Sergio Garrote signed off with another gold display in the time trial at the Paris Games

Spanish cycling faced trials Paris 2024 Paralympic Games time trial with several options for both medals and victories and the staging could not be better. If a few minutes before it was Ricardo Ten who won the gold medal in the C1 class, later he was joined by another great reference of the Spanish team, a Sergio Garrote who also won gold in the H2 class.

On the same route as Clichy-sous-Boisstart and finish location after a 14.2 kilometer circuit with two elevations (Courtry, 1 kilometer at 4.5% with a summit at point 6.4 and Clichy-sous-Bois, 850 meters at 4, 7% with its summit one kilometer from end of the test), Garrote showed great dominance to become the champion. The Spanish cyclist surged from the start to take the win.

The H2 class brings together cyclists from handbike with limited movement of the body and legs or absence of limbs. This is the case of Club (1979), who in 2001 had an accident after falling from scaffolding that damaged his spinal cord and left him in a wheelchair. A few years later, Garrote decided to try cycling, where he has been international since 2016 and where he has become one of the great references of Spanish sport.

In his second Game, Garrote brought more polish to a record that was already popular in Tokyowhen he won gold in the time trial and bronze in the online test of his class. A double world champion in the time trial, among other achievements, he is also looking for a double in his favorite event at the biggest sporting event in the world. you already have.

During the 24:33.71, Club He was given no option in Wednesday’s final. He overcame Italian authority Luca Mazzonesecond companion 25:18.83and in French Florian Jouannythird with the 25:19.29 in a very tight fight between the two for the silver and bronze medals.

At the front, imperial, the Spaniard, who always set the tone, had entered the finish line moments later. Garrote led the race from the startwith a pass at the intermediate point at kilometer 5.8 where it has opened up the gaps. He gained more than eleven seconds on Jouanny, with Mazzone on seventeen. The Italian was stronger in the second half of the race to take second position.

But a Garrote that marches with authority toward the gold medal never stops being that. In what will be his debut test in this Paralympic Games, where he will also compete in the online test, The Barcelona native won the twenty-seventh Spanish medal in Parissecond of the day after Ricardo Ten’s gold. The Spanish anthem has now been played seven times in the French capital, along with seven silver and thirteen bronze medals.