The French town of Les Gets hosting the 2022 edition of the World MTBwhere XCO bikers and Downhill riders Choosing Spanish They will try to fight the best international specialists in the most important event of the year.
the grenadier DavidValero, Olympic bronze in XCO in Tokyo 2020stands as the greatest figure of the national team and as the highest medal option after his great results this year in World Cupwon the Snow shoes and also taking the podium at the last appointment held in Canada.
the of Assetswho preferred to rest and not compete with European to face the World Cup with the biggest guarantee, he stressed that “I am excited. This year’s goal is the World Cup Les Gets; It’s a tough circuit, which suits me well. I came with the motivation through the roof, I rested, we even managed to rule out the European Championship which came with a little more rest.”
“If it rains a little, the conditions will be better than today when it is completely dry. I came with enthusiasm, with desire, calm and give everything for everyone. The work is done; to translate it as long as ‘t can”, concluded the man from Granada.
Along with Valero, other bikers who have shown a good pedal stroke this year will compete in the elite race, such as Jofre Cullellcapable of entering the top ten at the Lenzerheide World Cup; Paul Rodriguez, very regular throughout the season; and another skilled cyclist like Ismael Esteban. The men’s elite test will take place as the closing competition on Sunday at 3:15 pm
In women, the national representation will consist of Rocío del Alba Garcia, and Nuria Bosch. Natalia Fisher He will be unable to attend the final after a fall suffered in training on Wednesday.
García, 34th in the European Championship, seeks a better position in the World Cup and improve the sensations in the final stage of the course. The women’s elite event will be held on Sunday at 1:00 pm
U23 and juniors
David Campos, Francesc Barber, Alberto Barroso, Lucía Gómez, Estíbaliz Sagardoy and Paula Martín They will be the sub23 representatives at Les Gets. The men’s race, with David Campos as one of the favorites after his good results in the last World Cups, including the podium, will be held on Sunday at 10:45 am, while the women’s sub23 will also be held on Sunday at 9:00. a.m
In the junior category they will wear the colors of the national team Joan Mir, Vicent Zaragoza, Pablo García, Marta Cano, Eva González and Duna Rodríguez. The men will compete on Thursday at 5:00 pm, while the women will compete at 3:00 pm.
Reject
Angel Suarez, Pau Menoyo, Aina Gonzalez and Zoe Zamoraand the juniors, Daniel Castellanos and Kira Zamora They will be the national representatives in the Pabamba trials.
Suárez stands as one of the candidates for the podium after his excellent work throughout the season in the World Cup, climbing to the podium in Leogang, although the Galician arrived suffering from some discomfort in his neck that did not allowing him to perform as he would. as in the last appointments: “I like the circuit too much, last year I did well. I feel mixed, because I was touched by the Snowshoe fall; I arrived with a sore neck and I don’t feel very well. well . Let’s see if we have the ability to play a good role and fight for the top positions, among the top five, which is always the goal”.
The downhill finals will be played on Saturday: the junior competition will open at 9:30 am, the elite women will start at 1:15 pm and the elite men will close the competition at 3:15 pm
E-MTB and Short Track
For the first time we will have national representation at the E-MTB World Championship. Ismael Esteban This is the biker who will wear the red and white colors in a race that will take place on Friday at 11:30 am The one from Torrelavega, who already knows what it means to be on the podium in the World Cup of the specialty, will try to be competitive in a discipline where he aspires to fight for the podium.
The Short Track, which will also be held on Friday, will be run by the Spanish National Team Jofre Cullell in the male category (5:45 pm) and Núria Bosch to women (5:00 pm).
Source: La Verdad
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