sentences:  Most notable is the women's 2006–07 ITU Triathlon World Cup Champion Vanessa Fernandes.Portugal also has several strong male contenders in the current ITU Triathlon World Cup elite field, among them João Pedro Silva and João Pereira .At the Ironman distance Pedro Gomes won the 2013 Ironman Sweden 140.6 race, becoming the first Portuguese to win an Ironman distance event.