Basque cycling returns from Granada burned by heat but with a positive balance. The Ostolaza bronze medal knew little by little … to the Zarauztarra, who defended the title of Champion of Spain. It happens to him at the Palmares Sara Martín (Movistar), who beat Mavi García (Jayco) in the sprint for gold. The Kutxa work team finished the test with a bitter taste, since just over ten kilometers of the goal led the solo race with Ane Santesteban, but the options, real, of triumph of the Errenteriarra went to the fault because of a fall. In addition, with the level that Ostolaza has acquired his ambition is always to win.
After the accident, Santesteban attacked again, but those that opened hole were Sara Martín and Mavi García. Behind, the Errenteriarra prepared the arrival for the bronze to Ostolaza, who did not fail and beat Mireia Benito (Soudal), the only rival that surpassed him in Friday’s time trial.
Love the year Pide Paso
He completed the good performance of the Gipuzkoan corridors Maite Urteaga (Grupo Eulen- Nuuk). The Zumaiarra, who was already sixth in the chrono, ended yesterday ninth and asks for a step to make the leap to a superior category. The Kutxa labor looks like the natural destination of a 24 -year -old runner, who is barely practicing cycling and that this season already adds five victories.
I used ostolaza explained in Meta that «Ane was doing a racing, he was very strong, and deserved to win. I’m very sorry for her, because of the fall she has had in a very bad curve. I have not had my best feelings. I tried to attack, but I wasn’t with strength. In the end, Mavi and Sara have gone ahead and we have played third place and bronze to Sprint ».
Santesteban acknowledged that he stays with «a bittersweet taste because when I was alone I had a fall and I have lost the Spanish championship. At least, the third place of use gives me strength to continue working because we have put a broker on the podium and the whole team has made an impressive race ». The Tolosarra Naia Amondarain got into the escape of the day.
The Gold of Yago Agirre
The Euskadi team returns from Granada with five medals, all for Guipuzcoan cyclists. One of Gold, that of Yago Agirre (Euskadi Foundation) in the online test sub-23. The Donostiarra, use as amateur this season, begins to find its way with this title, after a complicated year.
Ostolaza returns with the silver of the chrono and the bronze of the route, while in the two youth tests there was a silver medal for the Basque Federation team. The female race was won by Navarra Paula Ostiz, overcoming the Sprint to the usurbildarra Irati Aranguren (Andoingo), fifth in the chrono. Irati Michelena was fifth, Maier Olano, sixth (as in A Crono) and Ane Zubeldia, twelfth (9th CRI), in a very complete performance of a block of women that generates illusion of the future for Gipuzkoan cycling.
Eñaut Urkaregi (Tolosa-Danena) arrived at the Spanish Championship after sweeping Gipuzkoa (won the four stages and the general). The Larrauldra was in the chrono (16th), but was redone in the background test to be second after an unabordable noval all weekend. The Guipuzcoan will not pass to the Basque Amateur field, but also incorporates directly to the Lidl-Trek subsidiary, which will subtract wealth from the Euskaldun calendar. A problem of the new times that are lived in cycling.
Iván Romeo Relevance to Aranburu
The one who had no options to revalidate his title was Alex Aranburu (Cofidis). In a broken race, Iván Romeo (Movistar) was imposed, which confirmed his great moment, which led him to win a stage of the Dauphiné against Mathieu Van der Poel himself.
The current sub-23 champion of counterreloj was undone in the last kilometers of Fernando Barceló (Caja Rural), in the last silver, and José Félix Parra (Kern Pharma), which ended up surpassed by Roger Adriá (Red Bull-Bora), bronze) and Juanpe López (Lidl-Ratek).
