Albert Torres, world silver in scoring

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Albert Torres He achieved another victory this Wednesday in his brilliant record. The Menorcan pistard was declared in Glasgow scoring world runner-up to add his first universal medal in the specialty and, incidentally, complete the brilliant collection of international medals he cherishes.

Madison world champion in 2014, quadruple world medalist in that discipline and also a universal medalist throughout his career in scratch and omnium, the universal podium in points is missing from his brilliant record, but he had already given a warning weeks ago to a European silver in the specialty. This Wednesday the stakes have increased and, coincidentally, he achieved the first Spanish medal on the track in this Super World Cycling Championship. Additionally, he returned to a world podium that he had not stepped on since silver at madison in 2018.

In terms of scoring, one of the disciplines traditionally smiled on Spanish track cycling, though there will be no Olympics in Paris 2024, Torres signed a very aggressive tactic which allowed him to fully participate in the fight for medals in the latter part of the race. finally added 107 points to find himself surpassed by the New Zealander Aaron Gate (123), who rose to the challenge in the latter part. Bronze goes to the Belgians Fabio van den Bossche there are 95.

Torres has been active throughout his career, very stretchy and with many cyclists thrown in search of winning laps. The top four men made it to four, with German Roger Kluge (89 points) the victim in the fight for the medals. Weak until the end, the Spaniard even tried to win a lap in the final part of the test to try to suppress the gold, but Gate responded to prevent Torres from making another move.

Of course, the Spaniard managed to tie his medal to the authorities minutes before. Torres won the penultimate and penultimate sprint and ensured a podium finish. In total, there were four sprint wins out of sixteen, one second place and three quarters, including the final sprint, with double value. In other words, Torres ended a career in style It is always visible, it is always threatened and got a very valuable reward.

For his part, Gate He took his particular rivalry against the Spaniards to end his brilliant World Cup. A few days ago he achieved two bronzes both in the team pursuit and in the madison, where Torres and Sebastián Mora finished eighth after failing to enter the final attack on the medals. Both, yes, continue to lead Spanish track cycling in recent years, with Torres is now a legendary seven-fold world medalist.

Source: La Verdad

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