The Dutch Fem van Empel and the Belgians Michael Vanthourenthout forecasts were confirmed at Pont-Chateau (France) and reaffirmed their titles of European cyclocross champions, while the Spaniards Felipe Orts then the ninth.
Van Empel, current world champion of the specialty, starred in a new festival where the other candidates could not answer. Again he showed himself to be unattainable, unattainable. She won with a time of 53:44 and was 1:35 ahead of Dutch Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, the winner in 2020 and also second last year.
He closed the podium in 1:56 Sara Casasolawhich returned the Italian delegation to the medals, which has not achieved any success since then Eva Lechner it is silver at Silvelle 2019.
Lucia Gonzalez He was the best Spanish, fourteenth with a time of 58:25, and Sofia Rodríguez He finished nineteenth in one lap.
In the men’s category, Vanthourenthout also dominated to retain his crown with a time of 1h02:13, leading him by seven seconds. Cameron Mason first Briton to reach the podium, and at 19 the Dutchman Lars van der Haar.
The Valencian Felipe Ortswho last week was fifth in the exam of Maasmechelen World Cup (Belgium), He was in contention for part of the race and performed at a great level. He finished ninth in 1:23.
“It was a really hard day, the circuit was impassable, it took a lot. We all suffered it and happy to be in the top 10, which is what we always aim for, so I’m happy with the performance,” explained the corridor of Alicante.
The Belgian Jente Michels won the men’s under-23 category, where Alain Suarez is twenty-eighth; and the British Zoe Backstead won the women’s event, where Marta Beti was twenty-three, Laura Maria Mira twenty-fifth and Andrea Velasco twenty-sixth.
The Frenchto Celia Geri and Aubin Sparfel They dominated the junior races, where Lorraine Patino finished in 24th place and Hodei Muñoz in 25th as the best Spanish representatives.
Source: La Verdad
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