Favorites such as Ricardo Ten, Maurice Eckhard, Eduardo Santas, Sergio Garrote or Luis Miguel García-Marquina prevail on the route and in the time trial of the Spanish Championship.
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They have barely been able to ride in competition in an atypical season due to the coronavirus pandemic, but once again, Spanish cycling has proven to be in great health. In the national road championship, the first swords have reigned with authority in Cartagena in a very dynamic closed circuit of 3.6 kilometers. Among those who have achieved victory in the online test and in the time trial are the athletes of the team led by Félix García Casas, such as Sergio Garrote, Luis Miguel García-Marquina, Ricardo Ten, Maurice Eckhard, Eduardo Santas, Joan Reinoso, Gonzalo García Abella and the tandems Adolfo Bellido-Noel Martín and Kuki López-Irene Méndez.
The Valencian Ricardo Ten during the time trial. Source: RFEC
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On bikes, Ten returned to steer firmly in C1 class. In the long-distance test, the reigning world champion set a very high pace from the start and gave his rivals no options, which he took out almost five minutes after crossing the finish line in 1: 13.34. Carlos Sarrias and Carlos Javier Mozos escorted him to the podium. And in the fight with the clock, which is not his specialty, the Valencian flew on the asphalt to sign his second gold with 19: 57.060.
In C2, veteran Maurice Eckhard is also sweet and has added to his record a new national title after winning with authority on the Murcian track with a time of 1: 17.14. The Andalusians José Fernández and Antonio García took silver and bronze, respectively. In the time trial, Eckhard climbed to the top of the podium with 19: 45.050. Golden double for another of the figures of Spanish cycling, Eduardo Santas. The Aragonese ‘off-road’ won in C3, although he had to sweat and perform at his best in the online test to beat Francisco Sánchez by 30 seconds. With greater forcefulness he won in the 18 kilometers he had to complete in the time trial with 23: 38.320.
In C4, Pedro Sánchez-Migallón surprised Óscar Higuera in an even duel on the road, but the Andalusian made up for it and got the victory in the clock with 24: 12,200. The 2011 world champion in Denmark, José Diego Jara, surpassed Juan Antonio Sánchez (2: 25.39) in the sprint, who achieved gold in the clock with 22: 41.720, being Juan Alberto Jiménez silver and José Luis Agapito bronze. In the C5 female category, Myriam Martínez defeated her partner Josefina Guimarey both in depth (49.34) and in the time trial (12: 05.150).
In the tricycle modality, Gonzalo García Abella from Madrid beat Juan Manuel Broch with a time of 29.33 minutes in T1 and also in the time trial with 13: 42.420. For his part, the Balearic Joan Reinoso added two more titles of champion of Spain for his showcases. In handbike, absolute dominance of Sergio Garrote in H2. The Catalan, number one in the world ranking, had no problems to defeat his adversaries with solvency. He won the route with a time of 57.28 ahead of Luis Miguel Giner and Juan José Muñoz. And in the time trial with 20: 53.790. The Sant Boi Cycling Club athlete leaves Cartagena with a golden treble, as he also took the gold in the Team Relay with Catalonia with Isaac Mateos and Israel Rider.
Sergio Garrote celebrating one of his three gold medals.
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“With three golds I am very happy, also because the Spanish Championship was held on a closed and very technical circuit. I have finished the year doing my job, now I will take a break because physically and mentally it has been a very difficult year, I need to breathe. I am happy, grateful to the Spanish federation and the sponsors that promote cycling. Next year more and better ”, explained Garrote. Both online and in the time trial also sent Alejandro Gastón (H1), Luis Miguel García-Marquina (H3), Martin Berchesi (H4), Iván Manoel Montero (H5), Natalia Vitoria (H2) and Eva Moral (H4), who at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo he will be as a triathlete.
And in tandem there was one of the most exciting races on the route, since the winner was not decided until the final stretch. The duo formed by Adolfo Bellido and Noel Martín was the fastest in the sprint, after surpassing their five rivals by a few meters. Ignacio Ávila and Joan Font took the silver, while Carlos González and Gabriel Ochando took the bronze. In the chrono, once again the world runners-up were the fastest (24: 32.950), taking almost a minute out of Ávila-Font. In the female category, double triumph for the couple Ginesa ‘Kuki’ López and Irene Méndez.
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