OPEN FIRST TEST IN BANYOLES BTT ESPANYA On Saturday the team
Bike Adventure Elx moved up
Banyoles (Girona
) to participate in the first test of
Open
BTT Espanya. The premiere of the competition attracted nearly 550 entries. The test gave a great day of cycling in a spectacular setting and a very favorable weather, with sunshine, clear skies and very pleasant
temperatures above 10 degrees, a very remarkable condition considering the week of snow and intense cold that has plagued the last few days many of
Catalunya. That if the circuit still presented points with snow and mud by the storm.
At 10 am, in the first race of the day taking out some classes, such as Junior , Master 30 and females who would complete four laps of the circuit. In the category Master -30, Francesc Carnicer , Massi team took a narrow victory, winning by 10 seconds Alexandre Munoz and 48 on Agustín Navarro. Our broker Roberto Sánchez got a magnificent 30 position and Alejandro Ruiz ended in the post 60. Emphasize that our scouts Bike Adventure Elx out the back of the grid due to an error in the registration, before taking over 150 runners.
At 12 noon turned out to the premier class of the test, the male
Elite, with the big stars who came to this test
Banyoles, near
Sub classes Sub 23 and 21.
The participants in this second round had to complete five laps on the circuit, a first turn on a loop of 6 miles and four laps to go the route extending to 7.2 kilometers. Frenchman Julien
Absalon (Orbea
) there was no margin for surprise and was raised with an undeniable triumph
Banyoles. The double Olympic champion quickly took the handle of the pack and began to dial a relentless pace that allowed him to stand out from the bulk of rivals. Iñaki
Lejarreta , managed to keep the wheel of the Gaul, but began to give ground in the second round. The third place was another solo defended
team riders Orbea, Rubén
Ruzafa . Fourth was the comon
Carlos Rioja (
MSC Bikes ) while slightly further back was José Antonio Hermida
(
Multivan Merida ). As for our runners, Adelino
Moll end in position 46 overall, 31 more
Elite , after a very consistent race. Saor
Moll get finished in position 79 of the general, being ranked 18
Sub 21.
After these great results, the Bike Adventure Elx will move to complete the Tibi, Alicante to participate in the first place scoring Alicantino Circuit.