Mayalen Noriega

María Mayalen Noriega
Personal information
Nationality Spanish
Born 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ProCyclingStats (1982-02-19). "Mayalen Noriega". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Datos Biografía". Paralimpicos.es. 1982-02-19. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Santesteban, campeona de España en línea — Deportes — El Periódico de Aragón". Elperiodicodearagon.com. 2013-06-23. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "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. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "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. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 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.

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