TheThe Champions League has reached the world of the track. Five days of racing with 72 world-class cyclists (half men and half women), four disciplines (sprint, keirin, scracht and eliminate), two ratings (speed and endurance) and Three hours of pure adrenaline on the Fall.
disputed in veldromo elles ballers de palma de mallorca He was The first five tests Which will end up crowning two champions and two champions in a new fast-paced league Good prize money, exciting UCI points loot and absolute parity for cyclists of both sexes.
Eric Martorell stars in scracth and Sebas Mora, in the filter
Catalan Eric Martorell stood out noticeably with an impressive fifth place In an event where he played a stunt more conservative than his compatriot Sebastian Mora, who lifted the crowd from their seats with a multi-course vacation that failed to pay off by paying for the effort in the final turns to cross the finish line 12th out of 18 participants.
In the exclusion test, yes, The Olympic cyclist from Villarreal loved himself in front of the Spanish crowd Achieving third place after leading the race almost every moment drew applause from the stands at every turn. Martorell was surprised in the first strip of the test and could only be the fourteenth.
The overall award for this first assignment went to the Endurance category new lands corbin strong, winner of both scracht and elimination, in a a great offer. Mora was sixth after his combined score and Martorell was in tenth.
For their part, the two Spaniards present in this first experience in the Champions League did not spend their day in either of these areas. Tania Calvo He was eleventh (12 in Scracht and 11 in elimination) and Yukin Lararty, thirteen (15 and 13). The British Resistance Category was won by Katie Archibald.
The Netherlands and Germany rule quickly
Germans Emma Haines e Lea Friedrich They stood out in the speed tests, competing side by side in the race having finished second and fourth respectively in the Kirin who was the Canadian. Kelsey Mitchell.
In the male category, the Dutch Harry Lavrison He achieved victory in this first Mallorcan event with the flavor of the Champions League after winning the sprint and finishing second in Keren where the German was Stefan Butcher He stole his wallet at the finish line.
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