The Spanish Track Selectionwhich remains concentrated in the Portuguese town of Anadia since last January 9th, will compete this weekend (January 20-22) at Artur Lopes International TrophyCL1 test that will serve the national team to continue to strengthen its set-up for Grenchen European (Switzerland)which will be held from February 8 to 12.
The call for the international exam in Portuguese will consist of a total of 19 ‘pistards’: Erik Martorell, Jaime Romero, Francesc Bennassar, Marc Terrasa, Alejandro Merenciano, Beñat Garaiar, Álvaro Navas, and the women Laura Rodríguez, Eukene Larrarte, Ziortza Isasi, Ainara Albert, Isabella Escalera, Tania Calvo and Isabel Ferreres.
Madison will play Martorell-Romero and Bennassar-Terrasa for the men and Rodríguez-Larrarte and Isasi-Albert for the women. Martorell and Romero will also participate in scoring, as well as Isasi and Larrarte.
The omnium will be contested by Martorell, Romero, Bennassar in the men and Rodríguez, Larrarte and Calvo in the women. In the scratch will come the opportunity for some of the youngest in the call: Alejandro Merenciano, Beñat Garaiar, Isabella Escalera and Ainara Albert.
Finally, among the long-distance runners, Navas and Martorell, and Albert and Ferreres will dominate the competition in the individual pursuit.
As for the sprinters, Alejandro Martínez, Pepe Moreno, Ekain Jiménez, Esteban Sánchez and Helena Casas will compete for the Spanish National Team.
Pepe Moreno and Ekain Jiménez will compete in the kilometer time trial and in the keirin and individual speed. Alejandro Martínez will focus on keirin and speed, while young Esteban Sánchez will compete in the kilometer.
Helena Casas He jumps onto the track to compete in the 500 timed meters and the keirin and speed.
The team led by Felix Garcia Casas will continue this week in training before a competition that will precede the participation of the national team in Majorca Challengewhere the national ‘pistards’ will have a great opportunity to continue getting kilometers and rhythm to face the European Championship in the best conditions.
Source: La Verdad
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