The biker Hugo Francoseventh in the junior race, left the best performance for the Spanish National Team on the penultimate day of competition of Cheile Gradistei European MTB Championship (Romania).
The young talent from Jerez completed a great race, always placing well, riding inside the top ten from the start and even leading in the early stages to finish seventh, finishing 1’23” behind new European champions, the Danish Hougs.
The current champion of Spain, Alejandro Garcia, also completed a sensational race, placing third in the first laps, leaving a great feeling of being able to fight for medals. Unfortunately, the Galician suffered a bad fall in the rock garden that forced him to stop twice due to an engine problem and he was forced to recover until he was just outside the top 10, eleventh- one.
Guillermo Parradofar left, finishing in 23rd place, while Paul Ferranwith some back problems, finished 50th.
In its part, Ana Maria Mena He finished as the best junior cyclist in 31st place, with Neus Capella and Mariona Ratera finishing in 36th and 42nd place.
The afternoon session is dedicated to the race for men under 23, with a Spanish presence on the part of Thiabaut Francois and Francesc Barber. Francois completed a solid race to finish 14th, while Barber couldn’t find his best pedal stroke and finished 40th.
Tomorrow the final day will be held in Romania, with a turn for the elite cyclists, both men and women, and for the U23 women.
Source: La Verdad
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