Sergio Chumil reaffirmed the Vuelta a Zamora title with a spectacular final stage

No surprises at closing 40th edition of the Cycling Tour of Zamora and the sun on Villaralbo-Cobadu and La Bóveda de Toro-CT Group will end in exaltation Sergio Chumilwinner yesterday at the top of Lubian Wind Farmto reaffirm the title won a year ago by CC Padronés-Cortizo. The final sprint-solved day was for the Italian Tommaso Bessega (Eolo-Comet).

The victory in Zamora of the Galician team based in Padrón is starting to be impressive and that is after last year’s victory in the Cycling Tour of Zamora with the Uruguayan Eric Fagundez They were able to return to the top thanks to another South American cyclist, the Guatemalan Sergio Chumil. Along the way Fran Rus’s victory in Zamora Town Hall Trophy celebrated in the month of March.

The final stage took place as expected, at breakneck speed and with a break it would take a world to get through. It was impossible for the bravest to ride in the lead for more than a few kilometers before returning to the middle of the main group.

After the first hour of running at about 47 kilometers per hour, pass the heights of Valdefinjas and Toro encouraged the general’s staff to move as Daniel Cavia (Gomur-Cantabria Infinita), David Delgado (CC Padronés-Cortizo) or Andrea Montoli (Eolo-Kometa), puts a lot of emotion on the sun’s equator. Once neutralized, Brocar-ALÉ and Padronés-Cortizo They set a very high speed at the head of the peloton to prevent further movement.

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This is how the short and fast final circuit around La Bóveda de Toro was reached, with a Special Award 10th Anniversary of Grupo CT which was awarded Cristóbal Ramírez, from Maglia-Tecnosylva. In the end everything was decided in the sprint and the fastest went to Tommaso Bessega, who made up for his destruction on the first day in Benavente. The second position is for Alejandro Gómiz (Froiz Supermarkets) and the third for Jorge González (Gomur-Cantabria Infinita). The Guatemalan also raised his arms Sergio ChumiHe, having confirmed his complete victory in Zamora.

Sergio Chumil once again remembered all his teammates for the success achieved: “Without them none of this would be impossible. They protected me perfectly during the first few days and yesterday they removed the flesh for me. I am happy to be surrounded by cyclists like Sinuhé, David, Carlos, Vojtech and Edu and a director like Marcos who is as responsible for this great success as I am”.

Manuel Campesino, director of the Vuelta a Zamora, also expressed his satisfaction at the end of the race: “For another year we can say that the Zamora cycling round has been a resounding success. More people than ever in the beginnings, the steps in the towns and the goals. The following tests on social networks shocked us. And on top of that, the cyclists gave us another five days full of spectacle. Now take a few days off and disconnect and think about next year. Of course, we must first thank the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Zamora, all the town halls and sponsors involved for their commitment to cycling, because without them this tour would be impossible”. Before the start of the stage, Campesino himself delivered the Zamora Enamora jersey signed by all the cyclists to Manuel López-Sueiras, head of sports for La Opinión de Zamora, on behalf of the Zamora team and the entire organization of the Vuelta Ciclista a Zamora “for his constant support to cycling and for the many years of this race where his presence has not been lacking”.

Eminent authorities like Mary Jesus Riesco, mayoress of La Bóveda de Toro, Juan del Canto, sports deputy for Zamora, Elvira Velasco, national deputy for Zamora, and Mariano Palacios, president of the Castilla y León Cycling Federation, as well as Jonathan Santarén, from Grupo CT, acting as host. Sergio Chumil received the precious treasure of the yellow jersey of Zamora Enamora, led to the podium by his teammate David Delgado and by Álvaro Sagrado, from Brocar-ALÉ. The winner of the day also received a standing ovation, Tommaso Bessega.

In the rest of the classifications there is also no change, so the man from Valladolid Daniel Cavia (Gomur-Cantabria Infinite) He repeated his presence on several occasions to collect the best young jersey of Moralejo Selección, the regular one for Lácteas Cobreros and the one for the combined team of Grupo CT, which for Marcos Gomez, from Maglia-Tecnosylvathe flying goals of Caja Rural Zamora and for Jorge Galvez, of the hosts of Zamora Enamora, the mountain of the Hotel Restaurant Casa Aurelia, returning to the podium with Diego García as the best Zamorano. Today’s stage featured the special prize of Grupo CT for the first cyclist to pass in front of its spectacular facilities and that goes to Cristóbal Ramírez, while the overall battle of the Honza lap goes to Conn McDunphy (Team California) and the Grupo Ibereólica Renovables award for the best squad in this round, because it couldn’t happen, went to CC Padronés-Cortizo.