The draw held at the San Sebastián City Council wanted the group of favorites to start first in the time trial
The draw for the starting order of the batches and crews held this morning at the San Sebastián City Council wanted group A, the favorite boats, to row first and for Santurtzi, leader of the Eusko Label Liga, to be the in charge of opening the fire.
Those led by Iker Zabala will start the time trial at 5.30 pm and will not have references about the rest of the rivals. To the ‘Sotera’, one of the great aspirants to triumph in the peak event of the season, therefore, there is no other choice but to go out for all from the groundbreaking. After the purple ones, Tiran, Zierbena, Orio, Ondarroa, Zarautz, Lekittarra, Getaria, Urdaibai, Hondarribia, Ares and Cabo Cruz will depart in this order, at one minute intervals.
The first of the eleven members of group B after the last minute drop of Castro due to a positive for covid in the squad, will leave one minute after those of Boiro. The draw wanted that boat to be Arkote, followed by Hibaika, Deusto, Lapurdi, Kaiku, Pedreña, Mutriku, Camargo. Zumaia, San Pedro and San Juan.
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