The British and Spanish riders have monopolized the majority of the medals of the XVIII European Cycling Cup Masters category, held this morning with start and finish in Alcúdia. Spain has been the country that has added the most medals, a total of 10, with two golds, four silvers and four bronzes. The two golds have been for the Mallorcan runners Joan Batle, in the Masters 35 category, and Francisco Javier Salmerón, in the Masters 40. However, the country that has climbed to the top of the podium the most times has been Great Britain, with the three golds achieved by James Boyman (Masters 30), Chris McNamara (Masters 45) and Pete Smith (Masters 65).
The first to take the start were the Masters 50-60 category runners, on a 70.5 kilometer route. The fastest to the finish line was the Finn Arto Vainionpää, also winner in the fourth stage of the Challenge, who won in a select sprint of four riders, who arrived with a seven-second advantage over the peloton. Afterwards, the test in the Masters 30-40 category was played, in which the strongest were the British McNamara and Boyman, who crossed the finish line hand in hand, having secured the gold medal in their respective categories.
McNamara and Reifferscheid, winners of the International Week
The classifications in the Masters European Cup have also defined the absolute winners of the XXV International Week, which have been the British Chris McNamara in Masters 30-40 and the German Marc Reifferscheid in Masters 50-60. With the awards ceremony, presided over by Andreu Serra, Conseller of Tourism and Sports of the Consell de Mallorca, Joan Gaspar Vallori, Insular Director of Tourism Planning of the Consell and Joaquín Cantalapiedra, Deputy Mayor and Councilor for Sports of the Alcúdia City Council, A new edition of the Week has concluded, bringing together 300 cyclists of 17 nationalities.