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Sad hill: First Grandl Spain Championship
The exciting championship of Gravell leaves us a very disputed silver to Alejandro Valverde and a bronze for Sergio Mantecón.
THE GRANEL FILE
“Because the first time only passes once”It has been the motto that during the previous days in the previous days used Sad hill in the face of the inaugural edition of the first championship of
Gravell Spain, with the beginning and outcome in the Burgos town of Santo Domingo de Silos.
The test had departure and arrival in Santo Domingo de Silos (Burgos) on a 135 km layout with 2,465 meters of accumulated slope. The more than 400 participants toured 17% asphalt, 52% track, 24% of roads and 7% of trails, all crossing locations with few inhabitants that took to the streets for a pioneering event.
Star participation of Valverde y Mantecón
Soon a group of 15 head cyclists formed, reduced to four to pass through the hard wall of the cantons: next to Valverde and DíazThey circulated Felipe Orts and Gadeo.
In the second part of the race, with areas that required more technical skill, he traced the "biker" Sergio Mantecón. The Cantabrian cyclist finally was in third position behind Alejandro Valverde and of José Manuel Díaz, who ended up entering the Sprint.
In the women's test, Sofía Rodríguez was the first champion of Spain, escorted on the podium by Lucía González, second, and Elisa Caldas, third. An inaugural test that did not disappoint and arrives to stay.
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