The countdown is on to experience the world-class international track cycling spectacle from September 15 to 17 in Barcelona. He Municipal Velodrome of Horta Miquel Poblet, a historic site for the Olympic and World Games, is preparing for the dispute of 19th Ciutat de Barcelona International Trophy – X Miquel Poblet Memoriala trial of almost two decades was organized by Catalan Cycling Federation.
The Catalan event, a reference in the international calendar, will enjoy the presence of great track cycling specialists around the world, who will play for victories in both speed (sprint and keirin) and long-distance (omnium and madison) events event. ). In addition, the Trophy will also have a UCI junior omnium category competition this year.
The international test in the UCI C2 category will experience a very important edition less than a year from Paris 2024 Olympic Games and there will be the highest level of international participation, with representatives from 21 countries. Among the participants there are 18 cyclists who a few weeks ago were present at the Cycling Super World Cup held in Glasgow (Scotland), among the outstanding ones Silvia Zanardi (Italy), Anita Stenberg (Norway) or Yacine Chalel (Algeria).
Beyond the World Cup winners, the presence of international runners such as the European under 23 keirin champion also stood out. Clara Schneider (Germany), the reigning British sprint champion Harry Ledingham-Horn (United Kingdom), or the majority of TICB 2022 winners: Facundo Gabriel Lezica and Gabriel Ruiz (Argentina) to madison man, Lena Mettraux (Switzerland) to madison girl, Eukene Larrate (Spain) in the women’s omnium and Rhian Edmunds (United Kingdom)winner of last year’s keirin and sprint test.
ANDl 19th Ciutat de Barcelona International Trophy – X Miquel Poblet Memorial It will also have the presence of the Catalan team, which will be represented by eight elite runners and six junior runners. In the elite category, the World Cup Laura Rodriguez and the youth Lucia Garcia They will participate in the omnium and madison tests, where they will be paired with Eukene Larrarte and Almudena Morales respectively. They will also participate in omnium and madison Erik Martorell and Ricard Fitowhile Jaume Villar and Tomas Deosdat They will do this exclusively in the Madison exam. In the sprint and keirin test, the representatives of the Catalan team will be Marta Vilanova and Manel Usach.
As something new for this 19th edition, the Ciutat de Barcelona International Trofeu will take place on Sunday morning UCI Omnium Junior men’s and women’s events which will give UCI points for runners in the category. On both Sundays, between the junior events, there will be children’s and cadet competitions.
Source: La Verdad
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