decision was year to year.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 ProCyclingStats (1982-02-19). "Mayalen Noriega". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Datos Biografía". Paralimpicos.es. 1982-02-19. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Mayalen Noriega: “Tres dĂas antes de la carrera no sabĂa si iba a poder competirâ€?". dxtadaptado.com. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Santesteban, campeona de España en línea — Deportes — El Periódico de Aragón". Elperiodicodearagon.com. 2013-06-23. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). Region Digital. October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  6. "El recuerdo a María de Villota marca la entrega de Reales Órdenes al Mérito Deportivo". 20minutos.es. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Susana RodrĂguez: “Estoy muy contenta y satisfecha de haber empezado en un deporte muy nuevo.". dxtadaptado.com. 2013-09-26. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 ProCyclingStats (1982-02-19). "Mayalen Noriega". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  9. "Balears da un golpe de autoridad » Noticias » Deportes » Ultima Hora Mallorca". Ultimahora.es. 2012-09-29. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  10. "David Muntaner pasa el rodillo » Deporte balear » Deportes » Ultima Hora Mallorca". Ultimahora.es. 2012-01-29. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  11. "Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC" (in Spanish). Observatoridelesport.cat. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  12. "Mayalen Noriega es una de las deportistas de apoyo de nuestra delegación paralímpica". Mujerhoy.com. 2012-08-24. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  13. "Mariano Rajoy felicita a Teresa Perales — Deportes — El Periódico de Aragón". Elperiodicodearagon.com. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  14. "Rajoy felicita a Teresa Perales, Alberto Suárez y Enhamed Enhamed por sus medallas en Londres — Deportes — El Periódico de Aragón". Elperiodicodearagon.com. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  15. "Servimedia-Noticias-Sociedad". Servimedia.es. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  16. RTVE.es/EFE  (2012-09-08). "Josefa Benítez y Noriega logran la plata en tándem femenino". RTVE.es. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  17. "El francès Hugo Drechou guanya el Ciclocròs Ciutat de Girona — Diari de Girona". Diaridegirona.cat. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  18. "El Bizkaia-Durango confirma siete corredoras / Féminas / Noticias del ciclismo / BICI CICLISMO". Biciciclismo.com. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  19. "Susana Rodríguez y Mayalen Noriega, campeonas del mundo de triatlón paralímpico". Pontevedra Viva. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, April 06, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.