Mayalen Noriega

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

María Mayalen Noriega
Personal information
NationalitySpanish
Born (1982-02-19) 19 February 1982
Mexico
Sport
Country Spain
SportCycling

Personal

Noriega was born on 19 February 1982 in Mexico.[1][2][3] Her ancestry is from the Catalan region of Spain,[4] and she now lives in Mataró, Barcelona.[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

In 2012, Noriega competed in the Paratriathlon World Championships as the guide for Susana Rodríguez. She served as Rodríguez's guide for the 2013 Para-triathlon World Championships in London.[7] Going into the event, she said that she was unsure if she would be able to match Rodríguez's stroke.[3]

References
  1. ProCyclingStats (1982-02-19). "Mayalen Noriega". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. "Datos Biografía". Paralimpicos.es. 1982-02-19. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. "Mayalen Noriega: "Tres dĂas antes de la carrera no sabĂa si iba a poder competir"". dxtadaptado.com. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  4. "Santesteban, campeona de España en línea — Deportes — El Periódico de Aragón". Elperiodicodearagon.com. 2013-06-23. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  5. "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. "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. 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. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. 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.
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