The Castellón Gravel Race gave continuity to Spanish Gravel Cup in arguing the third trial, where Alejandro Valverde dominated with authority in the men’s event while Sofia Rodríguez did the same to women.
More than 200 participants left at 9:00 am from the town of Llucena, with a cast of big names such as Alejandro Valverde, Samuel Sánchez, Felipe Orts, Lucía González or Sofía Rodríguezthey had to travel 94 kilometers with more than 2,500 meters of slope accumulated in the views of Castellón.
Everything was focused on Alejandro Valverde, and the Murcian did not disappoint. In an attack at kilometer 10 of the race, he squandered all the options of his rivals, except Axel Badia, clinging to his wheel. However, the strong pace of the 2018 road world champion will allow him to reach the finish line alone in a time of 3:32:16, with Francisco Rus in second position in 8:13 and Axel Badia in 9:29 of the winner. In its part, Juan Ignacio Perezfifth classified today, dresses as the new leader of the contest, in the absence of Luis León Sánchez.
For their part, the women, Sofia Rodríguez He took the lead after battling in the early stages with his teammate Lucia Gonzalez and the leader Martha Torah. The Valencian Nesta He also achieved the goal of Lucena with an advantage of 4:38 over Torá and 6:27 over his teammate Lucia Gonzalez.
Winners in other categories:
– Sub23: Pablo Alpiste
– Master 30: Andrés Fernández and Mónica Belda
– Master 40: Samuel Sánchez and Olga Manrique
– Master 50: Juan Sebastián Horrach and Silvia Hurtado
– Master 60: Ashley Holding
The Spanish Gravel Cup said goodbye until September where the Sierra de Alcaraz will judge the first edition of this exciting competition.
Source: La Verdad
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