The first edition of the Castellón Gravel Race will have a luxury participation. Among the hundreds of runners from all over the national and international territory, the Presence of several national stars of cycling. Names of the size of Samuel Sanchez, test ambassador; Luis Leon Sanchez, Felipe Orts or Lucia Gonzalez They will take the exit in Llucena and they will fight to take victory in a test that is here to stay.
The Asturian runner Samuel Sánchez will be the ambassador of the Castellon Gravel Race. As a professional cyclist, he achieved great results in his 18 active seasons. His highlights include: Olympic gold achieved at the 2008 Olympic Games. In addition to important victories such as 1 stage in the Tour de France plus the mountains jersey and a final podium, 5 stages in La Vuelta, 8 stages in the Itzulia plus the general or the absolute triumph of the Vuelta a Burgos.
Another of the stars that will stand out in the premiere of this test will be Luis Leon Sanchez. After retiring from professional cycling last year, the Murcian quickly adapted to gravel cycling and is currently the current leader of the Spanish Gravel Cup to the achieve victory last month in BadajozHe also has a luxury track record in his professional career. He has won four stages in the Tour de France, has won the mountain jersey in La Vuelta, a Paris-Nice, the San Sebastian Classic twice and has managed to be Spanish Time Trial Champion for four consecutive years.
From the cyclocross will highlight stars of the size of Felipe Orts (FORTS Team) and Lucia Gonzalez and Sofia Rodriguez (Nesta MMR). Orts and Gonzalez are current Champions of Spain cyclocross with six titles each. The Alicante cyclist also managed to compete against Mathieu van der Poel and finish within the top-10 in the Cyclocross World Championship. For her part, the Basque cyclist from the Nesta – MMR Cx Team has performed well in the gravel field and comes from winning the last stage of the Ibereólica Tierra de Campos last weekend.
In addition to these big names, the competition will also feature the presence of hundreds of runners from all over the country and internationally who will fight for victory. The race will start on Saturday, May 11 at 9:00 h in the morning in the Spain Square in Llucena (Castellón). The different sections (men, women, juniors and cycle-tourism) will start arriving at the finish line from approximately 12:30 p.m. Race numbers can be collected from Friday at 7 p.m. and on the day of the race from 7 a.m. at Llucena Town Hall.
The test will feature 97 kilometers of route and will have 5 intermediate control points with mechanical assistance (three of them) and refreshments, so support is guaranteed for the participating cyclists. registrations for the Castellón Gravel Race are open.
