Toni Miguel Parra (Palafrugell, 1982) assumed the sports direction of Massi-Tactic UCI Women’s Cycling Teamwhich adds another cash to the team after the integration of Ingrid Ruiz, until now in the subsidiary and the new champion of Catalonia on the road. The set of Torroella de Montgrí chose this week to do without manel gonzalez to look for a coup de effect and improve results in the short and medium term and found his replacement in the ex-Olympic cyclist. He will make his debut this weekend in the last two rounds of the 2023 Spanish Cup, tomorrow at Abanilla (Murcia) and Sunday at Swedish (Valencia). He has experience directing in 2013 of Alginet Cycling Club, in the Elite and Sub23 categories as well.
Toni Miguel participated in Beijing 200 Olympic Games8 in the team pursuit modality taking the seventh last position. In 2005 and 2006 he competed as a road professional in the Catalunya-Ángel Mir team. He was the team pursuit winner of the Spanish Track Cycling Championship in 2006 and 2007. His resume includes a silver medal at the Track World Cup held in Cali (Colombia) and a bronze in Beijing Track World Cup (China). He is a cyclist trainer since 2013 and is also a cycling manager at Great Community Fund.
Massi-Tactic’s new sports director explained that “being part of this structure, which is already put together, is a great opportunity to face it with great enthusiasm. I want to contribute my experience to continue to grow with the team on a professional level”. For toni miguel It is “a pride to be among the first female professional cycling team in Catalonia”.
Íngrid Ruiz jumped from the subsidiary to the UCI team
The new champion of Catalonia in road cycling this 2023, Íngrid Ruizwill be part of the Massi-Tactic UCI team until the end of the season, after spending these months with its subsidiary, the Massi-Tactic Academy. He will also compete this weekend in Spanish Cup. Born in Cambrils and at the age of 31, he started in the world of mountain biking, becoming champion of Spain in the KV modality in 2020 and eleventh in Europe in 2019, to switch to road cycling. Previously, from the age of 6 to 20, he was a swimmer participating in state championships.
Íngrid Ruiz assured that this change is “a guarantee that shows that the subsidiaries are working because within a year I have achieved growth that I never imagined. This was made possible thanks to the Massi-Tactic project, the trust and perseverance of the whole team so that the runners can enjoy cycling and learn every day until they are ready to jump”. He added that being part of the UCI team is an “opportunity” that he faces “with great desire and enthusiasm”, at the same time that he aims to “put together everything I have learned during this time and grow in a sport and personally. level in the highest category of female cycling. It’s a dream come true and a journey that starts right now”.
Source: La Verdad
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