Jonathan Castroviejo took victory with authority in the Spanish Time Trial Championship. The Basque, who had recently ‘abandoned’ discipline a bit, returned to his own strength to win his sixth win.
lazkano and moreboth from Movistar, accompanied him on the podium. Juan Ayuso, the top favorite, had a problem with his bike. His chain came off when he hit a bump and that, in addition to making him change bikes, prevented him from fighting for the final victory on a demanding 32-kilometre track. García Pierna, the last winner, had a puncture that took him out of the race. On Sunday the route arrives in El Escorial.
Time trial classification:
1. Jonathan Castroviejo – 36’44”
2. Oier Lazkano – 36’47”
3. Luis Mas – 36’50”
4. Juan Ayuso – 36’52”
5. Xabier Mikel Azparren – 37’19
There was also a surprise in women
the catalan Mireia Benito This Friday, she was proclaimed Spanish time trial champion by beating the main favorite, Mavi García, in Sevilla la Nueva, over a 32-kilometre route, which she surpassed by just one second. Mavi García (Liv Racing TeqFind) started as a great favorite to add her fifth national title in time trial and, incidentally, look for a new double with the route as she had done in the last three Spanish Championships.
The Spaniard, who registered 43:21 at the finish line, was one second behind the 43:20 that she marked Mireia Benito (AG Insurance), which surprised us by being the fastest on a 32-kilometre route with a very flat profile in its first half and more demanding stinging upwards in the second. The podium was completed in third position Sandra Alonso (Ceratizit-WNT)recovered from the clavicle fracture she suffered two months ago in Pars-Roubaix and who reached this championship after being third in a stage of the Internationale Lotto Thuringen Ladies Tour.
In the sub23 category, the victory went to Idoia Eraso, who revalidated her title of Spanish time trial champion, followed by Nahia Imaz, second, and Eneritz Vadillo, third. Elite classification: 1 Mireia Benito 43:202 Mavi García 43:213 Sandra Alonso 43:504 Sheyla Gutirrez 43:515 Sara Martín 44:266 Lourdes Oyarbide 45:137 Ziortza Isasi 46:308 Gloria Rodríguez 46:47.
