Portal de Alcantarilla
www.portaldealcantarilla.com
Alcantarilla hosted in the afternoon of last Friday the Cycling Gala of the Region of Murcia, at the Cultural Center Infanta Elena, with the assistance of the Mayor, Joaquín Buendía and the Councilor for Sports and Youth, Antonio Martínez Griñán, along with other members of the Municipal Corporation.
From the Autonomous Community was present the General Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Esperanza Moreno, along with the president of the Cycling Federation of the Region of Murcia, Sergio Martinez and the president of the Spanish Federation, José Luis López Cerrón .
In the Gala were given the awards for the last season, 2018, both ranking, regional championships, Spain and World Championships, in its seven disciplines, with more than 120 winners.
Not being able to be present when being disputing the Tour of Abu Dabi, as well as other professional cyclists like the alcantarillero Antonio Jesus Soto disputing the Tour Cycling to Andalusia.
In any case, there were images of his events such as the achievement of the rainbow jersey achieved in the Road World Championship, with the gold medal obtained in Innsbruck (Austria), by Alejandro Valverde on September 30, an award he collected the president of the Spanish Federation and commented on the exciting moments he had lived with the Las Lumbreras cyclist and the importance of it for Alejandro but also for Spanish cycling.
The president also presented his award to Ismael Sánchez Adán, for the first position obtained in the XCO World Master 30 Championship, held last July 18 in Andorra.
In the Gala, all the federated winners received awards in 2018, both in Road Cycling and Individual Time Trial, in BTT, Rally and Marathon, with the Crhistian Pellicer sewer in the category of couples among the winners in this category.
In Track those of Individual pursuit, by teams, schrat, punctuation, elimination and speed.
As well as Cyclocross, Trial and Cicloturismo.
Among the winners in the Spanish Cups we find the sewer Antonio Jesús Soto Guirao, when he was proclaimed last season winner of the Spanish Cup in Ruta - Elite.
As well as being second in the Spanish Road Championship, silver medal and bronze medal to be third in that same championship in the Individual Time Trial.
Antonio comes from running the Tour of Murcia last weekend and could not be competing in the Vuelta a Andalucía, signing this season as a professional in the Euskadi team.
Another of the sewers that had to go up to collect two awards is the veteran alcantarillero Pascual Cremades López, silver medal in the Spanish Road Championships for Master 50, held in Soria, as well as at the regional level.
The mayor of Alcantarilla, Joaquín Buendía, had words of thanks for the Cycling Federation of the Region of Murcia, for offering us the celebration of this Gala in our city, recalling the great tradition and cycling school that has always been with the Cycling Peña Guerrita, as well as its president Diego Sánchez and for the development in our municipality of the Guerrita Trophy, which on March 10 will already celebrate its 28th edition, a national event organized by the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation, with the Spanish Road Cup Elite and U23, without a doubt the second most important cycling competition in our Region.
With a special memory to who has managed to have in its cycling schools the best cyclists and alcantarilleros Murcia, Diego Romero Galera.
Buendía also had a special memory for other local cyclists like Miguel Ángel Ballesteros and David Espejo, who will soon have them participating in this Trophy after enlisting in the ranks of the Valverde Team / Terra Fecundis.
A special section in the Gala had also different municipalities of the Region, which were recognized by the Federation for having been international testing venues, such as the City of Puerto Lumbreras and San Javier that hosted stages of the Tour of Spain, the municipalities Murcia, Beniel and San Javier for the continued support of the Tour of Murcia and the City of Alcantarilla for our support for so many years to the only test of the Spanish Cup as the Guerrita Trophy organized by the Guerrilla Cycle Peña , which were also recognized, and for the support of the new creation of the Sewer Cycling School.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alcantarilla
Privacy policy
- Legal notice
- Cookies